Letter from Samuel May, Boston, to John Bishop Estlin, July 1, 1847

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Title:
Letter from Samuel May, Boston, to John Bishop Estlin, July 1, 1847
Description:
May exhorts Estlin to stand firm for abolition. He says he has written a long letter about Francis Parkman to George Armstrong. May informs Estlin that Frederick Douglass was persuaded not to start publishing a paper in Massachusetts. May says that Douglass has had a bad case of scarlet fever and that he plans to go to western New York and Ohio.
Author:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Addressee:
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
Date:
July 1, 1847
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 4 x 5 1/2 in.
Permalink:
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Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Boston
Language:
English
Notes:
Addressed to 47 Park Street, Bristol.
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
4530968
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.2, p.51
Barcode:
39999063811812