Letter from Samuel May, Boston, Massachusetts, to John Bishop Estlin, July 16, 1847

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Title:
Letter from Samuel May, Boston, Massachusetts, to John Bishop Estlin, July 16, 1847
Description:
May is very profuse in his thanks for a letter written by Estlin to Edward Tagart which appeared in "The Inquirer." May says he intends to have it printed in "The Liberator" and other American religious periodicals. May discusses Francis Parkman and quotes conversation with Dr. Ezra Gannett on the subject of abolition. He also quotes a conversation between Reverend Caleb Stetson and Dr. Parkman on slavery, and Dr. William Ellery Channing's funeral. He says that John Parkman, a nephew of Dr. Parkman, is going to England. He identifies a "Mr. Thompson from the U.S." as Mr. Pishey Thompson from Washington, D.C. May says the Reverend Frederick Henry Hedge of Bangor is in England. He refers to the Bridgewater and Boston invitations.
Author:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Addressee:
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
Date:
July 16, 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
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Parkman, Francis, 1788-1852
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 8 1/2 x 11 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dv144486w
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Boston, Massachusetts
Language:
English
Notes:
A penciled note in the margin indicates that May sent copies of this letter to Richard Davis Webb, Ezra Stiles Gannett, and Francis Parkman.
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
4530693
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.2, p.53
Barcode:
39999063811820