Letter from Samuel May, Boston, to John Bishop Estlin, August 15, 1847

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Title:
Letter from Samuel May, Boston, to John Bishop Estlin, August 15, 1847
Description:
May says that the discussion at the Hackney meeting has influenced many American Unitarians. He lists the religious papers which published the Edward Tagart letter. May says the current discussion of abolition has induced Dr. Orville Dewey to write a letter about it. May discusses letters written by himself and by Mr. Bishop that were published in "The Inquirer." May complains of the inertia of the Unitarian leaders. He tells Estlin that he hopes to meet William Hincks while he is in the U.S. He expresses pleasure that Joseph Barker has published the work, "American Slavery As It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses." May hopes for contributions to the fair. He quotes John Caldwell Calhoun on the slavery question and hopes that George Armstrong will answer Dewey. William Lloyd Garrison has gone on a tour of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York. The first issue of the "Massachusetts Quarterly Review" is to appear on December 1.
Author:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Addressee:
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
Date:
August 15, 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
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
Extent:
2 leaves (6 p.) ; 8 1/2 x 11 in.
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Place of origin:
Boston
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
4530140
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.2, p.55
Barcode:
39999063811846