Letter from Samuel May, Boston, to Richard Davis Webb, Dec. 1, [1857]

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Samuel May, Boston, to Richard Davis Webb, Dec. 1, [1857]
Description:
May comments on pear culture in and around Boston. He says that the Irish have ruined Boston. On the reverse of the first page, May dates the letter November 28, 1857, and lists the boxes of donations for the Anti-Slavery Fair that have arrived from Europe. He mentions the death of James Gillespie Birney and praises William Chambers', "American Slavery and Colour." May gives an account of the management of "The New York Journal of Commerce" and "The Christian Observer." He regrets Webb's unfortunate experience with Clinton G. Gilroy.
Author:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Addressee:
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Date:
[December 1, 1857]
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
Gilroy, Clinton G.
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Extent:
2 leaves (5 p.) ; 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dv144s73r
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Place of origin:
Boston
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
4531653
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.6, p.70
Barcode:
39999063860900