Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, Mass., to Richard Davis Webb, April 12, 1859

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, Mass., to Richard Davis Webb, April 12, 1859
Description:
May says he was not seriously urging the formation of an Anti-Slavery League in England, that he was merely "expressing the wish that it were feasible." He describes Francis Bishop's attack on slavery in a Unitarian meeting in Baltimore and expresses regret for Bishop's gradual abandonment of the cause. May discusses George Thompson's difficulties and reports that a sum of money has been raised for him. May tells Webb that Maria Weston Chapman objects to a letter that he wrote that appeared in "The Anti-Slavery Advocate."
Author:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Addressee:
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Date:
April 12, 1859
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
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dv144x11k
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Leicester, Mass
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
4530757
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.7, p.41
Barcode:
39999063861643