Letter from Eliza Wigham, Edinburgh, to Samuel May, 16.3.1865

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Eliza Wigham, Edinburgh, to Samuel May, 16.3.1865
Description:
Miss Wigham mentions her late father's feeling of sympathy for the suffering of the Union soldiers. She is much cheered by the prospect of the conclusion of the war; the emancipation of the slaves in Maryland, Missouri, and West Virginia; and the passage of the thirteenth amendment. Miss Wigham says that she hopes that the pioneers in the abolition movement will see the end. She asks May to send a donation to William Shreve Bailey and gives instructions about certain subscriptions to "The Liberator."
Author:
Wigham, Eliza
Addressee:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Date:
March 16, 1865
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
Wigham, Eliza
Extent:
2 leaves (4 p.) ; 4 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. + 1 envelope
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dv145227g
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Edinburgh
Language:
English
Notes:
Addressed to May care of Robert Folger Wallcut, 221 Washington Street, Boston.
Holograph, signed.
May's writing on the envelope reads, "Rec'd Mar. 31 / 65. Ans'd Apr. 15."
Title supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
4533782
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.10, p.22
Barcode:
39999063863938