Letter from Samuel May, Boston, to Richard Davis Webb, April 29 / 62

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Title:
Letter from Samuel May, Boston, to Richard Davis Webb, April 29 / 62
Description:
May thanks Webb for the large amount of space in the "Anti-Slavery Advocate" that was allotted to his letter to Eliza Wigham, which he says was widely praised. May also thanks Webb for the photograph of him and Mrs. Webb. May details the photographs of famous people that he has in his collection. He explains certain details in connections with the subscriptions to "The Liberator" and the "National Anti-Slavery Standard." He tells of his son Edward's experiences on a blockading gunboat and mentions a rumor of the capture of New Orleans.
Author:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Addressee:
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Date:
April 29, 1862
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.
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Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Boston
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Addressed from 221 Washington Street.
Identifier:
4530052
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.9, p.27
Barcode:
39999063862864