Letter from Edmund Quincy, Dedham, [Massachusetts], to Samuel May Jr., 1869 Oct[ober] 3d

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Edmund Quincy, Dedham, [Massachusetts], to Samuel May Jr., 1869 Oct[ober] 3d
Description:
Edmund Quincy writes to Samuel May responding to May's earlier letter and discussing publishing letters of "Mrs. Deborah G. & of Mr. Bigler". He then details "a delightful little tour of ten days" he had with his wife, Mary, calling it "perfect felicity." Quincy also mentions stopping at the home of Nathaniel Peabody Rogers in Plymouth, New Hampshire.
Author:
Quincy, Edmund, 1808-1877
Addressee:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Date:
October 3, 1869
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Quincy, Edmund, 1808-1877
Rogers, Nathaniel Peabody, 1794-1846
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 21 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23xf55b
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Dedham, [Massachusetts]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white, gridded paper. Along the head edge, "Edmund Quincy to S. May, Jr." is written and underlined in black ink and in a different handwriting. Under the salutation, the number "54" is written in pencil.
Identifier:
5062747
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.36, p.96B
Barcode:
39999085440574