Letter from William Henry Fish, Millville, [Massachusetts], to Samuel May, [18]51 Sept[ember] 15

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Title:
Letter from William Henry Fish, Millville, [Massachusetts], to Samuel May, [18]51 Sept[ember] 15
Description:
William Henry Fish writes to Samuel May discussing his attempts to meet May in Millville and Pascoag, Rhode Island. Fish describes waiting for the Boston train to reach Millville to meet May, and not seeing him there, traveling to Pascoag, hoping to find him there. He tells May that the meeting there, "went very well & on Sunday we had a very good time. Stephen [S. Foster] did remarkably well & gave general satisfaction." Still, Fish says he "should have been very glad to have had you with us ... friends were disappointed at not seeing you." He thinks more meetings in the region would be helpful to the cause and reports that Foster does not want to go to Milford the following week. Fish then offers "to be at Boylston on the day specified" and says that he is usually at Hopedale the second Sunday of each month. He also asks May about "Edward's coming to Hopedale" and for May to respond as soon as possible.
Author:
Fish, William H. (William Henry)
Addressee:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Date:
[September 15, 1851]
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
Antislavery movements--Meetings--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Meetings
Social reformers--United States
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Fish, William H. (William Henry)
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 25 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2z110q67z
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Place of origin:
Millville, [Massachusetts]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
5974646
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.20, p.117
Barcode:
39999085843835