Letter from Oliver Johnson, A.S. Office, [New York], to Samuel May, 1853 July 9

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Title:
Letter from Oliver Johnson, A.S. Office, [New York], to Samuel May, 1853 July 9
Description:
In this letter to Samuel May, Oliver Johnson discusses the upcoming meeting in Flushing celebrating the anniversary of emancipation in the British West Indies. He describes the location of the meeting, in a grove in Flushing, as "a beautiful place" with boats taking people "back and forth several times a day, and the fare is only 10 cents each way ..." Johnson also thinks holding the meeting on Tuesday, August 2, might "enable us to have the presence of friend [William Lloyd] Garrison." He asserts that if Garrison comes, "No other man can do so much for us. I trust he will say yes." Johnson then asks May's opinion of his idea to print a "pamphlet containing the Constitution of the American [Anti-Slavery] Society, the Dec[laration] of Sent[iments], Garrison's Exposition of the Platform, &c" to be distributed at this and future meetings. He states that, "our Society wil gladly pay a part of the expense" and asks May if the Committee of the American Anti-Slavery Society would also be willing to contribute money for the printing. In the postscript, Johnson asks May for his opinion of his "plan to fill the [National Anti-Slavery] Standard of the week before the Celebration chiefly with matter relating to the History and the Working of W[est] I[ndies] Emancipation" and to freely distribute copies of the newspaper at the meetings in Flushing and Framingham.
Author:
Johnson, Oliver, 1809-1889
Addressee:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Date:
July 9, 1853
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
Antislavery movements--Publishing--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Meetings
Publishers and publishing
Emancipation Day (British West Indies)
Social reformers--United States
American Anti-Slavery Society
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Johnson, Oliver, 1809-1889
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
National anti-slavery standard
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 19 cm.
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Place of origin:
A.S. Office, [New York]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Legacy catalog card identifies the place of publication of this manuscript as "New York [?]"
Identifier:
5982243
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.22, p.105
Barcode:
39999085847158