Letter from George William Benson, Providence, [R.I.], to Samuel Joseph May, Sept[ember] 5 1832

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Title:
Letter from George William Benson, Providence, [R.I.], to Samuel Joseph May, Sept[ember] 5 1832
Description:
George William Benson writes Samuel Joseph May concerning a horse owned by a Mr. Adams, informing May that Adams will be in Brooklyn the following week, by which time May ought to have made up his mind concerning purchasing the horse from Adams. Benson states that he is about to reply to a writer in the "American" who favors colonization and opposes immediate emancipation, and requests May's aide should a controversy develop. Benson states that William Lloyd Garrison is expected in Providence that week.
Author:
Benson, George William, 1808-1879
Addressee:
May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph), 1797-1871
Date:
September 5, 1832
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
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States
African Americans--Colonization--Africa
American Colonization Society
May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph), 1797-1871
Benson, George William, 1808-1879
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 20.1 x 31.7 cm.
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https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5h73zs78t
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Place of origin:
Providence, [R.I.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Identifier:
4698965
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.2, p.33
Barcode:
39999066762004