Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Roxbury, [Mass.], to Samuel May, April 26, 1877

Title:: Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Roxbury, [Mass.], to Samuel May, April 26, 1877
Addressee:: May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Author:: Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:: April 26, 1877
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
Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893
Massachusetts. State Reform School (Westborough, Mass.)
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:: 1 leaf (2 p.) ; 7 7/8 x 4 7/8 in.
Permalink:: https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/6h441941g
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Place of origin:: Roxbury, [Mass.]
Language:: English
Notes:: Handwritten copy of letter; not William Lloyd Garrison's handwriting. Whereabouts of original manuscript unknown.
William Lloyd Garrison discusses a letter by Samuel May about brutal punishment at the Westboro' Reform School, which was published in the Worcester Spy. Garrison criticizes President Rutherford B. Hayes for his restoration of local government in the South. Garrison would like Samuel May to come with him to England.
Identifier:: 3135414
Call #:: Ms.A.1.1 v.9, p.26B
Barcode:: 39999066774645
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