Letter from John Anderson Collins, Boston, to Samuel May, Sept. 13th, 1840

Item Information

Title:
Letter from John Anderson Collins, Boston, to Samuel May, Sept. 13th, 1840
Description:
Collins announces the publication of the New England Anti-Slavery Almanac, containing work by Theodore Dwight Weld. Collins asserts that "...most of the popular objections to immediate and unconditional emancipation are considered in [Weld's] usual clear, logical, and caustic style." Collins requests that orders be placed and details the pricing. He adds that other publications are available for purchase, including all of the Anti-Slavery works published in the United States, Anti-Slavery prints, letter paper with mottoes, seals, etc. Collins states that libraries should be established in every town and parish, claiming that "The people only want light on this subject and they are with us."
Addressee:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Author:
Collins, John A. (John Anderson), 1810-1879
Date:
September 13, 1840
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
Collins, John A. (John Anderson), 1810-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dv143819p
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Place of origin:
Boston
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
4533603
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.1, p.15
Barcode:
39999063802332