Letter from George Armstrong, Clifton, Bristol, [England], to Samuel May, Dec. 1,1843

Item Information

Title:
Letter from George Armstrong, Clifton, Bristol, [England], to Samuel May, Dec. 1,1843
Description:
Armstrong informs May that James Cannings Fuller will carry the Address on slavery from the English Unitarian clergy to the American Unitarian clergy to William Ware. He states that the Address is engrossed upon parchment and has 185 signatures. Armstrong says that Ware will receive 200 printed copies. Armstrong tells May that his wife has sent a model of a school for colored children to the anti-slavery bazaar in Boston for a school to be founded in Savannah, Georgia in the 1850s. Armstrong adds that he transmitted a letter from May to Mr. Badge, but that it was lost in the mail. He requests from May a "renewal" of the letter.
Author:
Armstrong, George, 1792-1857
Addressee:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Date:
December 1, 1843
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
Armstrong, George, 1792-1857
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 7 x 9 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dv1439340
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Clifton, Bristol, [England]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
A note in the hand of Samuel May reads, "ans'd Feb. 14, 1844."
Identifier:
4530441
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.1, p.41
Barcode:
39999063802597