Letter from George Putnam, Roxbury, [Mass.], to Samuel May and Caleb Stetson, Aug. 9, 1845

Item Information

Title:
Letter from George Putnam, Roxbury, [Mass.], to Samuel May and Caleb Stetson, Aug. 9, 1845
Description:
Putnam expresses his approval of "A Protest Against American Slavery by Unitarian Ministers." He is mildly dissatisfied with certain passages, but does not consider his objections important enough to warrant the withholding of his signature.
Author:
Putnam, George, 1807-1878
Addressee:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Addressee:
Stetson, Caleb, 1793-1870
Date:
August 9, 1845
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Genre:
Receipts (Acknowledgments)
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
Putnam, George, 1807-1878
Stetson, Caleb, 1793-1870
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 8 x 10 in. and 1 receipt
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dv143b656
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Roxbury, [Mass.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
This letter is a copy sent to May of a letter that Putnam originally wrote to Stetson.
Included with the letter is a receipt for an advertisement in the "National Aegis" for a celebration in Leicester.
Identifier:
4534013
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.1, p.72
Barcode:
39999063802175