Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, Massachusetts, to John Bishop Estlin, Dec. 29, 1845

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Title:
Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, Massachusetts, to John Bishop Estlin, Dec. 29, 1845
Description:
May begins with a long exposition of U.S. postal rates before discussing the Oregon boundary controversy, the Chambers publishing company, Jonathan Walker's "Narrative," Charles Sumner's oration on "The True Grandeur of Nations," and William Goodell's "Come-Outerism: The Duty of Secession from a Corrupt Church." He also speaks of Wendell Phillips' "Can Abolitionists Vote or Take Office Under the United States Constitution?" and the "Unitarian Annual Register for 1846." May discusses the Anti-Slavery Fair, a comment on the style of "The Liberator" and the objectionable writing of C. B. Stearns. He describes to Estlin the Oberlin Institute of Ohio and speaks of the purported death penalty for teaching slaves. He writes at length on harmony among the abolitionists and attacks Joseph Sturge for statements about the Liberty Party.
Author:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Addressee:
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
Date:
December 29, 1845
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
Sturge, Joseph, 1793-1859
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
Extent:
3 leaves (12 p.) ; 8 1/2 x 11 in.
Permalink:
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Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Leicester, Massachusetts
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
4532004
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.2, p.10
Barcode:
39999063811705