Letter from John Bishop Estlin, Bristol, to Samuel May, December 3rd, 1847

Item Information

Title:
Letter from John Bishop Estlin, Bristol, to Samuel May, December 3rd, 1847
Description:
Estlin says "The Inquirer" has abandoned the abolitionist cause, and although it professes to be anti-slavery, "it is decidedly anti-Garrison." Estlin quotes May's opinion of William Greenleaf Eliot and Theodore Clapp to Edward Tagart, who replied that May showed typical abolitionist intolerance.
Addressee:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Author:
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
Date:
December 3, 1847
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 8 x 10 in.
Permalink:
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Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Bristol
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
This letter is in very fragile condition and difficult to decipher due to thinness of paper.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
4530206
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.2, p.62
Barcode:
39999063811911