Letter from John Bishop Estlin, [Bristol], to Samuel May, -Jan. 28, 1848

Item Information

Title:
Letter from John Bishop Estlin, [Bristol], to Samuel May, -Jan. 28, 1848
Description:
On what is marked as page three, Estlin continues a discussion of a letter to be published in "The Christian World." He orders a copy of "The Liberator" to be sent to Harriet Lupton. Estlin tells May that he plans to send him a book of etiquette for young ladies. He reports that he heard a rumor that Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison had quarreled and informs May that Miss Mary Carpenter has been ill and that "an epidemic catarrh, called influenza (I believe not contagious) has been extraordinarily prevalent." Estlin inquires about the prevailing belief in the "The Principles of Nature, Her Divine Revelations, and a Voice to Mankind" of Andrew Jackson Davis, the "Poughkeepsie Seer."
Addressee:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Author:
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
Date:
January 28, 1848
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:
2 leaves (6 p.) ; 5 x 8 in. and 8 x 10 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dv1445995
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
[Bristol]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
May's writing on the envelope reads, "Ans'd Mar. 10, 1848."
Postmarked from Bristol on January 28, 1848.
The opening pages of this letter are missing. Throughout the letter, Estlin dates his correspondence Monday, January 17, 1848; January 19, Wednesday; Monday, January 24; 28th.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
4534830
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.2, p.66
Barcode:
39999063811952