Letter from Joseph Hutton, King's Cross, [London], to Samuel May, Feb. 3rd, 1848

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Title:
Letter from Joseph Hutton, King's Cross, [London], to Samuel May, Feb. 3rd, 1848
Description:
Hutton complains about an article in "The Liberator" of December 31, 1847 in which Reverend George Edward Ellis says that the English are stirring up trouble in the U.S. over the slavery issue. Hutton also cannot see why the Ellis article was treated as a pro-slavery article, nor why the acting editor designated Ellis as a "hater of God and man." He agrees with Ellis that "the liberty granted to [the slave] ought to be something more than liberty to go where he will, and starve."
Author:
Hutton, Joseph, 1790-1860
Addressee:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Date:
February 3, 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
Hutton, Joseph, 1790-1860
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Extent:
2 leaves (8 p.) ; 7 1/2 x 9 in. + 1 envelope
Permalink:
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Place of origin:
King's Cross, [London]
Language:
English
Notes:
Addressed from 5 Hamilton Place, King's Cross, London.
Addressed to "Office of the Liberator, No 21, Cornhill, Boston."
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
3267105
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.3, p.44
Barcode:
39999063810210