Copy of a letter from Joseh Hutton to Samuel May, [1851?]

Item Information

Title:
Copy of a letter from Joseh Hutton to Samuel May, [1851?]
Description:
Hutton sends May a set of resolutions concerning the Fugitive Slave Law. He tells May that he is sorry to hear that the American Unitarian Association has declined to express an opinion on the matter. Hutton discusses the merits of the "voluntary principle" in church affairs as well as the motives of laymen and clergy in the anti-slavery struggle. He advocates nullification of the Fugitive Slave Law.
Author:
Hutton, Joseph, 1790-1860
Addressee:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Date:
[1851?]
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:
1 leaf (3 p.) ; 8 x 10 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dv144f073
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
S.l.
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
This letter is a copy of a letter written from Joseph Hutton to Samuel May on July 3, 1851. The copy is in May's handwriting. For the original letter, see Ms.B.1.6 v.4, p.25.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
4533555
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.4, p.26
Barcode:
39999063859985