Letter from Samuel May, Boston, to Richard Davis Webb, December 26, 1854

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Samuel May, Boston, to Richard Davis Webb, December 26, 1854
Description:
May gives an account of the ongoing Boston Anti-Slavery Fair. He mentions the arrest of Wendell Phillips and Theodore Parker for their "condemnation in Faneuil Hall of the kidnapping of Anthony Burns." May states that he regrets the mismanagement of the Manchester Anti-Slavery Conference, but thinks that it may have had some good results. He tells Webb that he is thankful that the English abolitionists did not join the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society. May says that Mary Anne Estlin thought he was becoming sectarian in feeling. He concludes with a discussion of business details.
Author:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Addressee:
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Date:
December 26, 1854
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
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
British and Foreign Anti-slavery Society
Extent:
2 leaves (8 p.) ; 5 x 8 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dv144j96m
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Place of origin:
Boston
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
4529696
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.5, p.34
Barcode:
39999063859217