Letter from Parker Pillsbury, Bristol, [England], to Samuel May, 2 Feb. 1855

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Title:
Letter from Parker Pillsbury, Bristol, [England], to Samuel May, 2 Feb. 1855
Description:
Pillsbury justifies to May his conduct at the London conference. He describes the actions of Joseph Sturge and George Thompson and informs May that the English friends of the American Anti-Slavery Society were excluded from the secret councils of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society. Pillsbury denounces Thompson and discusses a speech that Thompson was supposed to have made.
Author:
Pillsbury, Parker, 1809-1898
Addressee:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Date:
February 2, 1855
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
Pillsbury, Parker, 1809-1898
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
British and Foreign Anti-slavery Society
Extent:
2 leaves (8 p.) ; 5 x 8 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dv144k27d
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Place of origin:
Bristol, [England]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
4533720
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.5, p.39
Barcode:
39999063859266