Letter from Samuel May, Boston, to Richard Davis Webb, April 17, 1855

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Samuel May, Boston, to Richard Davis Webb, April 17, 1855
Description:
May begins with a discussion of financial matters before informing Webb of the removal from office of Judge Edward Greely Loring. May tells Webb that the indictments in the United States Circuit Court against Wendell Phillips, Theodore Parker, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, and others have been dismissed. May says that he hears that Theodore Parker plans to publish the defense he planned to use if his case had gone to trial.
Author:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Addressee:
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Date:
April 17, 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
Loring, Edward G. (Edward Greely), 1802-1890
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Parker, Theodore, 1810-1860
Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 5 x 9 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dv144m18n
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Boston
Language:
English
Notes:
Addressed from 21 Cornhill, Boston.
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
4534065
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.5, p.64
Barcode:
39999063859324