Letter from Parker Pillsbury, [Manchester, England?], to Samuel May, [December?, 1855]

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Parker Pillsbury, [Manchester, England?], to Samuel May, [December?, 1855]
Description:
Pillsbury wrote a letter of transmittal on the reverse of the last page of a circular letter, which he then mailed to his wife in Concord, New Hampshire, who in turn forwarded it to Samuel May. The circular letter is dated from Glasgow in October of 1855 and is entitled, "Glasgow New Association for the Abolition of Slavery." Signed by J. M'Dowall, J. Smith, and A. Livingston, the circular is an appeal for funds for the support of Frederick Douglass' newspaper ["The North Star"]. It gives an explanation in an accompanying text of how Douglass came to separate himself from the Garrisonian abolitionists. In the letter of transmittal, Pillsbury says the circular is the work of Miss Julia Griffiths, who sent a package of pamphlets to Wilson Armistead.
Author:
Pillsbury, Parker, 1809-1898
Addressee:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Date:
[December 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
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Griffiths, Julia, -1895
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Pillsbury, Parker, 1809-1898
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 5 1/2 x 8 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dv144n41n
Terms of Use:
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No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Manchester, England?
Language:
English
Notes:
Correspondence includes original postage stamp and is postmarked from Manchester, England on December 7, 1855.
Holograph, written on typescript form letter.
The circular letter is annotated with numerous exclamation points, presumably added by Pillsbury.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
4533349
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.5, p.83
Barcode:
39999063863235