Letter from Parker Pillsbury, Manchester, [England], to Samuel May, Dec. 21, 1855

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Title:
Letter from Parker Pillsbury, Manchester, [England], to Samuel May, Dec. 21, 1855
Description:
Pillsbury denounces Julia Griffiths and mentions attacks on the abolitionists by "The New York Observer" and Dr. Robert Jefferson Breckenridge. He tells May that he disapproves of the appointment by William Lloyd Garrison of Southerners as lecturers on slavery. He derides Dr. Kirk's allusion to the "fragrance" of Daniel Webster's memory and refers to Webster's unpaid debts of $160,000. Pillsbury speaks of various meetings and lectures, discusses the Turkish Mission proponents, and gives an account of sermons on the Crimean War and the Turkish Mission by Dr. Patton of New York.
Author:
Pillsbury, Parker, 1809-1898
Addressee:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Date:
December 21, 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
Extent:
4 leaves (8 p.) ; 5 x 8 1/2 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dv144n95z
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Place of origin:
Manchester, [England]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
4530376
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.5, p.93
Barcode:
39999063860165