Copy of a letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons, Leicester, [Mass.], May 30, 1858

Item Information

Title:
Copy of a letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons, Leicester, [Mass.], May 30, 1858
Description:
Samuel May regrets that he had been unable to consult with Mrs. Gibbons about the abandonment of the Anti-Slavery Bazaar. He outlines the proper objective of the New York and Philadelphia anti-slavery fairs and discusses Vigilance Committees. He thinks that someone might go from Boston to assist in the management of the New York fair and states that the English contributions are destined for Philadelphia.
Addressee:
Gibbons, Abby Hopper, 1801-1893
Date:
May 30, 1858
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
Gibbons, Abby Hopper, 1801-1893
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 5 x 8 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dv144v07k
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Leicester, [Mass.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph.
This letter is not in the hand of Samuel May, but is a response to a letter from Mrs. Gibbons to May. See Ms.B.1.6 v.6, p.97.
This letter is possibly in the hand of May's wife, Sarah Russell May.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
4532807
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.6, p.98
Barcode:
39999063860645