Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, Mass., to Abby Hopper Gibbons, June 11, '58

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, Mass., to Abby Hopper Gibbons, June 11, '58
Description:
May writes again after conferring with William Lloyd Garrison about Mrs. Gibbon's problems. He reports that Garrison urges supporting the fugitive slave cause, immediately holding the New York Anti-Slavery Fair, and forming a Vigilance Committee from various independent anti-slavery organizations. He mentions Albany, Syracuse, and Rochester as stations on the Underground Railroad.
Author:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Addressee:
Gibbons, Abby Hopper, 1801-1893
Date:
June 11, 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
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Gibbons, Abby Hopper, 1801-1893
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 5 x 8 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dv144v30c
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Leicester, Mass
Language:
English
Notes:
Manuscript, signed.
This letter does not appear to be entirely in the hand of Samuel May.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
4533668
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.7, p.2
Barcode:
39999063860611