Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, Mass., to Richard Davis Webb, Nov. 7, 1858

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Title:
Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, Mass., to Richard Davis Webb, Nov. 7, 1858
Description:
May informs Webb that he has been in poor health. May regrets the discontinuance of the anti-slavery fair and tells Webb that Mrs. Maria Weston Chapman has been laid up with rheumatism and has therefore been unable to work on her plan, which calls for a great meeting with speeches and refreshments. May says that the abolitionists are in a much depressed state of mind. He tells of the defeat of many pro-slavery candidates in the recent Congressional elections and reports that Samuel Joseph May is in Europe.
Author:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Addressee:
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Date:
November 7, 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
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Extent:
2 leaves (8 p.) ; 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dv144w16r
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Leicester, Mass
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
4534697
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.7, p.18
Barcode:
39999063861858