Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, Mass., to Richard Davis Webb, Nov. 16 / 59

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Title:
Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, Mass., to Richard Davis Webb, Nov. 16 / 59
Description:
May tells Webb that he encloses a note from Oliver Johnson about the effect of the Harpers Ferry raid on the New York State elections. He discusses the travels of his son and tells of his interview with Samuel Joseph May upon his return to America. May reviews his business account with Webb. He criticizes Frederick William Chesson "for shutting off [Sarah Parker Remond] from the Antislavery platform August 1st]" and says that Frederick Douglass fled to Canada after being implicated in the raid on Harpers Ferry.
Author:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Addressee:
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Date:
November 16, 1859
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
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History--John Brown's Raid, 1859
May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph), 1797-1871
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dv145010w
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Leicester, Mass
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
4533855
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.7, p.77
Barcode:
39999063861312