Letter from Samuel May, Boston, to Richard Davis Webb, Dec. 7, 1859

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Title:
Letter from Samuel May, Boston, to Richard Davis Webb, Dec. 7, 1859
Description:
May hears of the safe return of Webb's son, Richard. He gives a long account of John Brown and says that Brown should have been tried in a U.S. court. May tells Webb that numerous meetings were held on the day of Brown's death and that Brown's retaliatory acts against the border ruffians have not been proved. In a postscript dated December 12, May warns Webb against a man who, under the assumed name "John Wilson," is going to England and claims to have been one of Brown's company at Harpers Ferry.
Author:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Addressee:
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Date:
December 7, 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
Brown, John, 1800-1859
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Extent:
2 leaves (5 p.) ; 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dv145028b
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Boston
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
In the margin of the second leaf is a note written by Webb.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
4532720
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.7, p.82
Barcode:
39999063861353