Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, Mass., to Charles Calistus Burleigh, July 3, 1865

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, Mass., to Charles Calistus Burleigh, July 3, 1865
Description:
May says that Charles King Whipple has been elected as Corresponding Secretary of the American Anti-Slavery Society and that there is a new Executive Committee with whom May is "not willing to act." May inquires again about Burleigh's feelings pertaining to the Cleveland Convention. He discusses John Charles Frémont's letter of acceptance and the support of Frémont by some of the abolitionists.
Author:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Addressee:
Burleigh, Charles C. (Charles Calistus), 1810-1878
Date:
July 3, 1865
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
American Anti-Slavery Society. Executive Committee
Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890
Burleigh, Charles C. (Charles Calistus), 1810-1878
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 4 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dv145258g
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Leicester, Mass
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
4533117
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.10, p.27
Barcode:
39999063863888