Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, [Mass.], to Richard Davis Webb, Mar. 22 / 72

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Title:
Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, [Mass.], to Richard Davis Webb, Mar. 22 / 72
Description:
May says that he has decided to give Cornell University his set of the "Anti-Slavery Standard." He tells Webb that he hears his son, Richard, has decided to come East from San Francisco. May reports that the weather has been very cold and dry. He discusses international postal regulations, tells Webb that he has been unable to find a photograph of Major General George Henry Thomas, and explains that there has been a Republican effort to defeat Ulysses S. Grant.
Author:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Addressee:
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Date:
March 22, 1872
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/gt54mk16q
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Leicester, [Mass.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
4534728
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.11, p.24
Barcode:
39999063864530