Letter from Richard Davis Webb, Dublin, to Samuel May, Jan. 3, 1863

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Richard Davis Webb, Dublin, to Samuel May, Jan. 3, 1863
Description:
Webb acknowledges receipt of the Boston Ladies appeal. He says James Haughton came to see him and denies that his cousin, William H. Webb, is building a ship for the Confederates. Webb says that ten times as many small arms go to the North from England as go to the South and that the North's worst enemy is not England, but treachery within its own ranks. He says he is reprinting the book by John Elliott Cairnes. Webb recommends "The Daily News" and asks May for news of Edmund Quincy, Wendell Phillips, and Mattie Griffiths. Webb also sends a brief business account.
Author:
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Addressee:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Date:
1862–January 3, 1863
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.) ; 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. + 1 envelope
Permalink:
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Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Dublin
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Envelope includes a fragment of the original postage stamp.
May's writing on the envelope reads, "Rec'd Jan. 15 / 63. Ans'd [Jan.] 16." Additional notes by May on the envelope have been crossed out.
Identifier:
4533240
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.9, p.56
Barcode:
39999063862609