Letter from Samuel May, Jr., Leicester, [Mass.], to William Lloyd Garrison, July 12. 1872

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Samuel May, Jr., Leicester, [Mass.], to William Lloyd Garrison, July 12. 1872
Description:
Samuel May, Jr. writes William Lloyd Garrison thanking him for the gift of "The Life of Mazzini", whom May heralds as "one of the real leaders of humanity's march", with an introduction penned by Garrison. May states that he had previously ordered this work for the town library, and lables it an "important addition to American reading", and asserts that it could provide a "much needed example of fidelity & consistency" to Horace Greeley, whom he only refers to as the "new leader & candidate" of the Democratic Party. May inquires if Garrison is aware of "how poorly our good Richard D. Webb" is faring, stating that Webb's letters give him the impression that Webb has "little apparent expectation of being any better". May writes that he received a souvenir from Oliver Johnson in commemoration of Johnson's late wife. May asserts that he has "greatly lost confidence" in Theodore Tilton.
Author:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
July 12, 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
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Presidents--United States--Elections--1872
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States
Presidents--United States--Election--1872
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Mazzini, Giuseppe, 1805-1872
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Johnson, Oliver, 1809-1889
Tilton, Theodore, 1835-1907
Mott, James, 1788-1868
Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
New York observer (New York, N.Y.)
New York evangelist (New York, N.Y.)
Extent:
1 leaf (3 p.) ; 25.1 x 20.4 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/m900pp412
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Leicester, [Mass.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Identifier:
4664556
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.37, p.39A
Barcode:
39999063805384