Letter from Samuel May, 21 Cornhill, Boston, [Mass.], to Maria Weston Chapman, Jan. 25, 1858

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Title:
Letter from Samuel May, 21 Cornhill, Boston, [Mass.], to Maria Weston Chapman, Jan. 25, 1858
Author:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Addressee:
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
Date:
January 25, 1858
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
National anti-slavery standard
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 7 3/4 x 5 3/8 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/qz20tt99m
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
21 Cornhill, Boston, [Mass.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the American Anti-Slavery Society held this day, a resolution was unanimously adopted that "the editorial charge of the Anti Slavery Standard be proffered to Mrs. Maria Weston Chapman, with the earnest desire and request of the Committee that she will accept this overture,---believing that, in her hands, the Standard will be conducted with a vigor and an ability which cannot fail to extend its circulation, and give a new and powerful impulse to the Anti-Slavery movement." One member of the executive committee offered $500 towards a suitable salary, and another "expressed his confidence that the entire amount could be easily obtained outside of the ordinary receipts of the Society."
Identifier:
3133648
Call #:
Ms.A.9.2 v.29, p.52A
Barcode:
39999066782515
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