Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estlin, 1866 Feb[ruary] 25

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Title:
Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estlin, 1866 Feb[ruary] 25
Description:
Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to his duties as a minister, President of the City Board of Education in Syracuse, Secretary of the Freedman Relief Association, Chairman of a Committee for the entertainment of a Hopsital for the Sick, and a superintendant of the missions to two tribes of Indians-"one seven miles, the other twenty five miles from Syracuse." He recalls pleasant memories with Mary Anne in England and remarks that she was "not only a personal friend but a friend of Humanity." He hopes she has received his newspaper articles informing her of the progress of the Freedman's cause. He writes that the U.S. President has "lost the confidence of the best part of the Republican Party. This may throw him into an alliance with the Democrats who have long been the political allies of the Southern aristocrats and the opponents of the rights of the bondmen. I fear the freedmen are to be left to suffer much at the hands of the ex-slaveholders."
Author:
May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph), 1797-1871
Addressee:
Estlin, Mary Anne, 1820-1902
Date:
February 25, 1866
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--England--19th century--Correspondence
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--Great Britain--History--19th century
Suffrage--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--England--History--19th century
Women social reformers--England--History--19th century
Political corruption--United States--History--19th century
Freedmen--United States--History--19th century
Equality before the law--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Congresses--United States--History--19th century
Newspaper publishing--History--19th century
African Americans--Suffrage--History--19th century
African Americans--Segregation--Southern States--History--19th century
African Americans--Education--United States--History--19th century
African Americans--Segregation--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Great Britain
Suffrage--United States
Women abolitionists
Women social reformers
Political corruption--United States--History
Freed persons--United States
Equality before the law--United States
Antislavery movements--United States
Congresses and conventions
Newspaper publishing
African Americans--Suffrage
African Americans--Segregation
African Americans--Civil rights--History--19th century
African Americans--Education--History
Freedman's Relief Association
Estlin, Mary Anne, 1820-1902
May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph), 1797-1871
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Places:
United Kingdom
Southern United States (area)
England
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 21 cm.
Permalink:
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Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Place of origin:
Syracuse, [New York]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Identifier:
5138090
Call #:
MS A.7.2 p.104
Barcode:
39999085505053