Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estlin, 1859 Dec[ember] 11

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Title:
Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estlin, 1859 Dec[ember] 11
Description:
Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to sending her a newspaper containing a report of the city meeting he attended. This report contained information on a Traffic affair and sympathy towards the family of John Brown. He has sent Edwin Chapamn the last member of the Anti-Slavery Standard. He talks about John Brown and says, "I cannot approve John Brown's resort to an expedient which involved the danger of so much bloodshed. But I honor his spirit of self sacrifice-and reverence his magnaminity." He writes of his time in Liverpool before his departure, mentioning that he gave an anti-slavery speech on the last day. His daguerrotype arrived and he is pleased with it. He writes of all the women, including Lucretia Mott, Lydia M. Child, and Maria W. Chapman who are doing more for the antislavery cause than most others.
Author:
May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph), 1797-1871
Addressee:
Estlin, Mary Anne, 1820-1902
Date:
December 11, 1859
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
Antislavery movements--Meetings--Great Britain--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Newspapers--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Publishing--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Lectures and lecturing--Great Britain--History--19th century
Women social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Women social reformers--England--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--England--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Great Britain
Meetings
Antislavery movements--United States
Publishers and publishing
Antislavery movements
Lectures and lecturing
Women social reformers--United States
Women social reformers
Women abolitionists
Women abolitionists--United States
Estlin, Mary Anne, 1820-1902
Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880
Brown, John, 1800-1859
May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph), 1797-1871
Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
Places:
United Kingdom
England
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 24 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2z10zd85q
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Syracuse, [New York]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Identifier:
5139407
Call #:
MS A.7.3 p.113
Barcode:
39999085505160