Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1853 Sep[tember] 21

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Title:
Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1853 Sep[tember] 21
Description:
Samuel Joseph May writes to William Lloyd Garrison sharing his disappointment that the semi-annual meeting has been postponed and will ulitmately be cancelled. However, he agrees that it is "best that we should not attempt to have a meeting next week for several reasons ..." These reasons include the fact that the abolitionists of Syracuse will be in Canandaigua "to attend the trial of the arrested ones" [possibly those arrested for their part in the Jerry Rescue] and meetings held by Gerrit Smith "to consider the character of the Fugitive Slave law." He discusses the "indicted ones" and the flawed testimony the government is using for prosecuting them, saying he wishes that the government "pursued their original purpose of trying Gerrit Smith and myself." He then tells Garrison he hopes that he will come to Syracuse for the celebrations [probably the Jerry Rescue celebrations] and "speak to the people, together with Lucy Stone, on Friday eve Sept[ember] 30th at 7 o cl[oc]k." May asserts that Garrison's presence "will go far to make amends for the failure of our semi-annual meeting."
Author:
May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph), 1797-1871
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
September 21, 1853
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Meetings--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Meetings
Social reformers--United States
May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph), 1797-1871
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Stone, Lucy, 1818-1893
Jerry Rescue Convention
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 20 cm.
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Place of origin:
Syracuse, [New York]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Identifier:
5860205
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.23, p.73
Barcode:
39999085840088