Letter from Parker Pillsbury, Concord, N[ew] H[ampshire], to Samuel May, 1850 July 30th

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Title:
Letter from Parker Pillsbury, Concord, N[ew] H[ampshire], to Samuel May, 1850 July 30th
Description:
In this letter to Samuel May, Parker Pillsbury discusses his upcoming trip to Ohio. He tells May that since he will be leaving in a few days he will not attend the meeting at Worcester the following day, in order "to save my strength as much as possible." Pillsbury adds, "If half the speakers announced in the Liberator attend, I should only be in the way." He then says that abolitionists in Ohio "promise pretty well not to drive me too hard, and the Bill of appointments does look rather merciful." Still, he "dread[s] the journey out as much as anything." He reports that they had "a pretty good meeting at Andover" and that he managed to deliver a lecture even though he suffered from "a most unmerciful headache all day." Pillsbury predicts the weather will be favorable for a meeting tomorrow, and regrets not going, but says, "with Ohio on the one hand, and an aching brain on the other, and over all, and around all, the not unreasonable complainings of my family, that I am so little at home, it is not always easy to decide what to do."
Author:
Pillsbury, Parker, 1809-1898
Addressee:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Date:
July 30, 1850
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--Lectures and lecturing--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
Lectures and lecturing
Meetings
Social reformers--United States
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Pillsbury, Parker, 1809-1898
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 26 cm.
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Place of origin:
Concord, N[ew] H[ampshire]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, the letter is addressed to "Samuel May Jr. Leicester Mass."
Identifier:
5926427
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.19, p.62
Barcode:
39999085842449