Letter from John Bishop Estlin, Bristol, to Samuel May, November 10th, 1845

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Title:
Letter from John Bishop Estlin, Bristol, to Samuel May, November 10th, 1845
Description:
This letter contains further information about the progress of the English contributions to the Anti-Slavery Fair in Boston. Estlin sends a copy of an address on mesmerism and one or two reports of the eye dispensary he developed in 1812. He approves the protest of slavery by the 170 American Unitarians. Estlin indicates that he has been corresponding with Richard Davis Webb about "The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" and that he wants certain paragraphs omitted in the second edition. Estlin reiterates his warning that the internal dissensions among the abolitionists should be concealed from the English, adding that it is difficult to circulate "The Liberator" among people of different sects. He comments at length on Joseph Sturge and John Scoble of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society.
Addressee:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Author:
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
Date:
November 10, 1845
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Sturge, Joseph, 1793-1859
Scoble, John, 1799-1877
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
Extent:
2 leaves (8 p.) ; 7 1/2 x 9 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dv143c156
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Bristol
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
4530280
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.2, p.9
Barcode:
39999063811697