Letter from John Bishop Estlin, Bristol, to Samuel May, May 21st, 1846 to June 1st

Item Information

Title:
Letter from John Bishop Estlin, Bristol, to Samuel May, May 21st, 1846 to June 1st
Description:
Estlin acknowledges receipt of May's letters and explains the delay of the publication of one of them. He mentions seeing Edward Everett at the launching of the S.S. Great Britain. Estlin defends the attitude of the English churches towards British victories in India and comments on the English disapproval of the disunion in the United States. Estlin condemns Henry Clarke Wright's attitude toward the Sabbath and says that Frederick Douglass is in London. He discusses at length the purpose of the tract he wrote on abolition, titled, "A Brief Notice of American Slavery, and the Abolition Movement" and his efforts to interest English women in the abolition movement. Estlin quotes James Martineau on the bad effects of dissension among the abolitionists and refers to Dr. Gibson, who described Estlin as a pro-slavery partisan. Estlin specifically dates the remainder of the letter, May 28th. He tells May he will send copies of his tract on abolition and that Frederick Douglass lectured at Mr. Fox's Chapel in London. Estlin says he heard from a West Indian captain that the African Americans in the West Indies are doing very well. Estlin inquires about Miss Mary Carpenter's subscription to the "National Anti-Slavery Standard" and suggests sending the journal to J. Faulder, a Bristol Quaker. Estlin says statements of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society are not accurate.
Addressee:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Author:
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
Date:
May 21, 1846–June 1, 1846
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
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
Extent:
2 leaves (8 p.) ; 8 x 9 1/2 in.
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Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Bristol
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
4533791
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.2, p.23-24
Barcode:
39999063863078