Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, (Mass.), to John Bishop Estlin, February 25, 1847 and Feb. 26th

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, (Mass.), to John Bishop Estlin, February 25, 1847 and Feb. 26th
Description:
May was much surprised at the excessive carrying charges on the parcel Estlin failed to receive. May reports that the purchase of Frederick Douglass' freedom was very unpopular among the abolitionists. He comments on the Wilmot Proviso and quotes a speech by John C. Calhoun. May gives the Congressional representation of the slave and free states. He disapproves of the cost of the Mexican War and praises a speech by Senator Thomas Corwin of Ohio. May mentions the raising of relief funds for the Irish famine sufferers. He explains his distribution of Estlin's, "A Brief Notice of American Slavery, and the Abolition Movement" and gives the names of the recipients. May tells Estlin he will send, when possible, Parker Pillsbury's "The Church as It Is: or, the Forlorn Hope of Slavery." He distinguishes between the American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society and the Liberty Party. In a postscript dated February 26th, May explains that the missing parcel was put in the mail instead of in the parcel bag. He adds that he thinks the Irish relief funds will be sent on the frigate, "Macedonian."
Author:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Addressee:
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
Date:
February 25, 1847–February 26, 1847
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
Mexican War, 1846-1848
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850
American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society
Liberty Party (U.S. : 1840-1848)
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
Extent:
1 leaf (6 p.) ; 8 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. and 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dv144437z
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Leicester, (Mass.)
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
4533852
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.2, p.44
Barcode:
39999063863144