Letter from Samuel May, Boston, to John Bishop Estlin, Sept. 30, 1847 and October 1st

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Title:
Letter from Samuel May, Boston, to John Bishop Estlin, Sept. 30, 1847 and October 1st
Description:
May informs Estlin that he met with William Hincks and that William Lloyd Garrison has been ill in Cleveland, Ohio. He says that "The Inquirer" deteriorated after Hincks' departure as editor. May states that Frederick Douglass is planning to start a paper in Cleveland and writes more about his assertions concerning Dr. Francis Parkman. May condemns Edward Tagart and his reply to Estlin, along with William Greenleaf Eliot of St. Louis and Reverend Theodore Clapp of New Orleans. May summarizes the Garrisonian philosophy and says that abolitionists do not denounce people for not joining their societies. He objects to expediency and double dealing. May thinks that Count Holinski would help with the French edition of "A Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass." In an added page written on October 1, May offers his support for the proposed reply to "the Boston invitation." May says that Henry Clarke Wright has returned after an absence of five years.
Author:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Addressee:
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
Date:
September 30, 1847–October 1, 1847
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
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
Extent:
3 leaves (12 p.) ; 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.
Permalink:
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Place of origin:
Boston
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
4535062
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.2, p.58
Barcode:
39999063811879