Copy of a letter from Samuel May, Leicester, Mass., to Edward Brooks Hall, [Oct. 20th, 1850?]

Item Information

Title:
Copy of a letter from Samuel May, Leicester, Mass., to Edward Brooks Hall, [Oct. 20th, 1850?]
Description:
May asks Dr. Hall if he really made certain statements attributed to him by John Bishop Estlin and George Armstrong. The statements were made in a sermon delivered in Bristol and were objections to the anti-Sabbatarianism of the abolitionists. May quotes from letters written to him by Estlin and Armstrong and asks Hall for clarification of his view.
Author:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Addressee:
Hall, Edward B. (Edward Brooks), 1800-1866
Date:
[October 20, 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
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Hall, Edward B. (Edward Brooks), 1800-1866
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 7 x 8 1/2 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dv144d19p
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Leicester, Mass
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
This letter, written in Samuel May's hand, is labeled a copy of a letter written by May from Leicester on October 20, 1850.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
4534174
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.4, p.8
Barcode:
39999063810087