Letter from Samuel May, Boston, to Richard Davis Webb, April 29, 1854

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Title:
Letter from Samuel May, Boston, to Richard Davis Webb, April 29, 1854
Description:
May regrets that he will not see Miss Shackleton due to his upcoming departure for Leicester. He gives a detailed account of certain financial transactions and asks Webb for his opinion as to how the Anti-Slavery Fair revenue could be better spent. He discusses various newspapers as possible recipients of the proceeds. May posits that the money could be given to "The New York Evening Post," but the "Post" backed Franklin Pierce, a pro-slavery candidate. He objects to "The New York Tribune" because it backed Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott. May lists the Liberty Party, the Free Democratic Party, and various lecturers as possible donees, but names objections to all of them. He asserts that "The Liberator" is not exclusively an anti-slavery paper.
Author:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Addressee:
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Date:
April 29, 1854
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
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Extent:
2 leaves (8 p.) ; 4 1/2 x 6 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dv144h76x
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Boston
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
4531618
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.5, p.21
Barcode:
39999063859480