Newspaper clipping from Parker Pillsbury, [England], to Samuel May, [January, 1856?]

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Title:
Newspaper clipping from Parker Pillsbury, [England], to Samuel May, [January, 1856?]
Description:
Pillsbury sends a clipping titled, "Slavery" from the January 19, 1856 issue of "The Inquirer." The article mentions the fact that President Franklin Pierce upheld slavery in his message to Congress, delivered in advance of the election of a Speaker of the House. The article also mentions the pro-slavery book by Amelia M. Murray. A message in Pillsbury's hand reads, "Mrs. Turner has just sent me the Enq. and now you have the whole article."
Author:
Pillsbury, Parker, 1809-1898
Addressee:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Date:
[January 1856?]
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Newspapers
Manuscripts
Genre:
Clippings
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
Murray, Amelia M. (Amelia Matilda), 1795-1884
Pillsbury, Parker, 1809-1898
Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 2 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dv144p54x
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
England
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph on printed newspaper clipping.
See also MS B.1.6 v.6, p.10.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
4531418
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.6, p.9
Barcode:
39999063860058