Letter from Samuel May, Boston, to Richard Davis Webb, October 5, 1856

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Title:
Letter from Samuel May, Boston, to Richard Davis Webb, October 5, 1856
Description:
May tells about his tour through Ohio. He describes Cincinnati and Newport, Kentucky and reports that he met the family of William Shreve Bailey in Newport. May discusses dates for sending donations for the Anti-Slavery Fair from Great Britain. He says that he will send a book entitled, "The United States Constitution and its Proslavery Compromise." May tells of the travels of the Weston family and of Edmund Quincy's letters in "The New York Tribune." He criticizes Webb's argument against disunion and argues strongly in favor of it. May says that Mrs. Wendell Phillips is a confirmed invalid. He mentions Harriet Beecher Stowe's visit to England and states that he thinks Colonel John Charles FreĢmont may win the Presidential election.
Author:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Addressee:
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Date:
October 5, 1856
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 (6 p.) ; 8 x 10 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dv144r087
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Boston
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
4532749
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.6, p.40
Barcode:
39999063860579