Letter from Richard Davis Webb, Dublin, to Samuel May, 22 of July, 1859

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Richard Davis Webb, Dublin, to Samuel May, 22 of July, 1859
Description:
Webb gives a full account of Mary Anne Estlin's subscription to "The Liberator." He mentions a new anti-slavery society in London, Frederick William Chesson, and George Thompson's return to the lecture platform. Webb says that Thompson's wife has been a "millstone" to him. He asks for Charles F. Hovey's portrait and discusses the European situation.
Author:
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Addressee:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Date:
July 22, 1859
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:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 5 x 7 1/2 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dv144z02t
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Dublin
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Written on stationery that is addressed from "Printing Office, 177, Great Brunswick Street."
Identifier:
4531157
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.7, p.57
Barcode:
39999063861486