Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, [Mass.], to Richard Davis Webb, Feb. 20, 1871

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, [Mass.], to Richard Davis Webb, Feb. 20, 1871
Description:
May tells Webb that the Worcester Public Library should have acknowledged the receipt of Webb's donation of copies of the "National Anti-Slavery Standard" and "The Liberator." May comments on the severity of the winter weather in Birmingham, England and Leicester, Massachusetts. He tells of his daughter Bessie's recent visits to New York and Washington. May mentions Francis Jackson Garrison's new position with the Riverside Press.
Author:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Addressee:
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Date:
February 20, 1871
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 5 x 8 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/gt54mj30b
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Leicester, [Mass.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
4529445
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.11, p.8
Barcode:
39999063864290