Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [N.Y.], to William Lloyd Garrison, Samuel May, Jr., Wendell Phillips, and Robert Folger Wallcut, Feb[ruary] 26 [18]55

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Title:
Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [N.Y.], to William Lloyd Garrison, Samuel May, Jr., Wendell Phillips, and Robert Folger Wallcut, Feb[ruary] 26 [18]55
Description:
Samuel Joseph May writes William Lloyd Garrison, Samuel May, Jr., Wendell Phillips, and Roger Folger Wallcut informing them of the petitions before the New York State Legislature to pass a set of laws protecting fugitive slaves and punishing would-be "kidnappers". May admits that the petition is "hastily worded" and lacking in the "provisions we need", but states that the Chairman of the Special Committee is favorably inclined towards passage of the petition into law. May calls upon his friends to send forth to the Hon. Dudley P. Phelps the "best articles that have appeared" upon the legal rights of fugitive slaves, and notes that he has sent Lysander Spooner's "Defense for Fugitives" and "Trial by Jury".
Author:
May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph), 1797-1871
Addressee:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Addressee:
Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884
Addressee:
Wallcut, Robert Folger, 1797-1884
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
[February 26, 1855]
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
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Fugitive slaves--United States--History--19th century
Fugitive slaves--Legal status, laws, etc--New York (State)--History--19th century
Slavery--Law and legislation--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States
Fugitive slaves--United States
Fugitive slaves--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States
Slavery--Law and legislation--United States--History
May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph), 1797-1871
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884
Wallcut, Robert Folger, 1797-1884
Spooner, Lysander, 1808-1887
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Places:
New York
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 20.1 x 25.1 cm.
Permalink:
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No known copyright restrictions.
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Place of origin:
Syracuse, [N.Y.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Manuscript recto is annotated (by author) on top of page, reading "Haste! Haste!!"
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
4699027
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.25, p.15
Barcode:
39999066759091