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Samuel Joseph May writes to Robert Folger Wallcut inquiring why the Syracuse Franklin Institute is no longer receiving numbers of the Liberator and the Anti-Slavery Standard, an act for which May "suspect[s] foul play." May charges that the reason must be because the "government of the Franklin Institute as well as of our City has gone into the hands of the Democrats" and they will "do anything they can to quench the spirit of Liberty". He discusses racial tensions in Syracuse and threats made against Frederick Douglass before asking Wallcut for any information he has about cancelling the subscription. After the signature, May continues to describe two letters he received "giving sad accounts of the sufferings of 'the contrabands'" (escaped slaves) in the South and his success in raising money to send them supplies.
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2v23xn25v
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Letter to Robert Folger Wallcut, Syracuse, [New York], to Samuel Joseph May, 1863 March 19
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title
Letter to Robert Folger Wallcut, Syracuse, [New York], to Samuel Joseph May, 1863 March 19
description
Samuel Joseph May writes to Robert Folger Wallcut inquiring why the Syracuse Franklin Institute is no longer receiving numbers of the Liberator and the Anti-Slavery Standard, an act for which May "suspect[s] foul play." May charges that the reason must be because the "government of the Franklin Institute as well as of our City has gone into the hands of the Democrats" and they will "do anything they can to quench the spirit of Liberty". He discusses racial tensions in Syracuse and threats made against Frederick Douglass before asking Wallcut for any information he has about cancelling the subscription. After the signature, May continues to describe two letters he received "giving sad accounts of the sufferings of 'the contrabands'" (escaped slaves) in the South and his success in raising money to send them supplies.
date
["March 19, 1863"]
year
1863
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
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no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
5081225
creators
May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph), 1797-1871
Wallcut, Robert Folger, 1797-1884
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Social reformers--United States
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Franklin Institute (Syracuse, N.Y.)
Wallcut, Robert Folger, 1797-1884
May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph), 1797-1871
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
National anti-slavery standard
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Correspondence
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Text
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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 21 cm.
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Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white paper. Under the salutation, the number "28" is written in pencil. Above the salutation, "Rev. S.J. May Syracuse 21 Mar. 1863" is written in black ink and in a different handwriting. On the adjacent page, "To R.F. Wallcut." is also written in black ink and in a different handwriting in the center of the page.
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Syracuse, [New York]
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2v23xn25v
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1
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photo
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