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May reports that Wendell Phillips is recovering. He describes a dispute between the Newcastle Unitarians and the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society. He commends certain letters by Frederick Douglass that were printed in "The North Star" and says that the Liberty Party has joined the Free Soil Party.
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dv1447059
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Letter from Samuel May, Boston, to John Bishop Estlin, Sept. 19, 1848
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1
Source metadata
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dv1447059
contentType
document
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normalized
title
Letter from Samuel May, Boston, to John Bishop Estlin, Sept. 19, 1848
description
May reports that Wendell Phillips is recovering. He describes a dispute between the Newcastle Unitarians and the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society. He commends certain letters by Frederick Douglass that were printed in "The North Star" and says that the Liberty Party has joined the Free Soil Party.
date
["September 19, 1848"]
year
1848
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4534357
creators
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
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
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
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Correspondence
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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 5 x 8 in.
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yes
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
notes
Holograph, signed.
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Boston
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dv1447059
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document
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1
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