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May informs Estlin that he is recovering from a heavy cold. He describes the Anti-Slavery Fair and the bad weather prevalent throughout the event. The Fair only earned $3300. May gives a brief history of the abolition movement. He tells of the nearly late arrival of the Bristol box and gives a long account of various contributions and newspaper articles. He discusses the political slang term, "plumper," and tells about the election of Zachary Taylor.
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dv1447547
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Letter from Samuel May, Boston, Massachusetts, to John Bishop Estlin, Jan. 8 and Jan. 9, 1849
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dv1447547
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title
Letter from Samuel May, Boston, Massachusetts, to John Bishop Estlin, Jan. 8 and Jan. 9, 1849
description
May informs Estlin that he is recovering from a heavy cold. He describes the Anti-Slavery Fair and the bad weather prevalent throughout the event. The Fair only earned $3300. May gives a brief history of the abolition movement. He tells of the nearly late arrival of the Bristol box and gives a long account of various contributions and newspaper articles. He discusses the political slang term, "plumper," and tells about the election of Zachary Taylor.
date
["January 8, 1849–January 9, 1849"]
year
1849
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4535018
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
Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
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Correspondence
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1
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1 leaf (12 p.) ; 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.
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yes
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
notes
Holograph, signed.
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Boston, Massachusetts
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dv1447547
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document
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1
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photo
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