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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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