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Hovey declines May's request for money, for he feels that "under no conceivable circumstances can [he] give or lend any money, namely to purchase slaves or to send men to California."
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Document identity
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dv144f91m
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Letter from Charles F. Hovey, Boston, to Samuel May, June 14, 1852
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Source metadata
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dv144f91m
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document
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normalized
title
Letter from Charles F. Hovey, Boston, to Samuel May, June 14, 1852
description
Hovey declines May's request for money, for he feels that "under no conceivable circumstances can [he] give or lend any money, namely to purchase slaves or to send men to California."
date
["June 14, 1852"]
year
1852
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4534613
creators
Hovey, Charles F., 1807-1859
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
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
Hovey, Charles F., 1807-1859
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
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Correspondence
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Text
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1
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1 leaf (2 p.)
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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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dv144f91m
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document
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1
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0
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photo
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