Letter from Samuel May, Boston, to Richard Davis Webb, Dec. 7, 1859
May hears of the safe return of Webb's son, Richard. He gives a long account of John Brown and says that Brown should have been tried in a U.S. court. May tells Webb that numerous meetings were held on the day of Brown's death and that Brown's retaliatory acts against the bord...
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2 leaves (5 p.) ; 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.
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Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History--John Brown's Raid, 1859
Brown, John, 1800-1859
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872