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May acknowledges a contribution to the Freedmen's Aid Society. He offers to do favors for Web, reports that he has heard from Eliza Wigham and Mary Anne Estlin, and says that he is trying to get an autograph of President Abraham Lincoln for Alfred Webb. May asks for the name of the author who wrote a book entitled, "The Gentle Life." He reports on the various small commissions he has been given to do and on the activities of his sons and George Thompson.
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dv145263b
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Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, [Mass.], to Richard Davis Webb, August 11, '65
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1
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dv145263b
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document
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normalized
title
Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, [Mass.], to Richard Davis Webb, August 11, '65
description
May acknowledges a contribution to the Freedmen's Aid Society. He offers to do favors for Web, reports that he has heard from Eliza Wigham and Mary Anne Estlin, and says that he is trying to get an autograph of President Abraham Lincoln for Alfred Webb. May asks for the name of the author who wrote a book entitled, "The Gentle Life." He reports on the various small commissions he has been given to do and on the activities of his sons and George Thompson.
date
["August 11, 1865"]
year
1865
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4533383
creators
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
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
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
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Correspondence
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Text
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1
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1 leaf (2 p.) ; 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.
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yes
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
notes
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
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Leicester, [Mass.]
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dv145263b
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document
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1
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photo
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