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May sympathizes with Webb's disinclination to write letters. He discusses a lecture by Professor John Elliott Cairnes. May acknowledges that there is a division between the wealthy commercial classes in England and other countries. He tells Webb of his resentment for England's aid to the South, particularly in respect to blockade runners and and privateers. May says that he thinks Cairnes underrates the ability of the slaves. He asserts that a separate confederacy would be undesirable. May gives the results of the Massachusetts elections and mentions the removal of General George Brinton McClellan. In a continuation of the letter that is dated November 21, May says that the United States as a whole does not hate England but that England does hate the United States. He denies that the visiting Southerners made England favor slavery and describes the family of Robert Gould Shaw of Boston.
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gt54mt963
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Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, Mass., to Richard Davis Webb, Nov. 18 / 62
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gt54mt963
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title
Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, Mass., to Richard Davis Webb, Nov. 18 / 62
description
May sympathizes with Webb's disinclination to write letters. He discusses a lecture by Professor John Elliott Cairnes. May acknowledges that there is a division between the wealthy commercial classes in England and other countries. He tells Webb of his resentment for England's aid to the South, particularly in respect to blockade runners and and privateers. May says that he thinks Cairnes underrates the ability of the slaves. He asserts that a separate confederacy would be undesirable. May gives the results of the Massachusetts elections and mentions the removal of General George Brinton McClellan. In a continuation of the letter that is dated November 21, May says that the United States as a whole does not hate England but that England does hate the United States. He denies that the visiting Southerners made England favor slavery and describes the family of Robert Gould Shaw of Boston.
date
["November 18, 1862"]
year
1862
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4531870
creators
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Cairnes, John Elliott, 1823-1875
Emancipator
Liberator (Boston, Mass : 1831)
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Correspondence
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1
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3 leaves (12 p.) ; 5 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.
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yes
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
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Holograph, signed.
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Leicester, Mass
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gt54mt963
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