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In this letter to Samuel May, Robert Folger Wallcut discusses his visit to Nantucket, saying his "health is a good deal improved by my jaunt" and thanks May and the Board for the time off. He says that he met abolitonists in Nantucket "who assured me that they wished very much that a convention could be held there this fall." Wallcut suggests May avoid contacting Nathaniel Barney or Isaac Austin "or indeed any one else" to plan meetings, and send Stephen Symonds Foster, Abby Kelley Foster, and Henry Clarke Wright there "without any previous arrangement," promising their meetings "would be fully attended, & a good work would be accomplished." This could then become a convention and May, along with William Lloyd Garrison and Wendell Phillips, could join them. Wallcut assures May that "there will be time enough to arrange this or some better plan before the cold weather sets in."
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Letter from Robert Folger Wallcut, Boston, [Massachusetts], to Samuel May, 1850 August 25
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title
Letter from Robert Folger Wallcut, Boston, [Massachusetts], to Samuel May, 1850 August 25
description
In this letter to Samuel May, Robert Folger Wallcut discusses his visit to Nantucket, saying his "health is a good deal improved by my jaunt" and thanks May and the Board for the time off. He says that he met abolitonists in Nantucket "who assured me that they wished very much that a convention could be held there this fall." Wallcut suggests May avoid contacting Nathaniel Barney or Isaac Austin "or indeed any one else" to plan meetings, and send Stephen Symonds Foster, Abby Kelley Foster, and Henry Clarke Wright there "without any previous arrangement," promising their meetings "would be fully attended, & a good work would be accomplished." This could then become a convention and May, along with William Lloyd Garrison and Wendell Phillips, could join them. Wallcut assures May that "there will be time enough to arrange this or some better plan before the cold weather sets in."
date
["August 25, 1850"]
year
1850
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
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no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
5930482
creators
Wallcut, Robert Folger, 1797-1884
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
Antislavery movements--Meetings--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Meetings
Social reformers--United States
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Wallcut, Robert Folger, 1797-1884
Barney, Nathaniel
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Correspondence
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1 leaf (2 p.) ; 25 cm.
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Holograph, signed.
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Boston, [Massachusetts]
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2z110j98x
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