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J.S. Stafford writes to Samuel May telling him that the abolitionists of Cummington have decided to hold a meeting, declaring, "let the appoitnment in the Liberator stand - let our friends Burleigh & Miss Stone come on - they will be welcomed by all true Abolitionists." Stafford sends May some money to pay for the postage for his last letter and advises Burleigh and Stone to travel to Northampton "on Thursday by the first train from Boston," where a team will meet them and take them to Cummington. He tells May, "it is the lot of Abolitionists to work, work, and nothing surprises me more than the willingness, and determination, manifested in our Teachers, to continue to work."
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Letter from J.S. Stafford, Cummington, [Massachusetts], to Samuel May, 1851 June 25
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Letter from J.S. Stafford, Cummington, [Massachusetts], to Samuel May, 1851 June 25
description
J.S. Stafford writes to Samuel May telling him that the abolitionists of Cummington have decided to hold a meeting, declaring, "let the appoitnment in the Liberator stand - let our friends Burleigh & Miss Stone come on - they will be welcomed by all true Abolitionists." Stafford sends May some money to pay for the postage for his last letter and advises Burleigh and Stone to travel to Northampton "on Thursday by the first train from Boston," where a team will meet them and take them to Cummington. He tells May, "it is the lot of Abolitionists to work, work, and nothing surprises me more than the willingness, and determination, manifested in our Teachers, to continue to work."
date
["June 25, 1851"]
year
1851
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no restrictions
language
English
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5960985
creators
Stafford, J. S.
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
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Social reformers--United States
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Stafford, J. S.
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1 leaf (1 p.) ; 32 cm.
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Holograph, signed.
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Cummington, [Massachusetts]
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