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Samuel May Jr. forwards to William Lloyd Garrison some words from J. B. Estlin, who expressed a concern regarding radical content of the Liberator. May asks Garrison to discuss the subject with Estlin, saying that "[o]n some subjects, I think you can quite set him at rest."
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6w925804t
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Letter from Samuel May, Jr., Leicester [Mass.], to William Lloyd Garrison, March 26, 1853
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document
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1
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6w925804t
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document
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normalized
title
Letter from Samuel May, Jr., Leicester [Mass.], to William Lloyd Garrison, March 26, 1853
description
Samuel May Jr. forwards to William Lloyd Garrison some words from J. B. Estlin, who expressed a concern regarding radical content of the Liberator. May asks Garrison to discuss the subject with Estlin, saying that "[o]n some subjects, I think you can quite set him at rest."
date
["March 26, 1853"]
year
1853
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4468361
creators
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
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
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
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Correspondence
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Text
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1
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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 20 x 26 cm.
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yes
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
notes
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Includes a copy of an extract of a letter from J. B. Estlin that was written in Bristol on Jan. 26, 1853.
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Leicester [Mass.]
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6w925804t
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document
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1
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0
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photo
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