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Samuel May Jr. writes to James Miller McKim to request that McKim aid David Lee Child who is collecting the evidence that Southerners instigated the pro-slavery mobs that occurred in Northern cities. In a section marked “private,” May asks McKim about Mahlon B. Linton from McKim’s state, who volunteered to be an agent of the American Anti-Slavery Society.
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6w925902g
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Letter from Samuel May, Jr., 21 Cornhill, Boston [Mass.], to James Miller M'Kim, March 21, 1860
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6w925902g
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title
Letter from Samuel May, Jr., 21 Cornhill, Boston [Mass.], to James Miller M'Kim, March 21, 1860
description
Samuel May Jr. writes to James Miller McKim to request that McKim aid David Lee Child who is collecting the evidence that Southerners instigated the pro-slavery mobs that occurred in Northern cities. In a section marked “private,” May asks McKim about Mahlon B. Linton from McKim’s state, who volunteered to be an agent of the American Anti-Slavery Society.
date
["March 21, 1860"]
year
1860
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4507923
creators
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
M'Kim, J. Miller (James Miller), 1810-1874
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
M'Kim, J. Miller (James Miller), 1810-1874
Child, David Lee, 1794-1874
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Correspondence
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1
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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 22 x 28 cm.
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ht24xg10q
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Holograph, signed.
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21 Cornhill, Boston [Mass.]
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6w925902g
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document
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