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Estlin sends May twelve packages of the hair of Raja Rammohun Roy, a Hindu reformer, to be offered for sale at the Anti-Slavery Fair. He credits William James with assembling the offerings of the English abolitionists to the Fair and inquires as to which items sold best. He says that the English Unitarian clergymen feel mistreated in regard to the Address on Slavery.
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dv143b82v
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Letter from John Bishop Estlin, Bristol, to Samuel May, October 29th, 1844
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dv143b82v
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title
Letter from John Bishop Estlin, Bristol, to Samuel May, October 29th, 1844
description
Estlin sends May twelve packages of the hair of Raja Rammohun Roy, a Hindu reformer, to be offered for sale at the Anti-Slavery Fair. He credits William James with assembling the offerings of the English abolitionists to the Fair and inquires as to which items sold best. He says that the English Unitarian clergymen feel mistreated in regard to the Address on Slavery.
date
["October 29, 1844"]
year
1844
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
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no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4531663
creators
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
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
Rammohun Roy, Raja, 1772?-1833
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
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Correspondence
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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 4 1/2 x 7 in.
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notes
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
See also Ms.B.1.6 v.13, p.2.
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Bristol
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dv143b82v
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