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Estlin tells May, "I sincerely lament that 'The Liberator' is not conducted more in unison with our views of the desirable characteristics of such a paper." He also objects to an article in the January 16 issue of the journal that he finds to be indelicate. Estlin tells May that he has completed a rough draft of his short statement of abolition aims, titled, "A Brief Notice of American Slavery and the Abolition Movement."
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dv143c53m
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Letter from John Bishop Estlin, Bristol, to Samuel May, February 13th, 1846
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dv143c53m
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document
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normalized
title
Letter from John Bishop Estlin, Bristol, to Samuel May, February 13th, 1846
description
Estlin tells May, "I sincerely lament that 'The Liberator' is not conducted more in unison with our views of the desirable characteristics of such a paper." He also objects to an article in the January 16 issue of the journal that he finds to be indelicate. Estlin tells May that he has completed a rough draft of his short statement of abolition aims, titled, "A Brief Notice of American Slavery and the Abolition Movement."
date
["February 13, 1846"]
year
1846
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4531192
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
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
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Correspondence
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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 5 x 8 in.
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yes
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
notes
Holograph, signed.
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Bristol
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dv143c53m
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document
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1
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