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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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