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Estlin writes a letter of transmittal accompanying copies of the French edition of "A Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass." He informs May that no reference was made to American slavery at the last Unitarian meeting, but there was a debate on anti-supernaturalism.
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dv144657v
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Letter from John Bishop Estlin, Bristol, to Samuel May, June 20th, 1848
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1
Source metadata
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dv144657v
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document
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normalized
title
Letter from John Bishop Estlin, Bristol, to Samuel May, June 20th, 1848
description
Estlin writes a letter of transmittal accompanying copies of the French edition of "A Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass." He informs May that no reference was made to American slavery at the last Unitarian meeting, but there was a debate on anti-supernaturalism.
date
["June 20, 1848"]
year
1848
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4529293
creators
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
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.
May's writing on the last page reads, "Ans'd Sept. 6 (1848). Again wrote Sept. 20."
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Bristol
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dv144657v
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document
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1
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0
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