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May announces to Webb that he is sending an extensive series of pamphlets and reports. He says that Parker Pillsbury has returned home. He describes the New England Convention in Faneuil Hall and says that "Kansas is subjugated to the Slave Power." May describes the attack on Lawrence, Kansas by pro-slavery raiders. He says that the invaders could probably have been defeated if the Franklin Pierce administration had not helped them. May mentions the attack on Charles Sumner by Preston Smith Brooks, and the nomination of James Buchanan.
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dv144q57z
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Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, Mass., to Richard Davis Webb, June 10, 1856
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dv144q57z
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title
Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, Mass., to Richard Davis Webb, June 10, 1856
description
May announces to Webb that he is sending an extensive series of pamphlets and reports. He says that Parker Pillsbury has returned home. He describes the New England Convention in Faneuil Hall and says that "Kansas is subjugated to the Slave Power." May describes the attack on Lawrence, Kansas by pro-slavery raiders. He says that the invaders could probably have been defeated if the Franklin Pierce administration had not helped them. May mentions the attack on Charles Sumner by Preston Smith Brooks, and the nomination of James Buchanan.
date
["June 10, 1856"]
year
1856
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4530171
creators
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Slavery--Political aspects--Kansas--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Slavery--Political aspects--United States--History--19th century
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
subjectsGeographic
Kansas
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Correspondence
Manuscripts
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Text
country
United States
state
Kansas
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1
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extent
2 leaves (8 p.) ; 5 1/2 x 9 in.
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yes
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sf268508b
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38.6667
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-98
notes
Holograph, signed.
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Leicester, Mass
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dv144q57z
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1
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photo
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