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May encloses a review of Hinton Rowan Helper's "The Impending Crisis of the South." He says that the Northern Disunion Convention was postponed on account of the financial panic, which he discusses at length. May reports that many people are blaming the New York City banks for the panic.
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dv144s23j
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Letter from Samuel May, Boston, to Richard Davis Webb, October 21, 1857
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dv144s23j
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document
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title
Letter from Samuel May, Boston, to Richard Davis Webb, October 21, 1857
description
May encloses a review of Hinton Rowan Helper's "The Impending Crisis of the South." He says that the Northern Disunion Convention was postponed on account of the financial panic, which he discusses at length. May reports that many people are blaming the New York City banks for the panic.
date
["October 21, 1857"]
year
1857
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4530718
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
Depressions--1857
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Depressions
Helper, Hinton Rowan, 1829-1909
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
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Correspondence
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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 4 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.
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sf268508b
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Holograph, signed.
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Boston
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dv144s23j
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