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Mrs. Taylor says the name of her society has been changed from The Ladies' Emancipation Society to The London Negro Aid Society. She informs May that John Stuart Mill and Thomas Hughes recently joined the new society, which has sent a donation of money to May for the freed slaves. Mrs. Taylor says that the English are greatly concerned over the atrocities committed by Governor Edward John Eyre's administration in Jamaica. She reports that a society for the abolition of slavery has been formed in Madrid and criticizes Andrew Johnson.
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dv145283t
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Letter from Mentia Taylor, London, to Samuel May, [Dec. 12, / 65?]
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dv145283t
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title
Letter from Mentia Taylor, London, to Samuel May, [Dec. 12, / 65?]
description
Mrs. Taylor says the name of her society has been changed from The Ladies' Emancipation Society to The London Negro Aid Society. She informs May that John Stuart Mill and Thomas Hughes recently joined the new society, which has sent a donation of money to May for the freed slaves. Mrs. Taylor says that the English are greatly concerned over the atrocities committed by Governor Edward John Eyre's administration in Jamaica. She reports that a society for the abolition of slavery has been formed in Madrid and criticizes Andrew Johnson.
date
["[December 12, 1865?]"]
year
1865
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
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no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4534553
creators
Taylor, Mentia
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
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
Taylor, Mentia
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Correspondence
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1 leaf (3 p.) ; 5 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.
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notes
Addressed from Aubrey House, Notting Hill, [London].
Holograph, signed.
The letter is dated in pencil in an unknown hand, "About Dec. 12, / 65."
Title supplied by cataloger.
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London
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dv145283t
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