Ask the Scholar
Document scope · 1 page
Scholar
Ask about this object, its catalog metadata, its source description, or the page inventory.
For page-specific OCR and visual context, open one of the page chats.
Source Description
Webb acknowledges receipt of the Boston Ladies appeal. He says James Haughton came to see him and denies that his cousin, William H. Webb, is building a ship for the Confederates. Webb says that ten times as many small arms go to the North from England as go to the South and that the North's worst enemy is not England, but treachery within its own ranks. He says he is reprinting the book by John Elliott Cairnes. Webb recommends "The Daily News" and asks May for news of Edmund Quincy, Wendell Phillips, and Mattie Griffiths. Webb also sends a brief business account.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
gt54mv25b
label
Letter from Richard Davis Webb, Dublin, to Samuel May, Jan. 3, 1863
core
obj
dtoType
document
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
gt54mv25b
contentType
document
stage
normalized
title
Letter from Richard Davis Webb, Dublin, to Samuel May, Jan. 3, 1863
description
Webb acknowledges receipt of the Boston Ladies appeal. He says James Haughton came to see him and denies that his cousin, William H. Webb, is building a ship for the Confederates. Webb says that ten times as many small arms go to the North from England as go to the South and that the North's worst enemy is not England, but treachery within its own ranks. He says he is reprinting the book by John Elliott Cairnes. Webb recommends "The Daily News" and asks May for news of Edmund Quincy, Wendell Phillips, and Mattie Griffiths. Webb also sends a brief business account.
date
["1862–January 3, 1863"]
year
1862
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4533240
creators
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
genreBasic
Correspondence
Manuscripts
typeOfResource
Text
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
extent
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. + 1 envelope
hasTranscription
yes
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
ht24xg10q
notes
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Envelope includes a fragment of the original postage stamp.
May's writing on the envelope reads, "Rec'd Jan. 15 / 63. Ans'd [Jan.] 16." Additional notes by May on the envelope have been crossed out.
pubPlace
Dublin
dcId
gt54mv25b
type
document
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
69d23c209c440295