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Copy of a letter from John Bishop Estlin, Bristol, England, to Anne Warren Weston, Friday, July 6, 1853

1 pp 1853

This manuscript was transcribed and copied by Samuel May on Tuesday, August 30, 1853. Whereabouts of the original manuscript unknown.

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Copy of a letter from Joseh Hutton to Samuel May, [1851?]

1 pp 1851

Hutton sends May a set of resolutions concerning the Fugitive Slave Law. He tells May that he is sorry to hear that the American Unitarian Association has declined to express an opinion on the matter. Hutton discusses the merits of the "voluntary principle" in church affairs as well as the motives of laymen and clergy in the anti-slavery struggle. He advocates nullification of the Fugitive Slave Law.

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Copy of a letter from Samuel May, Boston, to Charles Calistus Burleigh, [March? 1858]

1 pp 1858

In this copy of a letter dated March 24, 1858 from 21 Cornhill, Boston, May informs Burleigh that the Board of Managers of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society have appointed him their Agent for Western Massachusetts. On the reverse, May copies a line from a letter sent to him by Burleigh from Oxford on March 28, 1858 wherein Burleigh accepted the appointment.

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Copy of a letter from Samuel May, Boston, to Frederick William Chesson, [August 2, 1869]

1 pp 1869

May informs Chesson that he invested the American contribution to the George Thompson Testimonial Fund in a U. S. bond. He regrets the small size of the contribution. A footnote in May's handwriting explains that the bond was lost in the wreck of the "Germania" and gives an account of May's correspondence with Chesson about the loss.

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Copy of a letter from Samuel May, Boston, to J. Brown, July 6, 1858

1 pp 1858

May accepts Brown's invitation to write biographical sketches for the Glasgow dictionary, "The Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography." He asks how much space he has already used up and if the several volumes will be published individually when each is completed.

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Copy of a letter from Samuel May, Geneva, to George Armstrong, [Oct. 9, 1843?]

1 pp 1843

In this copy of an original letter dated October 9, 1843 from Geneva, May reviews the events of his visit to Bristol and discusses the attitude of the English Unitarians toward slavery and the address to the American Unitarian ministers from the British Unitarians. He complains of the failure of the American Unitarians to take an interest in the abolition of slavery and says that there is opposition to any discussion of the subject among them. May mentions the anti-slavery articles of Andrew Preston Peabody of Portsmouth, New Hampshire in "The Christian Examiner." He says that the abolitionists believe that dissemination of the truth about slavery will cause its downfall. He discusses the hostility of the clergy towards the abolitionists, tells about Reverend William Ellery Channing, and refers to the motto "Christo in Pauperibus."

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Copy of a letter from Samuel May, Jr., Lecester, to Caleb Stetson, Sept. 8, [18]54

1 pp 1854

Samuel May Jr. informs Caleb Stetson that two agents of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, [Messing N.H.] Whiting and Lewis Ford, have been assigned to several antislavery meetings in Plymouth County, including one in South Scituate. May wants to ensure that Stetson does not perceive this as a sign of the Society’s lack of confidence in Stetson; he explains that they want to be inclusive. He asks for Stetson’s help publicizing the meeting.

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Copy of a letter from Samuel May, Jr., Leicester, [Mass.], to John Boardman, February 18, 1841

1 pp 1841

May invites Boardman to lecture on slavery for the South Division of the Worcester County Anti-Slavery Society. May alludes to the controversy that divided the membership of the original Anti-Slavery Society, but does not indicate which side he favors. May says that the Anti-Slavery Society is unable to pay Boardman for lecturing, but hopes to pay his expenses. He adds that "It remains to be seen, however, how far Abolitionists can be revived from the torpor which the late political contest has brought on them, and brought to give their affections and their contributions, once more, to this cause."

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Copy of a letter from Samuel May, Leicester, Mass., to Edward Brooks Hall, [Oct. 20th, 1850?]

1 pp 1850

May asks Dr. Hall if he really made certain statements attributed to him by John Bishop Estlin and George Armstrong. The statements were made in a sermon delivered in Bristol and were objections to the anti-Sabbatarianism of the abolitionists. May quotes from letters written to him by Estlin and Armstrong and asks Hall for clarification of his view.

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Copy of a letter from Samuel May, Leicester, Mass., to Edward Brooks Hall, [Oct. 24th, 1850?]

1 pp 1850

May explains that the proceeds of the National Anti-Slavery Society, which publishes the "National Anti-Slavery Standard" and other anti-slavery tracts, hires lecturers who speak anywhere and at any time they can find an audience. He clarifies that the lecturers are not authorized to speak against ordinary Sabbath observance and that George Armstrong evidently got the impression that the Anti-Slavery meetings were devoted to anti-Sabbatarianism. May expresses his view that an abolition meeting is not an abuse of Sunday and states that he does not believe the hours of Sunday are any holier than those of any other day.

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Copy of a letter from Samuel May, Leicester, [Mass.], to Charles Hudson, Dec. 5, 1845

1 pp 1845

This copy of a letter transmitting the protest against the admission of Texas as a slave state to Representative Hudson is followed by lists of signers and non-signers of the protest and a table showing the voters who signed the petition, divided according to districts.

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Copy of a letter from Samuel May, Leicester, [Mass.], to Daniel Foster, April 22, 1853

1 pp 1853

May tries to persuade Foster not to give up the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society agency. He renews the discussion of the William Goodell book, "Slavery and Anti-Slavery." He points out that Foster was not personally familiar with details of the contest between the old and new organizations and claims that Goodell has falsified certain information about the American Anti-Slavery Society.

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Copy of a letter from John Bishop Estlin, Bristol, England, to Anne Warren Weston, Friday, July 6, 1853

Copy of a letter from Joseh Hutton to Samuel May, [1851?]

Copy of a letter from Samuel May, Boston, to Charles Calistus Burleigh, [March? 1858]

Copy of a letter from Samuel May, Boston, to Frederick William Chesson, [August 2, 1869]

Copy of a letter from Samuel May, Boston, to J. Brown, July 6, 1858

Copy of a letter from Samuel May, Geneva, to George Armstrong, [Oct. 9, 1843?]

Copy of a letter from Samuel May, Jr., Lecester, to Caleb Stetson, Sept. 8, [18]54

Copy of a letter from Samuel May, Jr., Leicester, [Mass.], to John Boardman, February 18, 1841

Copy of a letter from Samuel May, Leicester, Mass., to Edward Brooks Hall, [Oct. 20th, 1850?]

Copy of a letter from Samuel May, Leicester, Mass., to Edward Brooks Hall, [Oct. 24th, 1850?]

Copy of a letter from Samuel May, Leicester, [Mass.], to Charles Hudson, Dec. 5, 1845

Copy of a letter from Samuel May, Leicester, [Mass.], to Daniel Foster, April 22, 1853