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Samuel Joseph May forwards to William Lloyd Garrison a circular which he wishes Garrison to publish in the pages of the Liberator, if he has not already done so, stating that William Brown has "done the Under Ground Rail Road much harm".
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Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [N.Y.], to William Lloyd Garrison, December 10 1858
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title
Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [N.Y.], to William Lloyd Garrison, December 10 1858
description
Samuel Joseph May forwards to William Lloyd Garrison a circular which he wishes Garrison to publish in the pages of the Liberator, if he has not already done so, stating that William Brown has "done the Under Ground Rail Road much harm".
date
["December 10, 1858"]
year
1858
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
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no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4699010
creators
May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph), 1797-1871
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Fugitive slaves--United States--History--19th century
African American abolitionists--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States
Underground Railroad
Fugitive slaves--United States
African American abolitionists
May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph), 1797-1871
Loguen, Jermain Wesley
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
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Correspondence
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1 leaf (3 p.) ; 28.9 x 19.8 cm.
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Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Manuscript is composed on the reverse of a typeset of a circular entitled "To the Friends of the Fugitive", advertising one "William Brown" as an imposter posing as an agent of the non-existant "African Aid Society" to defraud those seeking passage along the Underground Railroad through Syracuse to Canada.
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Syracuse, [N.Y.]
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5h73zx74j
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