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Writing to Francis Jackson, Samuel May Jr. says Josiah Loring will give a proxy to no one, but will “sell his pew.” May tells Jackson that Jackson may want to consider buying it.
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6w925763s
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Letter from Samuel May, Jr., to Francis Jackson, Thursday eve 27 Sept. [1839]
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1
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6w925763s
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document
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normalized
title
Letter from Samuel May, Jr., to Francis Jackson, Thursday eve 27 Sept. [1839]
description
Writing to Francis Jackson, Samuel May Jr. says Josiah Loring will give a proxy to no one, but will “sell his pew.” May tells Jackson that Jackson may want to consider buying it.
date
["[September 27, 1839]"]
year
1839
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4457067
creators
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Jackson, Francis, 1789-1861
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
Jackson, Francis, 1789-1861
Loring, Josiah, 1775-1840
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Correspondence
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1
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1 leaf (2 p.) ; 15 x 19.4 cm.
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yes
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
notes
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, the recipient is “Francis Jackson, Esq.”
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[Place of publication not identified]
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6w925763s
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document
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