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May thanks Webb for various books and magazines. He describes his meeting with Dr. Joseph Hutton in London and tells of the Misses Chase of Worcester, who are teachers of freed slaves. May reports that his wife has been ill in London and explains how a dollar sign is made. May refers to the Suliot family and Thomas Carlysle's letter in support of Bismarck, the German Chancellor.
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gt54mj182
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Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, [Mass.], to Richard Davis Webb, Dec. 6 / 70
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gt54mj182
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document
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normalized
title
Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, [Mass.], to Richard Davis Webb, Dec. 6 / 70
description
May thanks Webb for various books and magazines. He describes his meeting with Dr. Joseph Hutton in London and tells of the Misses Chase of Worcester, who are teachers of freed slaves. May reports that his wife has been ill in London and explains how a dollar sign is made. May refers to the Suliot family and Thomas Carlysle's letter in support of Bismarck, the German Chancellor.
date
["December 6, 1870"]
year
1870
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4531086
creators
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
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
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Correspondence
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2 leaves (5 p.)
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yes
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sf268508b
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notes
Holograph, signed.
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Leicester, [Mass.]
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gt54mj182
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document
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1
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photo
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