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May tells Webb that the Worcester Public Library should have acknowledged the receipt of Webb's donation of copies of the "National Anti-Slavery Standard" and "The Liberator." May comments on the severity of the winter weather in Birmingham, England and Leicester, Massachusetts. He tells of his daughter Bessie's recent visits to New York and Washington. May mentions Francis Jackson Garrison's new position with the Riverside Press.
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gt54mj30b
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Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, [Mass.], to Richard Davis Webb, Feb. 20, 1871
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gt54mj30b
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document
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normalized
title
Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, [Mass.], to Richard Davis Webb, Feb. 20, 1871
description
May tells Webb that the Worcester Public Library should have acknowledged the receipt of Webb's donation of copies of the "National Anti-Slavery Standard" and "The Liberator." May comments on the severity of the winter weather in Birmingham, England and Leicester, Massachusetts. He tells of his daughter Bessie's recent visits to New York and Washington. May mentions Francis Jackson Garrison's new position with the Riverside Press.
date
["February 20, 1871"]
year
1871
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4529445
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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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 5 x 8 in.
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yes
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
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Holograph, signed.
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Leicester, [Mass.]
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gt54mj30b
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document
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1
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photo
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