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Writing to Samuel J. May (Recipient), Samuel May Jr. (Writer) talks about the arrivals of newborns to both Writer’s and Recipient’s families, and about Recipient’s relocation to Syracuse. He also mentions an inquiry he received from a US publisher about a letter he wrote a year ago for publication in England, and contemplates on the possibility of getting it published in “the World” first. Finally, he criticizes the way with which an official reply to a letter from England was handled by a committee in the previous spring.
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6w925g25t
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Letter from Samuel May, Jr., Leicester, to Samuel Joseph May, Monday eveg. 4th Nov. 1844
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document
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6w925g25t
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document
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normalized
title
Letter from Samuel May, Jr., Leicester, to Samuel Joseph May, Monday eveg. 4th Nov. 1844
description
Writing to Samuel J. May (Recipient), Samuel May Jr. (Writer) talks about the arrivals of newborns to both Writer’s and Recipient’s families, and about Recipient’s relocation to Syracuse. He also mentions an inquiry he received from a US publisher about a letter he wrote a year ago for publication in England, and contemplates on the possibility of getting it published in “the World” first. Finally, he criticizes the way with which an official reply to a letter from England was handled by a committee in the previous spring.
date
["November 4, 1844"]
year
1844
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4486613
creators
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph), 1797-1871
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
May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph), 1797-1871
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Correspondence
Manuscripts
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Text
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1
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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 24.6 x 40.4 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 delivery address is "Rev. Samuel J. May, Lexington. (Mass.)" It is postmarked Leicester, Nov. 5.
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Leicester
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6w925g25t
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document
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1
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photo
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