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This letter contains further information about the progress of the English contributions to the Anti-Slavery Fair in Boston. Estlin sends a copy of an address on mesmerism and one or two reports of the eye dispensary he developed in 1812. He approves the protest of slavery by the 170 American Unitarians. Estlin indicates that he has been corresponding with Richard Davis Webb about "The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" and that he wants certain paragraphs omitted in the second edition. Estlin reiterates his warning that the internal dissensions among the abolitionists should be concealed from the English, adding that it is difficult to circulate "The Liberator" among people of different sects. He comments at length on Joseph Sturge and John Scoble of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society.
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Letter from John Bishop Estlin, Bristol, to Samuel May, November 10th, 1845
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Letter from John Bishop Estlin, Bristol, to Samuel May, November 10th, 1845
description
This letter contains further information about the progress of the English contributions to the Anti-Slavery Fair in Boston. Estlin sends a copy of an address on mesmerism and one or two reports of the eye dispensary he developed in 1812. He approves the protest of slavery by the 170 American Unitarians. Estlin indicates that he has been corresponding with Richard Davis Webb about "The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" and that he wants certain paragraphs omitted in the second edition. Estlin reiterates his warning that the internal dissensions among the abolitionists should be concealed from the English, adding that it is difficult to circulate "The Liberator" among people of different sects. He comments at length on Joseph Sturge and John Scoble of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society.
date
["November 10, 1845"]
year
1845
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No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
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no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4530280
creators
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
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
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Sturge, Joseph, 1793-1859
Scoble, John, 1799-1877
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
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2 leaves (8 p.) ; 7 1/2 x 9 in.
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Holograph, signed.
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Bristol
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