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Carpenter differs with May on the proper way to achieve abolition of slavery. He tells May that "if there is antislavery zeal enough to dissolve the Union, there might surely be enough to make the Union a most powerful means of promoting freedom." Carpenter favors the free labor issue.
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dv144w11c
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Letter from Russell Lant Carpenter, Halifax, [Canada], to Samuel May, Dec. 2, 1858
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1
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dv144w11c
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document
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normalized
title
Letter from Russell Lant Carpenter, Halifax, [Canada], to Samuel May, Dec. 2, 1858
description
Carpenter differs with May on the proper way to achieve abolition of slavery. He tells May that "if there is antislavery zeal enough to dissolve the Union, there might surely be enough to make the Union a most powerful means of promoting freedom." Carpenter favors the free labor issue.
date
["December 2, 1858"]
year
1858
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4534396
creators
Carpenter, Russell Lant, 1816-1892
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Carpenter, Russell Lant, 1816-1892
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
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Correspondence
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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 4 1/2 x 7 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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Halifax, [Canada]
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dv144w11c
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document
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