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Webb informs May that his son was unable to find employment in Australia and that he plans to return via San Francisco and the Isthmus of Panama. Webb asks May to help his son if necessary. He mentions Sarah Parker Remond and attacks "popery."
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Document identity
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dv144w919
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Letter from Richard Davis Webb, Dublin, to Samuel May, March 29, 1859
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document
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1
Source metadata
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dv144w919
contentType
document
stage
normalized
title
Letter from Richard Davis Webb, Dublin, to Samuel May, March 29, 1859
description
Webb informs May that his son was unable to find employment in Australia and that he plans to return via San Francisco and the Isthmus of Panama. Webb asks May to help his son if necessary. He mentions Sarah Parker Remond and attacks "popery."
date
["March 29, 1859"]
year
1859
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4529480
creators
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
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
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Wallcut, Robert Folger, 1797-1884
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
genreBasic
Correspondence
Manuscripts
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Text
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1
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extent
1 leaf (3 p.) ; 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. + 1 envelope
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yes
Source extras
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
notes
A note in pencil on the envelope indicates that Robert Folger Wallcut also read the letter, "Mr. Webb's placing my name on one corner of this letter emboldened me to open it."
Addressed to May at 21 Cornhill, Boston. A note in the corner of the envelope reads, "or Mr. Wallcut."
Envelope includes two original postage stamps.
Holograph, signed.
May's handwriting on the envelope reads, "Rec'd Apr. 13. Ans'd [Apr.] 19 (in part)." Another note by May reads, "Relating to Rich[ar]d W. Webb, in California."
Title supplied by cataloger.
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Dublin
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dv144w919
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document
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1
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0
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photo
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