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May discusses the sale of Webb's "Life and Letters of Captain John Brown." He says that the country would have restored the Southerners to power and political equality if President Andrew Johnson had not revealed "their cherished spits and craft." He mentions the restoration of military rule in the South and informs Webb that William Lloyd Garrison plans to go to Europe. May tells of a rumor that Robert Purvis, Mary Grew and Wendell Phillips also plan to go. May says that his wife plans to send Webb copies of John Greenleaf Whittier's "Snowbound" and "Tent on the Beach." He discusses the historian, William Hickling Prescott.
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dv145342s
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Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, Mass., to Richard Davis Webb, April 2, 1867
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dv145342s
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title
Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, Mass., to Richard Davis Webb, April 2, 1867
description
May discusses the sale of Webb's "Life and Letters of Captain John Brown." He says that the country would have restored the Southerners to power and political equality if President Andrew Johnson had not revealed "their cherished spits and craft." He mentions the restoration of military rule in the South and informs Webb that William Lloyd Garrison plans to go to Europe. May tells of a rumor that Robert Purvis, Mary Grew and Wendell Phillips also plan to go. May says that his wife plans to send Webb copies of John Greenleaf Whittier's "Snowbound" and "Tent on the Beach." He discusses the historian, William Hickling Prescott.
date
["April 2, 1867"]
year
1867
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4535044
creators
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
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
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
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Correspondence
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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 5 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.
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yes
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
notes
Holograph, signed.
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Leicester, Mass
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dv145342s
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document
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1
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