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Source Description
Holograph, signed.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
gt54n5706
label
Letter from Richard Davis Webb, Dublin, to Samuel May, May 12, 1865
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obj
dtoType
document
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1
Source metadata
id
gt54n5706
contentType
document
stage
normalized
title
Letter from Richard Davis Webb, Dublin, to Samuel May, May 12, 1865
description
Holograph, signed.
date
["May 12, 1865"]
year
1865
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4532707
creators
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Webb, Alfred, 1834-1908
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
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
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Webb, Alfred, 1834-1908
Liberator (Boston, Mass : 1831)
genreBasic
Correspondence
Manuscripts
typeOfResource
Text
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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
extent
2 leaves (6 p.)
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yes
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
ht24xg10q
notes
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
The first leaf is from Richard Davis Webb to Samuel May and the second leaf is from Alfred Webb to Samuel May. The letters appear to have been sent simultaneously.
pubPlace
Dublin
dcId
gt54n5706
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document
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
7f468e21f6566698