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Letter from Samuel May, Boston, to John Bishop Estlin, May 1, 1846

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Holograph, signed.Title supplied by cataloger.May is highly appreciative of Estlin's donation to the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society. He offers consolation for the death of Estlin's nephew, Mr. Prichard. May tells Estlin that he is in Boston to attend the inauguration of Edward Everett as President of Harvard University. He discusses slaveholders' designs on Haiti and Cuba, and the American reaction toward victory over the Sikhs in India. The Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society contemplates a mission of inquiry to Haiti.
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Keywords

  1. Abolitionists
  2. Antislavery Movements
  3. Correspondence
  4. Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop) 1785 1855
  5. Everett, Edward 1794 1865
  6. History
  7. May, Samuel, Jr. 1810 1899
  8. Slaver
  9. United States

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