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Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892 to Samuel Joseph May

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00979 Author/Creator: Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: March 13, 1837 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 24.7 cm, Width: 19.6 cm Order a Copy

Greenleaf invites May to the quarterly meeting of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society in Lynn, Massachusetts. He indicates that "Stanton, Garrison, Loring, Sewall, everybody wishes thee to be with us on the occasion." Mentions a Missouri statement from years ago against admitting Missouri as a slave state.

Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892
May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph), 1797-1871
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Loring, Ellis Gray, 1803-1858
Sewall, Samuel Edmund, 1799-1888

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