Wigham, Eliza
Description
Addressed to 21 Cornhill, Boston.Envelope includes original postage stamp.Holograph, signed.May's handwriting on the envelope reads, "Rec'd Jan. 15, / '56. Ans'd same day."Title supplied by cataloger.Miss Wigham tells May that she was pleased to hear that the donations for the Boston Anti-Slavery Fair arrived safely. She sympathizes with the Weston family for the loss of Mr. Warren Weston. She praises Mary Anne Estlin and mentions Cuthbert Young and the Turkish Mission plan. Miss Wigham praises the speeches of William Lloyd Garrison and others.
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Digital CommonwealthKeywords
- Abolitionists
- Antislavery Movements
- Correspondence
- History
- May, Samuel, Jr. 1810 1899
- Slaver
- United States
- Wigham, Eliza
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