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Letter from Oliver Johnson, [New York], to Samuel May, Nov. 29, 1887

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Holograph, signed.Title supplied by cataloger.Addressed from 164 W. 45th Street.Johnson tells May that he researched the facts about the attitude of the Garrisonians toward the liberation of Kansas in the files of "The Liberator." He mentions the death of Edward Morris Davis and refers to his influence on Wendell Phillips. Johnson says he sent some copies of his latest reply to Eli Thayer to various people.
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  1. Abolitionists
  2. Antislavery Movements
  3. Correspondence
  4. History
  5. Johnson, Oliver 1809 1889
  6. May, Samuel, Jr. 1810 1899
  7. Slaver
  8. United States

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