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Letter from Eliza Wigham, Edinburgh, to Samuel May, 28.6.1861

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Wigham, Eliza

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Holograph, signed.Title supplied by cataloger.May's writing on the envelope reads, "Rec'd July 13, 1861."Envelope addressed to 221 Washington Street, Boston.Wigham thanks May for a shipment of books and sends her regrets for his poor health. She warns against a compromise with slaveholding, stating that the North is not adhering to true abolition principles and neither is General Benjamin F. Butler when he declares slaves are contrabands of war.
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