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Letter from Samuel May, Leicester, Mass., to Richard Davis Webb, Feb. 9, 1866

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Holograph, signed.Title supplied by cataloger.May describes the proceedings leading to the dissolution of the American Anti-Slavery Society. He criticizes the conduct of Wendell Phillips at the final meeting and states that the continuation of the Society would be wrongful and in contradiction of the national law against slavery. May informs Webb that the Freedmen's Aid has become very important.
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Keywords

  1. Abolitionists
  2. American Anti Slavery Society
  3. Antislavery Movements
  4. Correspondence
  5. History
  6. May, Samuel, Jr. 1810 1899
  7. Slaver
  8. United States
  9. Webb, Richard Davis 1805 1872

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