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Griffing, Charles Stockman Spooner

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Holograph, signedTitle supplied by catalogerAddressed to May at the Anti-Slavery Office, 221 Washington Street, BostonEnvelope includes original postage stampOn the reverse of the envelope is a note from Robert Folger Wallcut that asserts his discretion for the note's contentsGriffing asks May if he knows and approves Parker Pillsbury's theories about marriage. Griffing also inquires as to whether or not Pillsbury is an agent of the American Anti-Slavery Society or the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society. On the reverse of the letter is a copy of a letter dated Feb. 21, 1863, written by Samuel May in response to Griffing. May replies that Pillsbury is an agent of the Trustees of the Hovey Fund and asks Griffing to explain what he means when he says that there is something amiss in Pillsbury's "theory and practice on the marriage question."
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Keywords

  1. Abolitionists
  2. Antislavery Movements
  3. Griffing, Charles Stockman Spooner
  4. May, Samuel, 1810 1899
  5. Pillsbury, Parker, 1809 1898
  6. Slaver
  7. Wallcut, Robert Folger, 1797 1884

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