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Letter from Eliza Wigham, Edinburgh, to Samuel May, 31.5.1859

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Wigham, Eliza

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Addressed from 5 Gray Street, Edinburgh.Envelope is addressed to 21 Cornhill, Boston, and includes original postage stamp.Holograph, signed.In a note on the inner flap of the envelope, Miss Wigham apologizes for her "poor" note.May's handwriting on the envelope reads, "Rec'd June 16 / 59. Ans'd [June] 30 [59] (in part)."Title supplied by cataloger.Miss Wigham orders two subscriptions to the "National Anti-Slavery Standard." She acknowledges receipt of certain tracts, gives an account of a pro-slavery speech by Dr. Monod, and refers to Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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Keywords

  1. Abolitionists
  2. Antislavery Movements
  3. Correspondence
  4. History
  5. May, Samuel, Jr. 1810 1899
  6. Slaver
  7. United States
  8. Wigham, Eliza

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