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Draft of a resolution of slavery from Samuel May, Jr., Worcester, [Mass.], [October?] 1842

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Holograph, signed.Title supplied by cataloger.A preliminary draft in the handwriting of Samuel May, Jr.May tried to persuade the Autumnal Unitarian Conference to pass a resolution declaring that the Gospel of Christ did not warrant or sanction the existence of slavery. May's own comment on his effort was that "there was manifested a great unwillingness to express any opinion on the subject, and the convention adjourned without taking any action upon it."
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  1. Abolitionists
  2. Antislavery Movements
  3. History
  4. Slaver
  5. United States

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