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An anti-slavery chronology by Samuel May, [1856?]

1856

This is an unfinished chronology in what appears to be the handwriting of Samuel May, Jr. The heading on the first page reads, "Prior to 1830," but there are no further entries until January 1, 1831. There are no entries for the years 1832 to 1839, inclusive, and only a few thereafter. The last entry is for May 22, 1856.

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Antislavery work No. 2 by Samuel May, Jr., Summer, 1851

1851

This document lists the locations of antislavery meetings (mostly Massachusetts towns) for every week from June 1 to September 28, 1851. Alongside each location, initials indicate which speakers were due to appear at each meeting. The speakers include William Lloyd Garrison, Stephen S. Foster, Charles C. Burleigh, Parker Pillsbury, George W. Putnam, Lucy Stone, Samuel May, Jr., Nathaniel H. Whiting, Edmund Quincy, and Wendell Phillips. It was likely written by Samuel May to help schedule meetings as part of his duties as general agent for the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society.

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Chronological list of Harriet Martineau's works by Maria Weston Chapman, [1876?]

1876

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Chronological list of Harriet Martineau's works by Maria Weston Chapman, [1876?]

1876

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General agent's day book of work and events by Samuel May, March 1, 1862 through November 10, 1862

1862

This manuscript gives a brief chronological list of May's official acts as an agent for the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society from March 1, 1862 through November 10, 1862. Also included are brief summaries of war, local news, and three newspaper clippings.

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Immediate emancipation [and additional notes] by Amos A. Phelps

1832

This item contains a 15-page manuscript written by Amos A. Phelps on the subject of immediate emancipation. Phelps defines basic terms such as slavery and immediate emancipation, and discusses how emancipation may be achieved and whether it can be achieved safely. After surveying some relevant cases throughout the history of the US, Mexico, South America, and the English colonies, he makes some further arguments for immediate emancipation. Some newspaper clippings are inserted. An accompanying 4-page leaf contains a chronology of the abolishment of slave-trade and related events from 1772 to 1836. Another leaf contains a brief financial notes related to sermons and circulation of papers.

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Memo of English correspondence from Samuel May

1832

This memorandum is a list of letters that date from 1843 to 1847 and were sent by May to his correspondents in England and Ireland, including George Armstrong, William James, John Bishop Estlin, Mary Carpenter, and James Haughton.

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Memoranda of an antislavery movement in Leicester by Samuel May, February, March, April, 1844

1844

These memoranda deal with the formation of the Leicester Anti-Slavery Society. May lists the founders of the Society and the first debates that the Society held.

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Memorandum and newspaper clipping from Samuel May

1853

This memorandum is a list in the hand of Samuel May of articles from the "National Anti-Slavery Standard" from September of 1854 to May of 1856. The newspaper clipping is an article from the June 11, 1853 issue of the "National Anti-Slavery Standard" that describes the half-yearly meeting of the Western Unitarian Christian Union at Cheltenham, England, on May 4, 1853, at which Dr. John Bishop Estlin and Reverend S. Alfred Steinthal delivered speeches.

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Notes by Maria Weston Chapman, [Not before 1876 June 27]

1876

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Statistics of St. Domingo from Thompson's lectures, ca. 1834-1835

1834

This item contains notes taken by Amos A. Phelps from the lecture of George Thompson on the history of St. Domingo.

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