Samuel May

Seller(s) Name: Snow, Stephen, Sr. Buyer(s) Name: May, Samuel, Sr. Witness(es) Name (other than Justice of the Peace): Paine, John; Paine, Thomas, Jr. Justice of the Peace: Sparrow, Jonathan. Courtesy of Sturgis Library

May praises the support of the abolition cause in its early days by its English friends and discusses the controversies between the English and American abolitionists during the war. He speaks of the attitude o More

May says the American people must not submit to a slaveholding government. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

This poem is in the hand of Samuel May, but its author is unknown. The first two lines are, "We weep not for him, who having run / The bound of man's appointed years, at last." Courtesy of Boston Public Library

These notes are for an address at a meeting in Worcester which seems to have been in 1861, as there is reference to the firing on Fort Sumter. The envelope was originally addressed to Samuel Joseph May in Syrac More

May's apparent draft of a eulogy for Charles Calistus Burleigh is written on the inside of two opened envelopes. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Clarke discusses the question of whether slaveholding is always a sin. On the reverse of Clarke's letter are extensive notes in the hand of Samuel May. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

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May quotes from Wendell Phillips and others on the subject of aiding fugitive slaves. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

On the reverse of an unsigned, undated letter, May writes notes for a sermon or lecture on the slaveholders' responsibility for causing the Civil War. In the unsigned letter to May, the writer arranges for May More

Pillsbury is very pleased at May's resumption of his former post. He asks May to have the question of Charles Lenox Remond's appointment to an agency considered by the Board of Managers. Pillsbury encloses a le More

This fragment may have been wrapped around a roll of papers. It is addressed to Samuel May at No. 1 Broad Street, Boston. A note in May's hand reads, "Materials for a history of the Boston Anti-Slavery Fairs." More

May says that Senator Henry Wilson desired to forward a copy of his book to Burleigh. May also asks about Burleigh's progress on the annual report. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

May tells Burleigh that Francis Jackson has paid May the money owed to Burleigh in order to account for the payment in the year's financial statements. May asks Burleigh to respond with a receipt for the amount More

The heading of these notes is "Foreign Interference." Courtesy of Boston Public Library

These notes are a brief outline of the reasons for preaching an anti-slavery sermon. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

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The heading of these notes is "What Slavery is doing, No. 2." See also MS B.1.6 v.13, p.35. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

This manuscript is a draft of resolutions condemning slavery that is labeled, "Paper No. 1 of Resolutions." Courtesy of Boston Public Library

This manuscript is a rough draft of a biographical sketch of Cassius Marcellus Clay that May was presumably working on for insertion in "The Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography." Courtesy of Boston Public Library

This fragment reads, "Hassett-Slatter's slave prison at B. is a true type and exponent of these United States." Courtesy of Boston Public Library

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May comments on the obstructionism of a Reverend Nelson, whom he finds to be an enemy of the Antislavery cause. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

These appear to be notes for an anti-slavery sermon or lecture. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

This fragment, labeled, "Plain Language," appears to be an extract from an anti-slavery sermon. The fragment is written on the reverse of other notes by May, which have been crossed out. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

In response to a request for material on the Unitarians and abolition for an article to be printed in the "Anti-Slavery Advocate," May supplied this account of his denomination, including a history of its attit More

The writer sends a purse that she knitted for Samuel May, along with the Anti-Slavery Fair shipment. She mentions hearing Jenny Lind in London. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

May sends some tracts to Burleigh for distribution. He asks about Burleigh's progress on the annual report and mentions the death of Asa Cutter of Putnam. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

These appear to be notes for lectures delivered on a brief tour through northern New England. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

May discusses Charles G. Loring. He says that George Thompson has just arrived in America and has spoken once or twice in public. May mentions Mrs. Helen Eliza Garrison's attack of paralysis. Courtesy of Boston More

This fragment may have been wrapped around a roll of papers. It is addressed to Samuel May at No. 1 Broad Street, Boston. A note in May's hand reads, "Materials for a history of the Boston Anti-Slavery Fairs." More

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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, More

May quotes from an article by Reverend John Angell James in the "Advocate of Peace" on the "Duties and Derelictions of the Church." The article was reprinted in the February 13, 1846 issue of "The Liberator." C More

This fragment, labeled, "Plain Language," appears to be an extract from an anti-slavery sermon. The fragment is written on the reverse of other notes by May, which have been crossed out. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

May comments on the Southern opposition to abolitionist teachings and on the "National and Individual Dangers of Prosperity." Courtesy of Boston Public Library

May says the American people must not submit to a slaveholding government. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

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May's apparent draft of a eulogy for Charles Calistus Burleigh is written on the inside of two opened envelopes. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

These notes are for an address at a meeting in Worcester which seems to have been in 1861, as there is reference to the firing on Fort Sumter. The envelope was originally addressed to Samuel Joseph May in Syrac More

This fragment in the hand of Samuel May explains the apparent lack of religious feeling in the Weston family. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

May informs Burleigh that the printers want more copy. He expresses doubts as to the feasibility of Burleigh finishing the annual report in time for the annual meeting. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

These are notes for an anti-slavery sermon or lecture that are labeled, "Miscellaneous - to be arranged." Courtesy of Boston Public Library

These notes are for an article for the "National Anti-Slavery Standard." May comments on the Wilmot Proviso, political parties, and a trip to Weymouth. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

May quotes from an article by Reverend John Angell James in the "Advocate of Peace" on the "Duties and Derelictions of the Church." The article was reprinted in the February 13, 1846 issue of "The Liberator." C More

May tells Burleigh that Francis Jackson has paid May the money owed to Burleigh in order to account for the payment in the year's financial statements. May asks Burleigh to respond with a receipt for the amount More

These transcribed letters were written by John Brown of Osawatomie to his wife and family, from 1829-1859. Annotations by May are on pages 1, 15, and 18. The first annotation relates to the spelling in the lett More

This manuscript is a list of contributors and their donations received "on & after Feb. 2d." by Mrs. Helen Eliza Garrison and David Lee Child. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

These notes are for an article for the "National Anti-Slavery Standard." May comments on the Wilmot Proviso, political parties, and a trip to Weymouth. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

These notes are for an article for the "National Anti-Slavery Standard." May comments on the Wilmot Proviso, political parties, and a trip to Weymouth. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

These notes, labeled "You ask, what can you do?" appear to be for an anti-slavery sermon. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

May comments on the arguments for and against a Personal Liberty Law. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

A note at the top of the first page says that this list is a continuation of another bibliography and cautions the printer to "follow the order of the numbering." Courtesy of Boston Public Library

This fragment consists of brief penciled notes that mention slaveholding as a prerequisite to holding office in the South Carolina legislature, the Ohio Black Laws, and a fight in Congress between Boardman of C More

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On the reverse of an unsigned, undated letter, May writes notes for a sermon or lecture on the slaveholders' responsibility for causing the Civil War. In the unsigned letter to May, the writer arranges for May More

May says he has been looking for the Millard Fillmore invitation. He discusses the connections of George Ware Briggs, R. C. Waterston and Charles C. Shackford with the anti-slavery movement. Courtesy of Boston More

These extracts were copied by Samuel May, Jr. from a series of nine original letters between Samuel Joseph May and John Pierpont. The extracts deal with a controversy about a revision of "The American First Cla More

May summarizes the remarks of George W. Alexander on the benefits resulting from the emancipation of the slaves in the West Indies. The beginning of the notes reads, "summer of 1850." Courtesy of Boston Public Library

May refers to Captain Townshend of the Echo and the U.S.S. Dolphin. He attacks those who lent spiritual support to slavery. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

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This memorandum is a statement detailing subscriptions to "The Liberator" that were paid for from 1842 to 1859, inclusive. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

These notes contain quotations from Reverend William Ellery Channing, U.S. Revenue Collector David Hayden, and other individuals concerning the annexation of Texas and England's attitude towards the annexation. More

These notes are a condemnation of blind devotion to one's country. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

May says the American people must not submit to a slaveholding government. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

May says the American people must not submit to a slaveholding government. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

H.H. Brigham writes to Samuel May informing him that the Old Colony Anti-Slavery Society will hold its annual meeting in North Bridgewater on July 12 and 13. He asks May to "give us some speakers" and specifica More

These notes are for an address at a meeting in Worcester which seems to have been in 1861, as there is reference to the firing on Fort Sumter. The envelope was originally addressed to Samuel Joseph May in Syrac More

The heading of these notes is "Foreign Interference." Courtesy of Boston Public Library

This fragment includes a quotation from a speech made by Wendell Phillips on April 20, 1848. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Samuel May Jr.’s notes, possibly for an eulogy for an unnamed person. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

The heading of these notes is "What Slavery is doing, and requiring us to do." They appear to be notes for an anti-slavery sermon or lecture. See also MS B.1.6 v.13, p.38. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

In this fragment, Steinthal orders pamphlets and inquires about the material on the relationship between the American Unitarian Association and slavery. He mentions Parker Pillsbury's return to America. Courtes More

These notes are for an article for the "National Anti-Slavery Standard." May comments on the Wilmot Proviso, political parties, and a trip to Weymouth. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

These notes are possibly for an anti-slavery sermon: "slave [sic] don't want your help so much, as [that] you will cease to be his oppressor." Courtesy of Boston Public Library

This manuscript is a list of biblical quotations relating to "servitude, servants, bondmen, etc." in the Old Testament. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

May praises William Wilberforce and Thomas Clarkson in a brief note or memorandum. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

May quotes from an article by Reverend John Angell James in the "Advocate of Peace" on the "Duties and Derelictions of the Church." The article was reprinted in the February 13, 1846 issue of "The Liberator." C More

This manuscript is an anonymous poem, which was apparently sent to Samuel May for insertion in "The Liberator," as indicated by a handwritten note on the reverse of the poem. The legacy catalog card suggests th More

May quotes from an article by Reverend John Angell James in the "Advocate of Peace" on the "Duties and Derelictions of the Church." The article was reprinted in the February 13, 1846 issue of "The Liberator." C More

May's apparent draft of a eulogy for Charles Calistus Burleigh is written on the inside of two opened envelopes. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

May's apparent draft of a eulogy for Charles Calistus Burleigh is written on the inside of two opened envelopes. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

This manuscript is an anonymous poem, which was apparently sent to Samuel May for insertion in "The Liberator," as indicated by a handwritten note on the reverse of the poem. The legacy catalog card suggests th More

May quotes from Wendell Phillips and others on the subject of aiding fugitive slaves. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

May quotes Reverend Samuel Wood Colburn as saying he could not go along with William Lloyd Garrison when he learned that Garrison "desired to blot out God's Sabbath." Courtesy of Boston Public Library

This manuscript appears to be a brief set of notes for a speech on slavery and the indifference of the Unitarian Church, possibly for May to read at the meeting of the American Unitarian ministers at the Berry More

In these notes for a speech, May gives advice about political parties to anti-slavery voters. Courtesy of Boston Public Library