Abstract

Consists mainly of correspondence among American abolitionists, including many letters to Samuel Joseph May. Also included correspondence among members of May's family and the family of James Miller McKim; and some correspondence with Daniel Willard Fiske and George William Harris concerning the building of the May Anti-Slavery Collection at Cornell University.

Scope and content Manuscript and printed letters written by and to British and American abolitionists, including clippings of printed letters from Harriet Martineau to the National Anti-slavery standard and other newspapers. Subjects include the controversy between Martineau and the Standard, and Martineau's attitude to the approach of the Civil War. Correspondents include Harriet Martineau, Sarah Pugh, Auguste Langet, Maria Weston Chapman, and Maria's daughter Anne Chapman. Also included is a letter from...