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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02448.12 |
| From Archive Folder | Abolitionists collection: letters and documents |
| Title | Samuel May to Marius Racine Robinson accepting an invitation to speak at the Anti-Slavery Society |
| Date | ca. 15 June 1845 |
| Author | May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph) (1797-1871) |
| Recipient | Robinson, Marius Racine |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | May, a prominent abolitionist and reformer, writes to Robinson, Secretary of the Western Anti-Slavery Society. Robinson had invited May to speak, and May promises to come if he can find a suitable replacement to serve as pastor in his absence (possibly for the Unitarian Church in Syracuse). Circa year based on May's pastorship of the Unitarian Church in Syracuse. |
| Subjects | African American History Religion Transcendentalism Slavery Abolition Reform Movement |
| People | Robinson, Marius Racine (1806-1878) May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph) (1797-1871) |
| Place written | Syracuse, New York |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |