Samuel Joseph May states his debt to William Lloyd Garrison for the kind letter received, and states that his health is "much improved" since his return from Glen Haven, although he admits that the "claims upon [May's] time" are numerous. May reports that he expects to be able to fulfill his various duties and obligations until "July next", when he plans to journey to New England to visit friends for several months. May states his intention to join Garrison at the convention in Albany, and relates that it is the time to speak "by our boldest words". May informs Garrison that he has heard both "directly & indirectly" out of Cambridge "excellent reports" of Wendell Phillips, and begs Garrison to advise Phillips to mind his health. May requests that Garrison read the published excerpts of his address delivered in May 1855 at the Ministerial Conference in Boston, and "transfer the best parts" to the Liberator.