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In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, Sewall Harding writes about a recently formed antislavery society in his area, and requests that Phelps comes to his community to preach on the subject matter, exchanging pulpits with him for that Sunday. Harding also mentions Miss Hodgkins, about whom Phelps has inquired. He will have more information about her later and Phelps’s will be able to see her when he visits the area.
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6w925w127
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Letter from Sewall Harding, Waltham, to Amos Augustus Phelps, Feby 26th 1834
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6w925w127
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document
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normalized
title
Letter from Sewall Harding, Waltham, to Amos Augustus Phelps, Feby 26th 1834
description
In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, Sewall Harding writes about a recently formed antislavery society in his area, and requests that Phelps comes to his community to preach on the subject matter, exchanging pulpits with him for that Sunday. Harding also mentions Miss Hodgkins, about whom Phelps has inquired. He will have more information about her later and Phelps’s will be able to see her when he visits the area.
date
["February 26, 1834"]
year
1834
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4719803
creators
Harding, Sewall, 1793-1876
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Harding, Sewall, 1793-1876
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Correspondence
Manuscripts
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Text
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1
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1 leaf (2 p.) ; 25 x 21 cm.
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yes
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
notes
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
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Waltham
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6w925w127
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document
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1
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photo
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