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In this letter, Elizabeth B. Gillet thanks Amos A. Phelps for his kind letter, and says she has not forgotten him during the long period of their non-communication. After telling him how she has been keeping track of news about him, she says the reason she declined to keep a correspondence with him was that she was engaged at that time. She confesses she does not write well and does not like to write, but says she will not object to entering into a correspondence with Phelps as friends. She also relates some news about people they know in Farmington, where her father recently visited.
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6w925w20x
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Letter from Elizabeth B. Gillet, Middlebury, to Amos Augustus Phelps, Feb. 18th 1827
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6w925w20x
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title
Letter from Elizabeth B. Gillet, Middlebury, to Amos Augustus Phelps, Feb. 18th 1827
description
In this letter, Elizabeth B. Gillet thanks Amos A. Phelps for his kind letter, and says she has not forgotten him during the long period of their non-communication. After telling him how she has been keeping track of news about him, she says the reason she declined to keep a correspondence with him was that she was engaged at that time. She confesses she does not write well and does not like to write, but says she will not object to entering into a correspondence with Phelps as friends. She also relates some news about people they know in Farmington, where her father recently visited.
date
["February 18, 1827"]
year
1827
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4719771
creators
Gillet, Elizabeth B.
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
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Correspondence
Manuscripts
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Text
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1
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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 25 x 40 cm.
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yes
Source extras
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sf268508b
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notes
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, the delivery address is "Mr. Amos A. Phelps, South Berwick, Maine." It was postmarked on Feb. 23 in Middlebury, Vt.
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Middlebury
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6w925w20x
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document
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1
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photo
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