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George Allen writes to Amos. A. Phelps that he is unable to comply with Phelps’s wish concerning the “installation sermon,” due to “[a] dear dying daughter" (possibly a member of his parish).

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m900pd73p
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Letter from George Allen, Shrewsbury, to Amos Augustus Phelps, July 16. '39
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1
Source metadata
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m900pd73p
contentType
document
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normalized
title
Letter from George Allen, Shrewsbury, to Amos Augustus Phelps, July 16. '39
description
George Allen writes to Amos. A. Phelps that he is unable to comply with Phelps’s wish concerning the “installation sermon,” due to “[a] dear dying daughter" (possibly a member of his parish).
date
["[July 16, 1839]"]
year
1839
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4664216
creators
Allen, George, 1792-1883
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
Allen, George, 1792-1883
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Correspondence
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Text
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1
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1 leaf (1 p.) ; 26 x 20 cm.
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yes
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sf268508b
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notes
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
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Shrewsbury
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m900pd73p
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document
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