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John Greenleaf writes to Amos A. Phelps regarding an invitation to attend a meeting at Amesbury. He writes that he has "done the very thing which I balmed thee & Garrison for: written a long letter to Garrison, upon the...business. I refrained as long as possible. If it does no good, it could do much harm-for it is as pointless as a pumpkin." He also reports on the Texas Business in Congress and has "written to our Representation."
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2v23xr72v
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Letter from John Greenleaf Whittier, Amesbury, [Massachusetts], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1837 [September] 19
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document
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2v23xr72v
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document
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normalized
title
Letter from John Greenleaf Whittier, Amesbury, [Massachusetts], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1837 [September] 19
description
John Greenleaf writes to Amos A. Phelps regarding an invitation to attend a meeting at Amesbury. He writes that he has "done the very thing which I balmed thee & Garrison for: written a long letter to Garrison, upon the...business. I refrained as long as possible. If it does no good, it could do much harm-for it is as pointless as a pumpkin." He also reports on the Texas Business in Congress and has "written to our Representation."
date
["[September 19, 1837]"]
year
1837
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
5098428
creators
Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--Societies, etc--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Congresses--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Societies
Congresses and conventions
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
genreBasic
Correspondence
Manuscripts
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Text
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1
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1 leaf (1 p.) ; 25 cm.
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yes
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
notes
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white paper. Purple stamp postmarked "Phelps MSS." Written in pencil on the left hand side of front page is "57."
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Amesbury, [Massachusetts]
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2v23xr72v
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document
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1
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photo
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