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Calvin Barber writes to Amos A. Phelps regarding a financial obligation Phelps’s mother gave him years ago for some service performed. On another page of the same sheet, Barber writes again asking Phelps to visit the office of the American Peace Society and settle Barber’s account with them. On the bottom of the page, Phelps writes on February 9th that he paid $4 and sent the receipt to Barber.
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Document identity
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m900pk17c
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Letter from Calvin Barber, Simsbury, to Amos Augustus Phelps, January 5th 1842
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1
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m900pk17c
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document
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normalized
title
Letter from Calvin Barber, Simsbury, to Amos Augustus Phelps, January 5th 1842
description
Calvin Barber writes to Amos A. Phelps regarding a financial obligation Phelps’s mother gave him years ago for some service performed. On another page of the same sheet, Barber writes again asking Phelps to visit the office of the American Peace Society and settle Barber’s account with them. On the bottom of the page, Phelps writes on February 9th that he paid $4 and sent the receipt to Barber.
date
["January 5, 1842"]
year
1842
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4664411
creators
Barber, Calvin, 1772-1846
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
Barber, Calvin, 1772-1846
Independent (New York, N.Y.)
genreBasic
Correspondence
Manuscripts
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Text
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1
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extent
1 leaf (3 p.) ; 26 x 41 cm.
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yes
Source extras
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
notes
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, the delivery address is "Rev. Amos A. Phelps, Boston (Mss.)"
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Simsbury
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m900pk17c
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document
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1
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0
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photo
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