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In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, Gerrit Smith says he has just returned from his trip, too late for responding to Phelps’s letter in time. He discusses matters relating to the Carter Baxter affair, as well as health.
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Document identity
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m900qp03t
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Letter from Gerrit Smith, Peterboro, to Amos Augustus Phelps, Aug. 13 1846
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Source metadata
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m900qp03t
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normalized
title
Letter from Gerrit Smith, Peterboro, to Amos Augustus Phelps, Aug. 13 1846
description
In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, Gerrit Smith says he has just returned from his trip, too late for responding to Phelps’s letter in time. He discusses matters relating to the Carter Baxter affair, as well as health.
date
["August 13, 1846"]
year
1846
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4750956
creators
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
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
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
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Correspondence
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1 leaf (3 p.) ; 26 x 41 cm.
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yes
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notes
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, the delivery address is "Rev. A. A. Phelps, Care of Lewis Tappan Esq., New York." It was postmarked on Aug. 13 in Peterboro, N.Y.
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Peterboro
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m900qp03t
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document
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