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Source Description
This item contains a copy of a hymn, suspected to be sent to Amos A. Phelps. The annotation on verso states that this is a hymn sung by blacks “on the island opp. Charleston.” A note below the hymn says the hymn contains a few words used by the slaves “for which English owns [some?] substitutes.”
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Document identity
localId
m900qv710
label
Hymns, black - South Carolina to Amos Augustus Phelps
core
obj
dtoType
document
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
m900qv710
contentType
document
stage
normalized
title
Hymns, black - South Carolina to Amos Augustus Phelps
description
This item contains a copy of a hymn, suspected to be sent to Amos A. Phelps. The annotation on verso states that this is a hymn sung by blacks “on the island opp. Charleston.” A note below the hymn says the hymn contains a few words used by the slaves “for which English owns [some?] substitutes.”
date
["[ca. 1832–1867]"]
year
1832
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
5047934
creators
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
Hymns, English--South Carolina
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Hymns, English--United States
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
subjectsGeographic
North and Central America
South Carolina
United States
genreBasic
Correspondence
Manuscripts
genreSpecific
Hymns
typeOfResource
Text
country
United States
state
South Carolina
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
extent
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 21 x 13 cm.
hasTranscription
yes
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
ht24xg10q
schema:latitude
34
schema:longitude
-80
notes
Holograph.
Title devised by cataloger.
Fragile.
pubPlace
[Place of production not identified]
dcId
m900qv710
type
document
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
ba4105892146ca4a