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Elizur Timothy Washburn writes to Amos A. Phelps asking him about the length of his sermons as he is "feeling wondrously lazy after hearing two long sermons of about an hour each (by the way, when you come to write sermons, don't go over an hour, unless they are uncommonly good)." He explains where his mind is on religious matters. He mentions that there has been "considerable sickness in the city..and two of the pupils died a few weeks since." He discusses his efforts in "working up in several parts of the Untied States on the subject of providing for the instruction of the D[eaf]&D[umb] and "some educated pupilas have been sent there from N York and Philadelphia Institutions to show the practicability of teaching them." He discusses the state of religion in Hartford, in particular, the formation of the "Domestic MIssionary Society" to "supply the wants of our destitute parishes."
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Letter from Elizur Timothy Washburn, [Hartford, Connecticut], to Amos Augustus Phelps, [1828] March 16
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Letter from Elizur Timothy Washburn, [Hartford, Connecticut], to Amos Augustus Phelps, [1828] March 16
description
Elizur Timothy Washburn writes to Amos A. Phelps asking him about the length of his sermons as he is "feeling wondrously lazy after hearing two long sermons of about an hour each (by the way, when you come to write sermons, don't go over an hour, unless they are uncommonly good)." He explains where his mind is on religious matters. He mentions that there has been "considerable sickness in the city..and two of the pupils died a few weeks since." He discusses his efforts in "working up in several parts of the Untied States on the subject of providing for the instruction of the D[eaf]&D[umb] and "some educated pupilas have been sent there from N York and Philadelphia Institutions to show the practicability of teaching them." He discusses the state of religion in Hartford, in particular, the formation of the "Domestic MIssionary Society" to "supply the wants of our destitute parishes."
date
["[March 16, 1828]"]
year
1828
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
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no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
5069797
creators
Washburn, Elizur Timothy, 1805-1831
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--Lectures and lecturing--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Religious aspects--Christianity--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Societies, etc--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Lectures and lecturing
Christianity
Societies
United Domestic Missionary Society
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Washburn, Elizur Timothy, 1805-1831
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Correspondence
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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 26 cm.
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Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white paper. In the top right corner, the year "1828" is written in brackets in pencil. On the back of the letter is a red postmarked stamp with the words "Hartford Mar 17 CT" written.
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[Hartford, Connecticut]
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2v23xj01n
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