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In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, Lewis Tappan says Professor Whipple has been appointed as Corresponding Secretary of the American Missionary Association. He then talks about the progress being made in the new paper in Washington, and the “Reporter,” whish is no longer being printed since Phelps's departure. He informs Phelps that Dr. Armstrong has been lost at sea with some 30 others. On another page of the same sheet of paper, a printed letter marked “[Not to be published]” states that the Executive Committee of the American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society decided to establish a weekly antislavery newspaper in Washington, D.C. in the following year. The letter discusses further details about the paper.
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5h740p14z
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Letter from Lewis Tappan, New York, to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1846 December 2
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5h740p14z
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title
Letter from Lewis Tappan, New York, to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1846 December 2
description
In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, Lewis Tappan says Professor Whipple has been appointed as Corresponding Secretary of the American Missionary Association. He then talks about the progress being made in the new paper in Washington, and the “Reporter,” whish is no longer being printed since Phelps's departure. He informs Phelps that Dr. Armstrong has been lost at sea with some 30 others. On another page of the same sheet of paper, a printed letter marked “[Not to be published]” states that the Executive Committee of the American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society decided to establish a weekly antislavery newspaper in Washington, D.C. in the following year. The letter discusses further details about the paper.
date
["December 2, 1846"]
year
1846
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
5055188
creators
Tappan, Lewis, 1788-1873
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society. Executive Committee
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
American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society
American Missionary Association
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Tappan, Lewis, 1788-1873
Whipple, George, 1805-1876
Armstrong, William J. (William Jessup), 1796-1846
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Correspondence
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Text
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1
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1 leaf (2 p.) ; 26 x 40 cm.
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yes
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Holograph, signed.
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New York
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5h740p14z
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document
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1
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