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Elizabeth B. Gillet writes to Amos A. Phelps that she hasn’t been able to write to him because she has been busy with housework. Responding to Phelps’s request to tell him about her “love affair,” she says she wants to forget about it. She says she does not have exciting news to tell Phelps, but talks about her commencement, which took place in the previous spring.
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6w925w38c
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Letter from Elizabeth B. Gillet, Middlebury, to Amos Augustus Phelps, Sept. 6th 1827
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6w925w38c
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document
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normalized
title
Letter from Elizabeth B. Gillet, Middlebury, to Amos Augustus Phelps, Sept. 6th 1827
description
Elizabeth B. Gillet writes to Amos A. Phelps that she hasn’t been able to write to him because she has been busy with housework. Responding to Phelps’s request to tell him about her “love affair,” she says she wants to forget about it. She says she does not have exciting news to tell Phelps, but talks about her commencement, which took place in the previous spring.
date
["September 6, 1827"]
year
1827
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4719810
creators
Gillet, Elizabeth B.
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
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Correspondence
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Text
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1
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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 25 x 40 cm.
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yes
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sf268508b
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notes
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, the original delivery address was "Mr. Amos A. Phelps, South Berwick, Maine." The letter was forwarded to Andover, Mass. It was postmarked on Sep 10 in Middlebury, Vt.
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Middlebury
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6w925w38c
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document
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1
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