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In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, Lewis Tappan expresses his approval of the content of Phelps’s last letter concerning the secretaryship of the American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society. He says he intends to call a meeting to discuss the matter further. He also expresses his concerns regarding the financial burden he (Tappan) is bearing for the antislavery cause and the Union Missionary Society. He then discusses a plan for establishing a new sub-paper.
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5h740n93d
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Letter from Lewis Tappan, Brooklyn, to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1845 April 13
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5h740n93d
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title
Letter from Lewis Tappan, Brooklyn, to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1845 April 13
description
In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, Lewis Tappan expresses his approval of the content of Phelps’s last letter concerning the secretaryship of the American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society. He says he intends to call a meeting to discuss the matter further. He also expresses his concerns regarding the financial burden he (Tappan) is bearing for the antislavery cause and the Union Missionary Society. He then discusses a plan for establishing a new sub-paper.
date
["April 13, 1845"]
year
1845
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
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no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
5055190
creators
Tappan, Lewis, 1788-1873
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
American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Tappan, Lewis, 1788-1873
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Correspondence
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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 25 x 40 cm.
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notes
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, the delivery address is "Rev. A. A. Phelps, Boston." It was postmarked on April 16 in Boston.
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Brooklyn
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5h740n93d
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document
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