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In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, S. Thompson talks about the weather hindering his work, and Mr. Evarts, Who he left at Oberlin on the Sabbath morning. Regarding the plan of the “committee at home” to purchase "Eliot land," he says it should depend on the availability of proper funds. He makes best wishes for Phelps’s journey home.
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5h740q209
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Letter from S. Thompson, Eliot Station [Jamaica], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1847 March 27
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5h740q209
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title
Letter from S. Thompson, Eliot Station [Jamaica], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1847 March 27
description
In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, S. Thompson talks about the weather hindering his work, and Mr. Evarts, Who he left at Oberlin on the Sabbath morning. Regarding the plan of the “committee at home” to purchase "Eliot land," he says it should depend on the availability of proper funds. He makes best wishes for Phelps’s journey home.
date
["March 27, 1847"]
year
1847
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
5048006
creators
Thompson, S.
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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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 19 x 23 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 delivery address is "Rev. A. A. Phelps, Mico Institution, Kingston."
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Eliot Station [Jamaica]
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5h740q209
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document
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1
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photo
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