Letter from James Morris Whiton, Boston, [Massachusetts], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1846 March 21

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Title:
Letter from James Morris Whiton, Boston, [Massachusetts], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1846 March 21
Description:
James Morris Whiton writes to Amos A. Phelps suggesting the uniting of the West Indian Mission and the Union Missionary Society due to poor funding. He writes, "I see no way to prevent our drying up, unless by the appointment of an agent and that for a single small mission is handy worth while: and would besides be an entire departure from the principle on which we started...a reliance on the free will offerings of the community. We have tried the experiment fairly and it has failed-there is not benevolence enough in our churches to sustain anything unless pushed by something stronger than its own impulses." He writes that Mr. Tappan approves of his plan.
Author:
Whiton, James Morris
Addressee:
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Date:
March 21, 1846
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--Religious aspects--Christianity--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Societies, etc--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Meetings--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Missions--West Indies
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Christianity
Societies
Meetings
Missions
Union Missionary Society (U.S.)
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Whiton, James Morris
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 26 cm.
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Place of origin:
Boston, [Massachusetts]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white paper. Above the first line is the number" 26" in pencil.
Identifier:
5093471
Call #:
MS A.21 v.16, p.27
Barcode:
39999085426136