Letter from Jonathan Ward, Brentwood, [New Hampshire], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1837 September 6

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Title:
Letter from Jonathan Ward, Brentwood, [New Hampshire], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1837 September 6
Description:
Jonathan Ward writes to Amos A. Phelps regarding his disapproval of William Lloyd Garrison's course in editing the "Liberator." He writes, "as the Liberator is an exclusively A. Slavery paper, and is supported, I suppose...by abolitionists, most of whom differ from him on the Sabbath, government, etc., he had no right to intrude them upon the supporters of his paper, thus going...out of his way, as the editor of an abolition paper. Sad I was surprised that other editors would justify, or excuse, such a course." He goes on to specify which parts of the paper he disapproves, in particular, of Garrison's criticism of the religious sects of the movement.
Author:
Ward, Jonathan, 1769-1860
Addressee:
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Date:
September 6, 1837
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--Newspapers--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Religious aspects--Christianity--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Publishing--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Christianity
Publishers and publishing
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Ward, Jonathan, 1769-1860
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
Extent:
1 leaf (8 p.) ; 25 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23xr378
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Place of origin:
Brentwood, [New Hampshire]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white paper. Purple postmarked stamp that says "Phelps MSS." Above first line, the number "48" is written in pencil.
Identifier:
5097990
Call #:
MS A.21 v.7, p.47
Barcode:
39999085426151