Letter from Elizur Wright, New York, to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1834 Sept[ember] 13

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Title:
Letter from Elizur Wright, New York, to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1834 Sept[ember] 13
Description:
Elizur Wright Jr. writes to Amos A. Phelps regarding an article written in the Portland Mirror "signed by Benjamin Tappas & others warning on the borders of abolition." He writes that "the truth is, Brother, that all the residence & philanthropy and Christianity of the country has been mustered to recommend Colonization as a remedy for slavery, and now the great maj [sic] of the white population is...to carry on the benevolent work of hunting the poor colored people from the country!"
Author:
Wright, Elizur, 1804-1885
Addressee:
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Date:
September 13, 1834
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--Publishing--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Slavery--Justification
Antislavery movements--United States
Christianity
Publishers and publishing
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Wright, Elizur, 1804-1885
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 25 cm.
Permalink:
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Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
New York
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Identifier:
5101269
Call #:
MS A.21 v.4, p.55
Barcode:
39999085427357