Letter from Seth Williston Benedict, New York, to Amos Augustus Phelps, Jan[uar]y 21. 1839

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Seth Williston Benedict, New York, to Amos Augustus Phelps, Jan[uar]y 21. 1839
Description:
S. W. Benedict writes to Amos A. Phelps that he and Wright will “hunt up some documents” for Phelps. He criticizes William Lloyd Garrison. He says that “[t]he cause of religion as well as of liberty demands that something should be done,” and that Garrison's role in the antislavery movement has been overvalued.
Author:
Benedict, Seth Williston, 1803-1869
Addressee:
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Date:
January 21, 1839
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
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
Benedict, Seth Williston, 1803-1869
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (1 p.) ; 26 x 20 cm.
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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:
5072002
Call #:
MS A.21.9 (19)
Barcode:
39999066761923