Letter from Frederick Augustus Fiske, Amherst, to Amos Augustus Phelps, June 25 1835

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Title:
Letter from Frederick Augustus Fiske, Amherst, to Amos Augustus Phelps, June 25 1835
Description:
Frederick Augusts Fiske writes to Amos A. Phelps that Phelps's proposed lecture will do much good in Amherst. He says that there has been few antislavery lectures in the area and a great deal of ignorance in relation to the subject. He comments that the interest upon the antislavery cause grew in Amherst College, and the anniversary meetings in Boston and New York seem to have had a good influence.
Author:
Fiske, Frederick Augustus
Addressee:
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Date:
June 25, 1835
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
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampshire (county) > Amherst
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 25 x 39 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5h740401k
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Amherst
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, the delivery address is "Rev. Amos A. Phelps, Wrentham, Mass."
Identifier:
5070912
Call #:
MS A.21.5 p.37
Barcode:
39999066764091