Letter from Lewis Tappan, New York, to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1844 November 28

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Lewis Tappan, New York, to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1844 November 28
Description:
In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, Lewis Tappan discusses materials for the “Union Missionary.” After giving some advice with regard to Phelps’s recent illness, Tappan assures Phelps of his support in case he leaves the ministry in East Boston and comes to New York to work for him. He then discusses a variety of matters, including Mr. Fairbank, who went to Lexington from Oberlin in quest of the wife of a fugitive slave, the result of Dr. Lafon’s lectures in West Brookfield, and an upcoming abolition meeting in New York.
Author:
Tappan, Lewis, 1788-1873
Addressee:
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Date:
November 28, 1844
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
Tappan, Lewis, 1788-1873
Fairbank, Calvin, 1816-1898
Lafon, Thomas, 1801-1876
National era (Washington, D.C.)
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 26 x 20 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5h740n657
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Place of origin:
New York
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Identifier:
5029482
Call #:
MS A.21.14 (92)
Barcode:
39999085501714