Letter from George Thompson, Boston, to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1835 October 17

Item Information

Title:
Letter from George Thompson, Boston, to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1835 October 17
Description:
In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, George Thompson requests that Phelps publish what he recollects of a certain conversation between Thompson and a young theological student from the South, which originated attacks on Thompson in the New York papers. Saying that he wouldn’t be able to attend the upcoming convention, Thompson asks Phelps to apologize to people there on his behalf.
Author:
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Addressee:
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Date:
October 17, 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
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 26 x 41 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5h740q38r
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Boston
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, the delivery address is "The Rev. Amos A. Phelps, Care of Alvan Stuart Esq. Itoca, New York." It was postmarked on Oct. 18 in Boston, Mass.
Identifier:
5048008
Call #:
MS A.21.5 (72)
Barcode:
39999085502142