Letter from George Jeffrey Tillotson, Berlin, [Conn.], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1831 Jan[uar]y 25th

Item Information

Title:
Letter from George Jeffrey Tillotson, Berlin, [Conn.], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1831 Jan[uar]y 25th
Description:
George Jeffrey Tillotson writes to Amos A. Phelps telling him about the passing of Tillotson's mother. Tillotson discusses the church and surroundings of Berlin, Connecticut, as well as the local society. He tells Phelps his likely to leave Berlin and plans to go to Brooklyn, Connecticut. Tillotson talks about some of the revivals taking place in Connecticut before relating the society's efforts to encourage him to settle in Berlin.
Author:
Tillotson, George Jeffrey, 1805-1888
Addressee:
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Date:
January 25, 1831
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Christianity--United States--History--19th century
Revivals--United States--History--19th century
Unitarianism--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Christianity--United States
Revivals--History
Unitarianism--History
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Tillotson, George Jeffrey, 1805-1888
Places:
Connecticut > Hartford (county) > Berlin
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 20 x 17 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5h740q88z
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Berlin, [Conn.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, the delivery address is "Rev. A. A. Phelps, Hopkinton, Mass." It was postmarked "Brooklyn Ct. Feb.[ruary] 3."
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white paper. Above the salutation, the number "62" is written in pencil. On the last page, a small hole extends from the fore edge of the page for about 1.5 cm. Also on the last page, an orange seal is covered by a small scrap of paper that was torn off from the opposite end of the page, showing how the letter was sealed.
Cataloged sgellerman
Identifier:
5047978
Call #:
MS A.21 v.2, p.37
Barcode:
39999085503447