Letter from George Jeffrey Tillotson, Brooklyn, [Conn.], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1831 July 21st

Item Information

Title:
Letter from George Jeffrey Tillotson, Brooklyn, [Conn.], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1831 July 21st
Description:
In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, George Jeffrey Tillotson tells Phelps that he is "very pleasantly settled" in Brooklyn, Connecticut. He discusses the towns efforts to find a new school teacher and an execution scheduled for August where he will act as the "high sheriff to preach to t[he] assembled multitude." Tillotson also tells Phelps news about a number of college friends and where they are preaching.
Author:
Tillotson, George Jeffrey, 1805-1888
Addressee:
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Date:
July 21, 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
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Christianity--United States
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Tillotson, George Jeffrey, 1805-1888
Places:
Connecticut > Windham (county) > Brooklyn
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 20 x 17 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5h740q93t
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Brooklyn, [Conn.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, the delivery address is "Rev. Amos A. Phelps, Hopkinton, Mass." It was postmarked "Windham, Ct. July 22."
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white paper. Above the salutation, the number "65" 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, a red 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:
5048014
Call #:
MS A.21 v.2, p.41
Barcode:
39999085503454