Letter from George Jeffrey Tillotson, Brooklyn, [Conn.], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1843 Mar[ch] 22nd

Item Information

Title:
Letter from George Jeffrey Tillotson, Brooklyn, [Conn.], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1843 Mar[ch] 22nd
Description:
In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, George Jeffrey Tillotson informs Phelps about his plans for purchasing shares in some Boston banks. He also tells Phelps about "a glorious revival in Farmington" and states that he has "spent considerable of my time of late, or within 4 weeks, assisting in revivals" across Connecticut. In the postscript, dated "Mar[ch] 30th," Tillotson provides Phelps with additional instructions for his investments and asks him to "straighten our account."
Author:
Tillotson, George Jeffrey, 1805-1888
Addressee:
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Date:
March 22, 1843
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Revivals--United States--History--19th century
Stock exchanges--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Revivals--History
Stock exchanges--United States
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Tillotson, George Jeffrey, 1805-1888
Places:
Connecticut > Windham (county) > Brooklyn
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 26 x 21 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5h740r67d
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.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white paper. In the head- spine corner there is a faded, embossed circular logo with three feathers rising out of the top of the circle. The inside of the embossed circle is indistinguishable. Above the salutation, the number "16" has been written in pencil.
Cataloged sgellerman
Identifier:
5047993
Call #:
MS A.21 v.13, p.16
Barcode:
39999085503967