Letter from Charles Turner Torrey, Salem, [Mass.], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1838 March 15th

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Charles Turner Torrey, Salem, [Mass.], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1838 March 15th
Description:
Charles Turner Torrey writes to Amos A. Phelps describing his opinions of Taylorism (or New Haven theology). He then discusses finding a new minister for the church in Salem, stating his intention to "strain every proper cord to its utmost tension to get an abolitionist in there." Torrey also writes about his upcoming lectures in Beverly Village and Marblehead.
Author:
Torrey, Charles T. (Charles Turner), 1813-1846
Addressee:
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Date:
March 15, 1838
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Religious aspects--Christianity--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Christianity
Congregational churches--Doctrines
New Haven theology
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Torrey, Charles T. (Charles Turner), 1813-1846
Places:
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Salem
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 26 x 21 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5h740s121
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Salem, [Mass.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, the delivery address is "Rev. A. A. Phelps, Boston, Mass." It was postmarked with a brown circular stamp that reads "Salem Mas. Mar 16".
It is stamped, "PHELPS MSS." in the head- fore corner of the first page.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white paper with an embossed octagonal logo in the head- spine corner. The embossed octagon contains the image of a crown above the word "BATH." Above the salutation, the number "22" is written in pencil. On the third page, towards the spine edge of the signature, there is a hole measuring about 1.7 x 1.5 cm, and another hole towards the fore edge of the signature, extending about 1.2 cm from the edge of the page.
Cataloged sgellerman
Identifier:
5047973
Call #:
MS A.21 v.8, p.24
Barcode:
39999085504072