Letter from William Jay, Bedford, to Amos Augustus Phelps, 7th Septr. 1833

Item Information

Title:
Letter from William Jay, Bedford, to Amos Augustus Phelps, 7th Septr. 1833
Description:
In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, William Jay expresses his support for Phelps’s effort to publish a book on slavery. He then says that although he agrees with the content of the declaration Phelps wanted him to sign, he cannot sing it because he has “doubts of the expediency & propriety of volunteering the publication of my opinions in the mode you propose.”
Author:
Jay, William, 1789-1858
Addressee:
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Date:
September 7, 1833
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
Jay, William, 1789-1858
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/6w926149w
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Bedford
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Identifier:
4721619
Call #:
MS A.21.3 (35)
Barcode:
39999032918771