Letter from Edward Norris Kirk, New York, to Amos Augustus Phelps, April 1. 1840

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Edward Norris Kirk, New York, to Amos Augustus Phelps, April 1. 1840
Description:
Edward Norris Kirk writes to Amos A. Phelps to decline the invitation from Phelps’s church. He says his schedule and health does not allow him to comply. He then discusses the position taken by “the brethren” on the subject of foreign aid. (This last portion has been crossed out in pencil.)
Author:
Kirk, Edward Norris, 1802-1874
Addressee:
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Date:
April 1, 1840
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
Kirk, Edward Norris, 1802-1874
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 25 x 40 cm.
Permalink:
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Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
New York
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, the delivery address is "Rev. Amos A. Phelps, Boston." It was postmarked on Apr. 1 in New Yrok.
Identifier:
4721668
Call #:
MS A.21.11 (30)
Barcode:
39999032918979