Letter from George William Perkins, Meriden, to Amos Augustus Phelps, Feb. 14. 1846

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Title:
Letter from George William Perkins, Meriden, to Amos Augustus Phelps, Feb. 14. 1846
Description:
In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, George William Perkins compares the beliefs of Bacon and Phelps. Perkins says that Bacon, different from Phelps, defends the position of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missionsdoes because he does not consider the relationship between a slave and a slaver holder itself a sin. Perkins’s own position is that being in such a relationship itself may not be a sin, but holding somebody in that relationship may be.
Author:
Perkins, G. W. (George William), 1804-1856
Addressee:
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Date:
February 14, 1846
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
Perkins, G. W. (George William), 1804-1856
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
Bacon, Leonard, 1802-1881
New York observer (New York, N.Y.)
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 25 x 40 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/6w926b06z
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Meriden
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Identifier:
4747775
Call #:
MS A.21.16 (15)
Barcode:
39999032921023