Letter from Charlotte Phelps, Wrentham, to Amos Augustus Phelps, Apr 26th 1834

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Charlotte Phelps, Wrentham, to Amos Augustus Phelps, Apr 26th 1834
Description:
In this letter, Amos A. Phelps’s wife Charlotte informs her husband about of some domestic affairs, as well as some conversations she had with a few people, including Deacon Sanders, who praised the address Phelps had given on the subject of antislavery. She copies a letter from the Boston Female Anti-slavery Society, which expresses regrets to having lost her (Charlotte Phelps) as its officer due to her moving away from Boston and states that the society decided to make her a lifetime members of the New England Anti-Slavery Society as a token of esteem. She asks his advice on the proper way to express her gratitude to the society. She also requests that he and she meet and spend some time together when he has a chance.
Author:
Phelps, Charlotte
Addressee:
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Date:
April 26, 1834
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
Boston Female Anti-slavery Society
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 25 x 41 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/6w926d08x
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Place of origin:
Wrentham
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, the delivery address is "Rev. Amos A. Phelps, (the Anti slavery Office 130 Nassau St.), New York."
Identifier:
4745565
Call #:
MS A.21.4 (35)
Barcode:
39999032921197