Letter from Amos Augustus Phelps, Boston, to Henry Jones Ripley, July 1st 1837

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Amos Augustus Phelps, Boston, to Henry Jones Ripley, July 1st 1837
Description:
Amos A. Phelps asks Ripley what he means by “proper assurances” that Clarissa is to remain in the North. Phelps says Clarissa will remain in the North if her husband, Abram, can join her. In case the assurances Phelps has already given Ripley is not “proper,” he will “endeavor to obtain such as will be” if Ripley informs him what they are.
Author:
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Addressee:
Ripley, Henry J. (Henry Jones), 1798-1875
Date:
July 1, 1837
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
Ripley, Henry J. (Henry Jones), 1798-1875
Extent:
1 leaf (1 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/m900pn378
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Place of origin:
Boston
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Legacy card catalog lists "Henry John Ripley" as the recipient of this letter. However, it is suspected to be "Henry Jones Ripley," a professor from Newton Center. The letter itself refers to the recipient as "Prof. H. J. Ripley."
The manuscript is stamped, "PHELPS, MSS."
Identifier:
4664508
Call #:
MS A.21.7 (18)
Barcode:
39999063804684