Letter from Amos Augustus Phelps, Farmington [Conn.], to William Lloyd Garrison, Dec. 10. 1835

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Amos Augustus Phelps, Farmington [Conn.], to William Lloyd Garrison, Dec. 10. 1835
Description:
A.A. Phelps asks William Lloyd Garrison to write a thorough review of W.E. Channing’s book on Slavery, saying that some Unitarians are biased and “need to see the Dr. tested by an impartial and unbiased pen.” He then talks about Joel Hawes, who wants to deliver a sermon at the Free Church of Hartford about slavery with some personal touch added to the orthodox abolitionist position. Phelps says there are many who wishes the same, and that, while they need to be controlled, they also deserve due respect. He talks about his plan to have a convention in Connecticut to establish a state antislavery society, and his wish that [George Thompson] stayed on through the spring. He also comments that “some of our friends are a little too anxious to get the influence of great names.”
Author:
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
December 10, 1835
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
Hawes, Joel, 1789-1867
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Channing, William Ellery, 1780-1842
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Places:
Connecticut
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 26 x 41 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/m900pp676
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Farmington [Conn.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Identifier:
4664567
Call #:
MS A.1.2.5.77
Barcode:
39999063804569