Letter from William Goodell, Whitesboro, to Amos Augustus Phelps, May 27. 1840

Item Information

Title:
Letter from William Goodell, Whitesboro, to Amos Augustus Phelps, May 27. 1840
Description:
In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, William Goodell discusses Phelps’s plan to “expose” the principles and practices of the “Non-resistants.” He lists what needs to be included in an article about the group, and explores the connection between the group’s principles and “Anti Civil Government,” penal law, and Antinomian perfectionism. He then moves on discussing the best means of publishing a paper.
Addressee:
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Author:
Goodell, William, 1792-1878
Date:
March 27, 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
Goodell, William, 1792-1878
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 32 x 39 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/m900qf839
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Place of origin:
Whitesboro
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, the delivery address is "Rev. Amos A. Phelps, Boston, Mass."
Identifier:
4721663
Call #:
MS A.21.11 (54)
Barcode:
39999032923763