Letter from William Smyth, Brunswick, to Amos Augustus Phelps, Aug 16th 1838

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Title:
Letter from William Smyth, Brunswick, to Amos Augustus Phelps, Aug 16th 1838
Description:
In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, William Smyth expresses his approval of Phelps’s article on the Liberator and his view on the women question. He suggests Phelps distance himself from Garrison and his associates. Reporting on the ongoing antislavery activities and progress made in his vicinity, Smyth says Codding is a fine lecturer but is sympathetic to Garrison. He expresses his apprehension for potential collisions with Codding in managing a paper (presumably The Advocate of Freedom).
Author:
Smyth, William, 1797-1868
Addressee:
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Date:
August 16, 1838
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
Women--Political activity--United States--History
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Women--Political activity--United States
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Smyth, William, 1797-1868
Codding, Ichabod, 1810-1866
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 25 x 41 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/m900qn38q
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Brunswick
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, the delivery address is "Rev. A. A. Phelps, Boston Mass." It was postmarked on Aug. 17 in Brunswick, Me.
It is stamped, "PHELPS MSS."
Identifier:
4750935
Call #:
MS A.21.8 p.74
Barcode:
39999032922989