Letter from Rufus Austin Putnam, Chichester, to Amos Augustus Phelps, Jan. 19. 1842

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Title:
Letter from Rufus Austin Putnam, Chichester, to Amos Augustus Phelps, Jan. 19. 1842
Description:
In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, Rufus Austin Putman mentions his correspondence with some of the Massachusetts ministers with regard to the action of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. He says some ministers hold a strong position on this matter. Some of them proposed to call a convention of ministers to lay some principles, as well as a gathering of ministers in Boston to consider the “bearings of American slavery on the missionary enterprise.” He asks Phelps’s opinion on this matter. He also discusses plans for a new Congregational paper.
Author:
Putnam, Rufus Austin, 1791-1873
Addressee:
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Date:
January 19, 1842
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
Putnam, Rufus Austin, 1791-1873
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 25 x 40 cm.
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Place of origin:
Chichester
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, the delivery address is "Rev. Amos A. Phelps, Boston, Mass. (To be left at 32 Washington Street.)"
Identifier:
4751012
Call #:
MS A.21.12 (81)
Barcode:
39999032921551