Letter from Lewis Tappan, New York, to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1839 January 15

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Lewis Tappan, New York, to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1839 January 15
Description:
In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, Lewis Tappan explains that he has been suspended from the Communion of his church for insisting to keep a stenographer during his trial. He expresses his gratitude for the information Phelps and Mahan provided about Joel Parker, and asks more information about Parker's anti-slavery sentiments. He suspects that both he and another person in Philadelphia has been suspended from the church Communion for their stance on abolitionism. He also discusses mergers and movements of some anti-abolitionist and antislavery papers.
Author:
Tappan, Lewis, 1788-1873
Addressee:
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Contributor:
Mahan, Asa, 1799-1889
Date:
January 15, 1839
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
Slavery and the church--United States
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Tappan, Lewis, 1788-1873
Mahan, Asa, 1799-1889
Parker, Joel, 1799-1873
National anti-slavery standard
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 33 x 40 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/m900qq804
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
New York
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, the original delivery address is "Rev. A. A. Phelps, Boston." Phelps's name was crossed out, and "Mahan" was added in its place. It was postmarked on Jan. 15 in New York.
Identifier:
5011383
Call #:
MS A.21.9 (13b)
Barcode:
39999032922591