Letter from Elizur Timothy Washburn, [Hartford, Connecticut], to Amos Augustus Phelps, [1827] April 6th

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Elizur Timothy Washburn, [Hartford, Connecticut], to Amos Augustus Phelps, [1827] April 6th
Description:
Elizur Timothy Washburn writes to Amos A. Phelps about his previous letter. He mentions Phelps' change in religious sentiments and says "I have been here & have had many a dar hour in reflecting upon my religious character while in college. Yes, it is a source of bitter regret to me that I did nothing for the cause of religion while in college. All the influence I exerted was on the wrong side...But this is past." He writes about his religious experiences and influences over inmates of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum. He writes "Though the soul of the Deaf & Dumb is not of more value than of any other individual yet it appears to me that I should rather be the eans of converting the D&D than a dozen others." He discusses one of their mutual classmates, Dickinson, who has recently become a Christian.
Author:
Washburn, Elizur Timothy, 1805-1831
Addressee:
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Date:
[April 6, 1827]
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--Religious aspects--Christianity--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Christianity
American Asylum, at Hartford, for the Education and Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Washburn, Elizur Timothy, 1805-1831
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 25 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23xj26h
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Place of origin:
Hartford, [Connecticut]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white paper. The year "1827" appears in brackets written in pencil. There is a red postmarked stamp that says Hartford Apr 9 CT" on the back of the letter.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
5070623
Call #:
MS A.21 v.1, p.26
Barcode:
39999085423810