Letter from John Calvin Webster, Boston, [Massachusetts], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1843 May 30

Item Information

Title:
Letter from John Calvin Webster, Boston, [Massachusetts], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1843 May 30
Description:
John Calvin Webster writes to Amos A. Phelps requesting an examination of the busts in the British Museum while Phelps is abroad in London. He writes, "Perhaps it has always occurred to you to examine them if not this is simply to remind you to do so, & ascertain, if possible, the identity of their features and those of the present Corsican race." He adds lastly, "I pray that the Holy Spirit may rest upon your Convention in behalf of the oppressed."
Author:
Webster, John Calvin, 1810-1884
Addressee:
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Date:
May 30, 1843
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--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Webster, John Calvin, 1810-1884
Extent:
1 leaf (1 p.) ; 26 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23xj57h
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Boston, [Massachusetts]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white paper. Above the first line, there is the number "42" written in pencil.
Identifier:
5070779
Call #:
MS A.21 v.13, p.44
Barcode:
39999085423901