Letter from Samuel Lee, New Ipswich, to Amos Augustus Phelps, Aug. 17. 1837

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Samuel Lee, New Ipswich, to Amos Augustus Phelps, Aug. 17. 1837
Description:
In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, Luther Lee criticizes Phelps’s letter printed in the Spectator. He makes references to various places in the letter, including the part Lee says Phelps “vindicated” the Liberator. Lee criticizes “the leading abolitionists” of Boston and the Liberator for not upholding Christian doctrines, and expresses his disapproval of Phelps for associating himself with people like, Garrison, May and Burleigh.
Author:
Lee, Samuel, 1803-1881
Addressee:
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Date:
August 17, 1837
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
Lee, Samuel, 1803-1881
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph), 1797-1871
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Burleigh, William Henry, 1812-1871
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 33 x 40 cm.
Permalink:
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Place of origin:
New Ipswich
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, the delivery address is "Rev. A. A. Phelps, Boston, Ms."
It is stamped, "PHELPS MSS."
Identifier:
4745619
Call #:
MS A.21.7 (35)
Barcode:
39999032919084