Correspondence between S. S. C. Abbott and A. A. Phelps, December 12-15, 1837

Item Information

Title:
Correspondence between S. S. C. Abbott and A. A. Phelps, December 12-15, 1837
Description:
S. S. C. Abbott gently declines Phelps’s request for specific and detailed information regarding Abbott’s interpretation of Phelps’s letter to Fitch. In response to this, Phelps reiterates his intention behind the request: he wanted to “know the exact ground” of Abbott’s decision and his stance on pastoral rights.
Author:
Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot), 1805-1877
Contributor:
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Date:
December 12, 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
Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot), 1805-1877
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
National anti-slavery standard
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 26 x 41 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/m900pq18g
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Roxbury
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
The manuscript is stamped, "PHELPS, MSS."
Contains J. S. C. Abbott's letter to A. A. Phelps and a copy of Phelps reply to the letter on the same sheet.
Annotation on top of Phelps's letter: "Reply."
On verso, the delivery address is "Rev. A. A. Phelps, Boston, Mass."
Identifier:
4664582
Call #:
MS A.21.7 (104)
Barcode:
39999063805129