Various notes on slavery, emancipation, immediate abolition of slavery, etc. by Amos Augustus Phelps, [ca. 1834-1842]

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Title:
Various notes on slavery, emancipation, immediate abolition of slavery, etc. by Amos Augustus Phelps, [ca. 1834-1842]
Description:
This item contains various notes on slavery, covering topics such as the existing objections to immediate emancipation, some objects and principles of abolitionism, measures to be taken toward emancipation, and the case of District of Columbia, among others. It also contains a draft of a speech on the treatment of slaves in the South delivered at the annual meeting of the New England Anti-Slavery Society in 1834, and notes about “Gen. Ass. Mass in June in 1841 at Westfield” and about an 1842 meeting at “Westboro.”
Author:
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Date:
[ca. 1834–1842]
Format:
Manuscripts
Genre:
Speeches
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
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Places:
District of Columbia > Washington
Extent:
15 leaves (29 p.) : ill.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/m900qr11x
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
[Place of production not identified]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph.
Author name from legacy card catalog and context.
Title devised by cataloger.
Date and place of production from legacy card catalog.
Partly stiched together.
Identifier:
5029463
Call #:
MS B.9.1 (10)
Barcode:
39999032922419