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Letter from Joshua Leavitt, New York, to Amos Augustus Phelps, July 23, 1841
1841-07-23
Leavitt, Joshua, 1794-1873, Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Holograph, signed.
- Title:
- Letter from Joshua Leavitt, New York, to Amos Augustus Phelps, July 23, 1841
- Creator:
- Leavitt, Joshua, 1794-1873, Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
- Date Created:
- 1841-07-23
- Description:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, the delivery address is "Rev. Amos A. Phelps, Boston, Mass." It was postmarked on Jul. 29 in New York.
On the first page of his letter to Amos A. Phelps, Joshua Leavitt copies the resolutions passed at the meeting of the Executive Committee of the American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society. He then alludes to a financial difficulty the society is experiencing and requests for an aid for his expenses.
Item details
- Partner:
- Digital Commonwealth
- Contributing Institution:
- Boston Public Library
- 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
Leavitt, Joshua 1794-1873
American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society - Type:
- text
- Format:
- CorrespondenceManuscripts
- Rights:
- No known restrictions on use.
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