Letter from Nathaniel Crosby, Newburyport, to Amos Augustus Phelps, Nov. 2 1837

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Nathaniel Crosby, Newburyport, to Amos Augustus Phelps, Nov. 2 1837
Description:
Nathaniel Crosby writes to Amos A. Phelps to discuss two different modes of actions they may take: to stay aloof from the Liberator while keeping the connection with the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, or to form a new organization. He says “[i]n either case we must stop the war.”
Author:
Crosby, Nathaniel
Addressee:
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Date:
November 2, 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
Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 26 x 40 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/m900r060g
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Place of origin:
Newburyport
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, the delivery address is "Rev. A. A. Phelps, Anti Slavery Rooms, Boston." It was stamped on Nov. 3 in Newburyport, Mas.
It is stamped, "PHELPS MSS."
Identifier:
5071963
Call #:
MS A.21.7 (78)
Barcode:
39999066760099