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[Letter to] Br Phelps [manuscript]   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Author
Tillotson, George Jeffrey, 1805-1888, author
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847, recipient
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Title
[Letter to] Br Phelps [manuscript]
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Holograph, signed
Title devised by cataloger
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white paper. In the head- spine corner there is an embossed rectangle and below the salutation the number "28" is written in pencil
George Jeffrey Tillotson writes to Amos A. Phelps about his investments, specifically asking him to buy shares in various railroads. On the second page, Tillotson begins a new later, dated "Ap[ril] 25th," and gives Phelps addiontial directions of investing his money. He is now more interested in the "national insurance stock" and asks Phelps to "buy 3 or 4 shares for me, ie invest 150 or 200 doll[ar]s. in it." He closes the letter by telling Phelps of the recent addition of new church members and the death of his niece from scarlet fever
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Subjects: Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847; Tillotson, George Jeffrey, 1805-1888; Abolitionists; Stock exchanges
Language English
Publication date 1842
publication_date QS:P577,+1842-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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IA Collections: bplscas; bostonpubliclibrary; americana
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lettertobrphelps00till_3
Authority file  OCLC: 1048338267
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Internet Archive identifier: lettertobrphelps00till_3
https://archive.org/download/lettertobrphelps00till_3/39999085503892.pdf

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