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[Letter to] Dear Br Phelps [manuscript]   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Tillotson, George Jeffrey, 1805-1888, author
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847, recipient
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[Letter to] Dear Br Phelps [manuscript]
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Holograph, signed
Title devised by cataloger
On verso, the delivery address is "Rev. Amos A. Phelps, Hopkinton, Mass." It was postmarked with a circular stamp that is dated "Mar[ch] 13."
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white paper. Above the salutation, the number "2" is written in pencil. On the last page, a circular red seal is covered by a small scrap of paper
George Jeffrey Tillotson writes to Amos A. Phelps about the growth of his church, stating, "My house of worship is full to overflowing." Tillotson also tells Phelps about classmates from college and the seminary settling around him, saying that "I have no less than about 9 college and sem[inar]y acquaintances within 12 or 20 miles of me." He shares news about these and other friends and encourages Phelps not to leave his congregation in Hopkinton during "this impor[tan]t crisis."
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Subjects: Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847; Tillotson, George Jeffrey, 1805-1888; Abolitionists; Christianity
Language English
Publication date 1832
publication_date QS:P577,+1832-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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IA Collections: bplscas; bostonpubliclibrary; americana
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lettertodearbrph00till
Authority file  OCLC: 1048301966
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Internet Archive identifier: lettertodearbrph00till
https://archive.org/download/lettertodearbrph00till/39999085503827.pdf

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