[Letter to] Dr. Bro Phelps
Contributors: Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847, recipient
Published: 1834
Language: eng
Format: [manuscript]
Subjects: Correspondence; Maine Anti-slavery Society; Abolitionists; Lane Theological Seminary; Antislavery movements; History
Other titles: Amos A. Phelps Correspondence (1821-1847) (Boston Public Library)
Description: Lewis Tappan, taking the role of a few people in the office presently out of town, writes to Amos A. Phelps regarding a number of subjects pertinent to the American Anti-Slavery Society: Mr. Cornish, who was appointed by the Executive Committee as a delegate to the Maine Convention, is unable to attend it; although some compromises may be needed in the Maine Convention, the fundamental principles should not be given up; Mr. Birney decided to devote himself to the antislavery cause; T.D. Weld has been appointed an agent; Dr. Beecher is on his way back to Ohio to resolve the situation at the Lane Seminary.
Notes: Holograph, signed.

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