Phelps, E.A Newcastle upon Tyne Society for Promoting the Gradual Abolition of Slavery Throughout the British Dominions

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Manuscripts contained in a folder labeled "E.A. Phelps British Anti-Slavery Society Papers."Card in folder reads, "Two of a series of resolutions passed by various English Anti-slavery Societies, protesting the imprisonment of those who helped slaves to escape, presented to the Library by E.A. Phelps." On the back of the card is printed, "Ms.Acc. 1045, 1051".Cataloged sgellermanThis folder contains a number of different items with different call numbers. Mss.Acc.1044 is an unsigned draft of a letter from A.A. Phelps to Francis Wayland where Phelps challenges Wayland's "let alone" policy towards slavery. He discusses the power of a moral appeal against slavery, quoting such authorities as Daniel Webster and Duff Green, and arguing that "the great conflict is to be decided by the strength of the moral appeal," of abolitionists and their opponents. Phelps then dicusses Wayland's book, "The Limitations of Human Responsiblity" and the differences between "responsibility" and "obligation." The last page of the letter is on a smaller page, where Phelps reduces Wayland's "thirty six pages of 'Limitations' ... [to] five simple & selfevident truisms!" || Mss.Acc1045-Mss.Acc.1055 are all resolutions expressing sympathy for those persons arrested and imprisoned in America for abetting the escape of slaves. Mss.Acc.1045 is from the Anti-slavery society of Newcastle upon Tyne [England]. Mss.Acc.1046 is from the Torquay [England] Anti-slavery Society. Mss.Acc.1047 is from the Worcester [England] Anti-Slavery Association. Mss.Acc.1048 is from the Youghal [Ireland] Anti-slavery Society. Mss.Acc.1049 is from the Auxiliary Anti-slavery Society [Darlington, England]. Mss.Acc.1050 is from the British and Foreign Anti-slavery Society. Mss.Acc.1051...

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