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Letter from Henry Egbert Benson, Boston, to Amos Augustus Phelps, Aug 27 1835

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Holograph, signed.Title devised by cataloger.On verso, the delivery address is "Revd A. A. Phelps, Rochester, N. Y." It is postmarked in Boston on Aug. 27.The delivery address for the letter by David Sowell is, "Mr. Wm. L. Garrison, Boston, No. 31 Cornhill, Mass."Henry Egbert Benson forwards to Amos A. Phelps a letter in which David Stowell asks William Lloyd Garrison whether Phelps could attend a county convention at Mount Vernon. Benson says this letter “has been laying at the office.” He says the Faneuil Hall meeting was a failure, but this did some good for strengthening the spirit of the abolitionists. He then talks about George Thompson's retreat, and Phelps's upcoming visit to Albany.
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Correspondence Manuscripts
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Stowell, David, 1804-1854Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
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Keywords

  1. Abolitionists
  2. Antislavery Movements
  3. Benson, Henry Egbert 1814 1837
  4. Correspondence
  5. History
  6. Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus) 1805 1847
  7. Slaver
  8. United States

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