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Letter from George Jeffrey Tillotson, Brooklyn, [Conn.], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1842 Ap[ril] 21st

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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.Cataloged sgellermanGeorge 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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