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Letter from Austin Willey, Hallowell, [Maine], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1846 Apr[il] 22

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Holograph, signed.Title devised by cataloger.Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white paper. Below the first line, the number "41" is written in pencil.Austin Willey writes to Amos A. Phelps regarding the columns in the "Mirror" written by William Warren of Windham in reply to the Syracuse Address. He discusses Mr. Cummings who they have "'over the coals' on another matter respecting the sinfulness of slavery per se. He discusses slavery and slave law and writes, "If he will go ahead with his theory and tear away all the abuses of slavery--tear it down, and demand for the slaves all those rights and privileges which he claims for himself on the authority of the bible, for that is impartial, I would by no means oppose him." He orders 500 copies of the "Slave's Friend" unbound, and 2 or 3 dozen of the bound copies.
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Keywords

  1. Abolitionists
  2. Antislavery Movements
  3. Christianity
  4. Correspondence
  5. History
  6. Newspapers
  7. Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus) 1805 1847
  8. Publishers And Publishing
  9. Publishing
  10. Religious Aspects
  11. Slaver
  12. Slavery And The Church
  13. Societies
  14. Societies, Etc
  15. United States
  16. Willey, Austin 1806 1896

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