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Letter from Amos Augustus Phelps, Farmington [Conn.], to William Lloyd Garrison, Dec. 10. 1835

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Holograph, signed.Title devised by cataloger.A.A. Phelps asks William Lloyd Garrison to write a thorough review of W.E. Channing’s book on Slavery, saying that some Unitarians are biased and “need to see the Dr. tested by an impartial and unbiased pen.” He then talks about Joel Hawes, who wants to deliver a sermon at the Free Church of Hartford about slavery with some personal touch added to the orthodox abolitionist position. Phelps says there are many who wishes the same, and that, while they need to be controlled, they also deserve due respect. He talks about his plan to have a convention in Connecticut to establish a state antislavery society, and his wish that [George Thompson] stayed on through the spring. He also comments that “some of our friends are a little too anxious to get the influence of great names.”
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