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Abolitionists - New England by Amos Augustus Phelps, ca. 1842 August

1842

This item, suspected to have been prepared by Amos A. Phelps, contains lists of names from various New England communities.

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Account records from Samuel May

1832

This manuscript is a table of the names of supporters of the abolitionist cause and the record of their accounts.

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Agents of Massachusetts Abolition Society, 1840-1841

1840

A list of agents of Massachusetts Abolition Society from 1840 to 1841, including the appointment dates, dismissal dates, salaries, and account information.

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Appropriation etc. of benev[olen]t associations for the year 1834

1835

This item contains financial accounts and other administrative notes of American Bible Society, American Tract Society, and American Sunday School Union. A clipping inserted in the booklet contains an article on Irish Evangelical Society on one page, and a resolution and appropriation of funds by an unnamed Christian organization on the other.

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Engagements of W. L. G. in the Middle and Western States by William Lloyd Garrison, November, 1865

1865

Holograph.

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Facts relative to Africa slave trade - colonization

1829

This item contains notes by Amos A. Phelps on the American Colonization Society, and on the arguments often made in support of colonization. Phelps’s note also contains a list of books on the subject. A clipping of an article, which argues against colonization, is also included in this item.

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Facts, thoughts, societies formed, accounts, [1834]

1834

This item contains a few fragmented “facts” related to slavery, as well as the writer’s general opinions on the subject matter, particularly on colonization. It also contains what appear to be expense accounts of the American Anti-Slavery Society, a list of subscribers of the Emancipator, a list of subscribers of the "Anti-Slavery Reporter," and a letter to Phelps regarding the four dollars donated for the antislavery cause.

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Fragment of accounts, to Amos Augustus Phelps, [1847]

1847

A simple accounting ledger listing incomes and expenses, apparently addressed to Amos A. Phelps.

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Fragments of notes on status of subscriptions to the Liberator

1863

This item includes fragments of notes on the status of subscriptions to the Liberator from 1863 to 1864.

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Letter from Arthur Tappan, N York, to Amos Augustus Phelps, Aug't 12 1833

1833

In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, Arthur Tappan gives a list of names requested by Phelps in his letter of Aug. 7th. He rejoices in that the abolitionists cause gained “so able and efficient an advocate” as Phelps.

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Letter from Arthur Tappan, New York, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1831 Sept[ember] 12

1831

In this typed copy of a letter to William Lloyd Garrison, Arthur Tappan sends Garrison $100 "to be applied to the distribution of your paper to the leading men in our country." He also encourages Garrison to use the Liberator "to show the IMPOSSIBILITY of the [American] Colonization Society's ever effecting the entire removal of our colored slave population". In the postscript, Tappan provides a list of names to receive the Liberator and advises Garrison to write "gratuitous" at the top of these papers he sends out.

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Letter from Citizens of Harwich [Mass.] to Theodore Parker, Aug. 17, 1854

1854

Obed Brooks Jr. writes on behalf of the citizens of Harwich (Mass.) to list the members of the vigilance committee of Harwich, presumably formed in relation to the Anthony Burns case.

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