Letter from Charles T. Torrey to Lewis Tappan

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Charles T. Torrey writes that he has received Lewis Tappan's letter and acknowledges the money that Tappan is referring to. Torrey will receive more in support of the Amistad Captives. Brother [Amos A.] Phelps has also received money and will transmit it via Joshua Leavitt. Torrey asks Tappan to insert a note in the Emancipator stating the amount of money needed and the amount used by the New Haven committee "to facilitate future donations, and satisfy many inquiries."

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Title: Letter from Charles T. Torrey to Lewis Tappan
Author: Torrey, Charles T. (Charles Turner), 1813-1846
Addressee: Tappan, Lewis, 1788-1873
Date Created: 1840-12-13
Description: Charles T. Torrey writes that he has received Lewis Tappan's letter and acknowledges the money that Tappan is referring to. Torrey will receive more in support of the Amistad Captives. Brother [Amos A.] Phelps has also received money and will transmit it via Joshua Leavitt. Torrey asks Tappan to insert a note in the Emancipator stating the amount of money needed and the amount used by the New Haven committee "to facilitate future donations, and satisfy many inquiries."
Genre: article
Topical Subject(s): Amistad (Schooner)
Slave insurrections--United States
Antislavery movements--United States
Slave trade--America--History
Correspondence
Name Subject(s): Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Leavitt, Joshua, 1794-1873
Tappan, Lewis, 1788-1873
Torrey, Charles T. (Charles Turner), 1813-1846
Geographical Subject(s): Boston (Ma.)
New York (N.Y.)
Publisher: Tulane University Digital Library
Amistad Research Center
Language: eng
Identifier (local): ama0316
Extent: Letter, 2 p.
Type of Resource: text
Source: Doc. No. F1-4812, American Missionary Association Archives, Amistad Research Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
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