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Sumner G. Clapp letter to Justin Perkins, 1845 July 28 to 1846 April 20
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1845-07-28 - 1846-04-20
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1 item (8 pages) ; 25 x 20 cm
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S.G. Clapp (Sumner G. Clapp) letter to Justin Perkins in which Clapp writes on a variety of days from July 1845 to April 1846. He responds to a letter from Perkins and writes of reading it to Perkins' mother. He discusses the health of Perkins' mother multiple times in the letter. He also writes regarding the moral state of American churches, national political affairs, and Perkins' spiritual health. He notes the deaths of Mrs. Williston and Mrs. Bassett and writes of time spent with Father Williston. Mount Holyoke Seminary, Amherst College, and the Seminary are mentioned in the letter. The annexation of Texas to the United States and potential war with Mexico are also mentioned.
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