Letter from Samuel Wolcott, Longmeadow, [Massachusetts], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1846 May 25

Samuel Wolcott writes to Amos A. Phelps regarding his regret that Phelps violated his confidence in relation to some statements made about Mr. Paxton. He writes, "For your own satisfaction, I stated in an inclosure, which I marked as 'private & confidential,' my impressions more fully. On the strength of this letter, you refer the public to me for information, even quoting half a sentence, & representing me as having stated broadly what I had stated with a qualification. Now, my dear brother, this reference to me was unauthorized & forbidden, & therefore improper."
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