In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, Lewis Tappan discusses a number of subjects, including some monetary matters between Phelps and himself, the question of abolition in the District of Columbia, Phelpśs plan concerning newspapers, what he (Tappan) wishes he could do for the anti-slavery cause, Elizur Wright Jr. who accepted a job offer that Tappan made, and matters related to the Union Mission Society.