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Hopkins, Samuel, 1721-1803

 Person

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Andover Newton Miscellaneous Personal Papers Collection

 Collection
Call Number: RG 295
Abstract:

This is a collection of the correspondence, diaries, writings and/or other papers and memorabilia related to various individuals, including clergy, missionaries, faculty, and graduates of Andover Theological Seminary, Newton Theological Institution, and Andover Newton Theological School.

Dates: 1716-2018

Joseph Bellamy papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 609
Abstract:

The papers consist of correspondence, sermons and manuscripts of Joseph Bellamy, theologian and minister. In 1738 Bellamy became minister of the new parish of Bethlehem, Connecticut, where he remained until his death. He was a disciple of Jonathan Edwards and a prominent advocate of the New Light theology in the Great Awakening. Correspondents include Jonathan Edwards, John Erskine, Samuel Finley, Samuel Hopkins, John Long, William Smith, and Benjamin Trumbull.

Dates: 1752-1785

Park family papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 384
Abstract: The Park family papers are composed of correspondence and other papers of Park family members and of correspondence and other documents collected and preserved by Park family members for their autograph or historical value. The papers include six volumes of mounted autograph items as well as unbound documents of American and European authors, scientists, military leaders, statesmen, and clergymen. The papers include a large collection of documents relating to the history, faculty, and...
Dates: 1701-1929

Roger Sherman (1721-1793) collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS 447
Abstract: Correspondence, reports, legal records, financial documents and genealogical material of Roger Sherman, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Included are both family letters and political correspondence. Of special interest are the letters to Governor Jonathan Trumbull on the relationship of Connecticut to the prosecution of the war (1777-1780). Among Sherman's writings are a report from the Constitutional Convention (1787), a note on the proposal for a national bank (1791) and a...
Dates: 1749-1904

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United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 2
Almanacs 1
Andover (Mass.) 1