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Connecticut -- Religion -- 19th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Jonathan Brace Papers

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 1906
Abstract:

Letters, journals, and sermons by or relating to Jonathan Brace, Congregationalist minister at First Congregational Church in Litchfield and Milford, Connecticut, 1785-1877. Some materials pertain to members of the Brace family, specifically Brace's mother, Lucy Mather Brace; his aunt, Fanny Brace; and his grandfather, Congressman Jonathan Brace (1754-1837).

Dates: 1785-1877

David Smith Papers

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 1399
Abstract: The papers consist of a selection of David Smith's personal papers and a library of his autograph sermons dating from 1796 to 1859. The personal papers are autograph manuscripts including ten volumes of his journals, his school notes, speeches, and keys to the abbreviations he used in his writings. Also present is Smith's manuscript song book containing compositions on themes such as Bunker Hill and the death of General James Wolfe, an autograph sermon by Rev. Alexander Gillet (1749-1826),...
Dates: 1790-1859

Benjamin Trumbull Papers

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 1894
Abstract:

Letters, manuscripts, and sermons by or relating to historian and Congregational minister Benjamin Trumbull, 1757-1819. Materials document Trumbull's time at the Congregational Church in North Haven, Connecticut, and literary work on the history of Connecticut.

Dates: 1757-1819