Backus, Azel, 1765-1816
Variant namesAmerican Congregational clergyman, first president of Hamilton College
From the guide to the Azel Backus letter to William Leffingwell, 1808, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)
First president of Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y. Backus was a congregational minister and was the author of "Absalom's Conspiracy."
From the description of Letter, 1816 April 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122487946
First president of Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y. Backus was a Congregational minister and was the author of "Absalom's Conspiracy."
From the description of Letter, 1816 November 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122617671
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Watson family. Papers, 1786-1874. | Winterthur Library | |
| creatorOf | Azel Backus letter to William Leffingwell, 1808 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| creatorOf | Dartmouth College Office of the President. Records of the administration of Francis Brown, 1815-1820. | Dartmouth College Library | |
| creatorOf | Backus, Azel, 1765-1816. Letter, 1816 April 4. | American Periodical Series I | |
| creatorOf | Backus, Azel. Christian texts in Tamil : manuscript, 1848. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Watson, John F. (John Fanning), 1779-1860. Correspondence of John Fanning Watson, 1805-1845. | Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens | |
| creatorOf | Backus, Azel, 1765-1816. Azel Backus letter, 1808. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Hamilton College (Clinton, N.Y.). Order Suspending Edward Thompson, 1816 April 4. | American Periodical Series I | |
| creatorOf | Backus, Azel, 1765-1816. Letter, 1816 November 11. | American Periodical Series I |
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| associatedWith | Dartmouth College Office of the President. | person |
| associatedWith | Hamilton College (Clinton, N.Y.). | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Thompson, Smith. | person |
| associatedWith | Watson family. | person |
| correspondedWith | Watson, John F. (John Fanning), 1779-1860. | person |
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Birth 1765
Death 1816
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