Nothing is known of the author of this volume, other than that he resided in Manlius, New York, and evidently had an interest in theological scholarship. Thomas Stackhouse (1677-1752) was an English theologian, Curate of Shepperton in Middlesex and, from 1713, minister of the English Church at Amsterdam. He is best known for his "New History of the Holy Bible from the Beginning of the World to the Establishment of Christianity," but he also published sermons and monographs. William Paley (1743-1805) was a British Christian apologist and philosopher. He is best known for his work Natural Theology, wherein he made use of the watchmaker analogy to argue for the existence of God.
From the guide to the Deodatus Babcock Notebook, 1819, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)
