Henry W. Bellows papers 1842-1881

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Henry W. Bellows papers 1842-1881

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/3947

Collection consists of nineteen letters to various correspondents and a memorandum of outgoing correspondence by Henry W. Bellows, 1842-1881; an endorsed check; clipped autograph material; newspaper clippings; and two brief letters written on his behalf by son Russell N. Bellows. Letters mainly concern preaching, lecturing and social engagements; also, editorial and publishing activities, family matters, and Bellows' voyage to Liverpool, 1848 on Moses H. Grinnell's ship Ashburton. Letters written 1863-1864 as President of the Sanitary Commission include acknowledgment of a railroad pass and a letter of recommendation for Oscar B. Ireland. Also present is a photograph portrait of Bellows, attached to letter of 8 Feb. 1854 to Mr. and Mrs. Putnam. Henry W. (Henry Whitney) Bellows was a Unitarian clergyman and President of the United States Sanitary Commission.

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Chaney, George Leonard, 1836-1922

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Unitarian minister and onetime pastor of Hollis Street Unitarian Church in Boston, Mass....

Bellows, Henry W. (Henry Whitney), 1814-1882

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Unitarian minister; President, United States Sanitary Commission during the Civil War. From the description of Henry W. Bellows letters, 1861-1863. (Columbia University in the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 62754818 New York City resident and Unitarian clergyman. From the description of Letter, 1844. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 31526778 Henry Whitney Bellows (1814-1882) was born in Boston and received a B.A. from Harvard Colleg...

Grinnell, Moses Hicks, 1803-1877

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American merchant. From the description of Letter signed : New York, to Edward Bates, Attorney General, 1863 May. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270510260 ...