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Allen family papers 1814-1893 Allen family papers

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The Allen family papers contain personal correspondence of the family of Northborough, Massachusetts, preacher John Allen. Allen and his sons, Joseph Henry Allen, Thomas Prentiss Allen, and William Francis Allen, often discussed antebellum politics and other matters, including slavery and abolition.

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Allen, Joseph, 1790-1873

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Allen, Joseph Henry, 1820-1898

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Unitarian minister, editor, writer. Graduated from Harvard in 1840 and from Harvard Divinity School in 1843. Minister: Jamaica Plain, Mass. (1843-1847); Washington, D.C. (1847-1850); Bangor, Me. (1850-1857). Lecturer on ecclesiastical history, Harvard Divinity School (1878-1882). Author of Our Liberal Movement in Theology and other books and articles. See sketch in Dictionary of American Biography. From the description of Correspondence, 1842-1897 (inclusive). (Harvard University, Di...

Allen, William Francis, 1830-1889

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American writer and educator; pioneer in the teaching of history by a topical system of study and reading the original sources. From the description of Collection 1867-1923. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 48855184 ...

Allen, Thomas Prentiss, 1822-1868

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Allen, Elizabeth, 1971-

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Epithet: of Add MS 36061 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000813.0x0003ca Epithet: of Add MS 36029 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000813.0x0003c9 ...

Allen family

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Joseph Allen was born on August 15, 1790, and graduated from Harvard Divinity school in 1811. In 1816, the newly ordained Allen became pastor of the Congregational Church at Northborough, Massachusetts, a position he retained until his death on February 23, 1873. His first son, Joseph Henry Allen (b. August 21, 1820), followed his father into the clergy after his 1840 graduation from Harvard. Joseph served congregations in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts (1843-1847); Washin...