Correspondence, 1726-1758.

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Correspondence, 1726-1758.

Consists of letters to Foxcroft from Isaac Watts, Joseph Bellamy, and Samuel Johnson, and drafts of three of his letters to Johnson. The letters discuss questions of theology and differences between the Church of England and Congregationalism in New England.

1 v. (.1 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6693813

Houghton Library

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[Watts, Isaac, 1674-1748.]

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Bellamy, Joseph, 1719-1790

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