Richard Whately letter, 1831 Sept. 25.

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Richard Whately letter, 1831 Sept. 25.

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This is a letter from Richard Whately addressed to Lady Mary Shepherd, dated September 25, 1831. In the letter Whately explains that he had separate copies of one article from the 4th edition of his Elements of Logic printed for his friends who already owned the earlier edition. All other articles in the 4th edition were unchanged from earlier editions. Whately briefly discusses the nature of God and recommends that Lady Shepherd read works by Samuel Hinds, a noted theologian of the time. He also alludes to his recent appointment as Archbishop of Dublin.

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Pitts Theology Library, Candler School of Theology

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Pitts Theology Library, Candler School of Theology

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Hinds, Samuel, 1793-1872

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United Church of England and Ireland

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Shepherd, Mary Elizabeth

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Whately, Richard, 1787-1863

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Richard Whately was born in London on February 1, 1787, the youngest of nine children of the Reverend Joseph and Jane Whately. He attended Oriel College, Oxford, where he received the B.A. in 1808. Whately was elected as a fellow at Oriel in 1811, and took the M.A. in 1812. He was a member of the Oxford circle which found fault with the traditional tenets of the Anglican Church. In 1814 he became an Anglican minister. Whately married Elizabeth Pope on July 18, 1821. In 1825 Whately took the degr...