Joseph Bellamy papers, 1752-1785 (inclusive).

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Joseph Bellamy papers, 1752-1785 (inclusive).

1752-1785

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/613966

The papers consist of correspondence, sermons and manuscripts of Joseph Bellamy, theologian and minister. In 1738 Bellamy became minister of the new parish of Bethlehem, Connecticut, where he remained until his death. He was a disciple of Jonathan Edwards and a prominent advocate of the New Light theology in the Great Awakening. Correspondents include Jonathan Edwards, John Erskine, Samuel Finley, Samuel Hopkins, John Long, William Smith, and Benjamin Trumbull.

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

Yale University Library

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Yale University Library

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Edwards, Jonathan, 1745-1801

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Jonathan Edwards, Jr. (1745-1801), Congregational minister and theologian, was pastor of the White Haven Church in New Haven, Connecticut from 1769 to 1795; pastor at Colebrook, Connecticut from 1796 to 1799; and president of Union College, Schenectady from 1799 until his death in August of 1801. From the description of Letter : New Haven, to an unidentified recipient, 1797 Dec 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702179680 ...

Erskine, John, 1721-1803

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Trumbull, Benjamin, 1735-1820

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American Congregational divine and historian. From the description of Autograph letter signed : North Haven, to Rev. Mr. Patten, 1811 Jun. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270573313 Benjamin Trumbull was born on December 19, 1735, in Hebron, Connecticut. He graduated from Yale College in 1759 and began work as pastor for the Congregational Church of North Haven, Connecticut, in 1760. He served there for sixty years, interrupted only by service as a chaplain during the Revol...

Hopkins, Samuel, 1721-1803

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Author and clergyman. From the description of Letter of Samuel Hopkins, 1759. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450325 Samuel Hopkins, American clergyman and theologian, founder of Hopkinsianism. He graduated from Yale in 1741, and afterwards studied with Jonathan Edwards for two years. Afterwards Hopkins settled at Housatonic (later Great Barrington). In 1769, the privation of his congregation and an opposition to his intransigent doctrine led to his dismissal. He then accep...

Bellamy, Joseph, 1719-1790

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Theologian. From the description of Papers of Joseph Bellamy, 1752-1785. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71067964 American congregational clergyman and theologian From the guide to the Joseph Bellamy letter to Reverend Samuel Hopkins, undated, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Clergyman, pastor of the church in Bethlehem, Conn. From the description of Joseph Bellamy sermon, 18th century. (Litchfield Historical S...

Long, John F.

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Clarksville (Montgomery Co.), Pa. resident. From the description of Papers, 1827-1856. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36200138 ...

Finley, Samuel, 1715-1766

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Samuel Finley, fifth president of The College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), was a Scotch-Irishman who came to this country when he was nineteen. One of the original trustees of the college, Finley succeeded Samuel Davies as president on May 31, 1761. His presidency was marked by a steady growth in enrollment, and he was respected and beloved by the students. From the description of Samuel Finley collection, 1756-1766. (Peking University Library). WorldCat record id: 63052...

Smith, William, 1697-1769

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