Notebooks, 1789? ; 1795-1804.

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Notebooks, 1789? ; 1795-1804.

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The collection consists largely of Sheldon's religious opinions and disputations, remarks on biblical history, and philosophical writings. The collection contains items that pertain to the writings of Dr. Joseph Priestley (1733-1804), and David Levi (1740-1799), Hebraist, author, and translator. Priestley immigrated to America in 1794 to seek religious freedom. He was a scientist, educator, and prolific writer on politics and Unitarian theology. Sheldon addressed himself to Priestley's Letters to the Jews: Inviting Them to an Amicable Discussion of the Evidences of Christianity (1794) in which is also published Levi's Letters to Dr. Priestley in Answer to Those He Addressed to the Jews. Sheldon opposed the views of both the liberal Priestley and Levi and he rebutted their interpretations of specific scriptural passages with extensive quotations throughout. He also attempted to prove that the biblical prophecies, both positive and negative, concerning the Jewish people had already been fulfilled and that Trinitarianism, not Unitarianism, was the proper doctrine. The bound manuscript was apparently written for publication in the period 1795 to 1798, while the octavo volume was probably written earlier, c. 1789. There are three volumes that discuss biblical perspectives of various kings and leaders, sometimes relating Sheldon's views to the principals of American independence. In another volume Sheldon wrote about natural phenomena (the orbits of the planets, the sun, tides, comets, etc.) and discussed natural philosophers, including Newton, Priestley, Bacon, and Boyle. The folio volume contains a lengthy disputation of the writings of Michaijah Towgood (1700-1792), an English dissenter from the Church of England. Sheldon favored the establishment of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States. In addition, there are recipes for ham and a medical solution, accounts for sales of food and household items, two pages of receipts from North Providence residents for taxes, wages, and other purchases from 1800 to 1804, and a list of fowl shot by individuals from April 1799 to January 1800.

5 v. ; octavo.1 v. ; folio.1 folder (1 item, 132 leaves)

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