John Wesley family papers, 1734-1864.

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John Wesley family papers, 1734-1864.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/228097346

The collection consists of materials relating to John Wesley and the Wesley family from 1734-1864. The materials include correspondence, writings, and photographs and other images of Wesley. The correspondence of John Wesley pertains to church business and theology. The correspondence of Sarah Wesley (b. 1760) is with family and friends (mostly with her mother, Sarah G. Wesley, and her brother, Samuel Wesley) and pertains to family activities, travel, and beliefs. Correspondence (1779-1780) of Methodists Joseph and Sarah T. Benson details their courtship. A later addition of correspondence between Charles Wesley and organist John Langshaw, pertains to Methodism, the American Revolution, and London musicians and music teachers. The collection also includes three of John Wesley's diaries. The original 1736 diary documents part of his trip to Georgia (1735-1738) with his brother Charles, and is written partially in the cipher they sometimes used in their letters. The other two diaries are photocopies of the 1735 and 1737 volumes held by Methodist Archives in London. Other materials include Sarah Wesley's personal writings, Sarah G. Wesley's poetic psalms, sermons of John Wesley, a Wesley family genealogy, and music manuscripts. Photographs and other pictures are of Wesley memorabilia, and drawings, paintings, and sculpture of the Wesleys.

3 microfilm reels (MF)

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Huntingdon, Selina Hastings, Countess, 1707-1791

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English religious leader. From the description of Autograph letter in third person : Bath, to Mr. Laurens, [1784] Jan. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269520062 ...

Cennick, John, 1718-1755

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Epithet: Methodist preacher British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001196.0x00012e ...

Fletcher, John, 1729-1785

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Wesley family.

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Wesley, Sarah, 1760-1828.

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Wesley, Charles, fl. 1815-1850.

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Gaulter, John, 1765-1839.

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Rankin, Thomas, 1738-1810.

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Wesley, Charles, 1707-1788

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English preacher; brother of John Wesley. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Marybone, to Robert Windsor, 1785 Apr. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270587853 Charles Wesley, an English clergyman, poet, and hymn writer, was born at Epworth, Lincolnshire, England, on December 18, 1707. He was the youngest son of Samuel and Susanna Wesley and the brother of John Wesley. In 1726 he entered Christ Church College, Oxford. During his time ...

Perronet, Vincent, 1693-1785

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Epithet: Vicar of Shoreham, county Kent British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000149.0x000289 ...

Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741-1821

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Hester Lynch Thrale (born Hester Lynch Salusbury and after her second marriage, Hester Lynch Piozzi ) was a British diarist, author, and patron of the arts. Her diaries and correspondence are an important source of information about Samuel Johnson and eighteenth-century life. From the description of Autograph poem, unsigned, an adaptation of Francis Fawkes's "An Autumnal Ode, " no date [paper watermarked 1813]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754864928 From the description of...

Wesley, Samuel

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Epithet: Rector of Epworth, county Lincolnshire British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001028.0x000398 Epithet: Reverend; the younger British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001028.0x00039a ...

Langshaw, John, 1718-1798

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Clarke, Adam, approximately 1762-1832

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Clergyman. From the description of Adam Clarke correspondence, 1832. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453252 British Methodist clergyman and theologian. From the description of Papers, 1743-1875. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19465383 ...

Hanby, Thomas, 1733-1796

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Law, William, 1687-1761

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William Law was a Church of England priest who lost his position at Emmanuel College, Cambridge when his conscience would not allow him to take the required oath of allegiance to the first Hanoverian monarch, King George I. Previously William Law had given his allegiance to the House of Stuart and is sometimes considered a second-generation non-juror (an earlier generation of non-jurors included Thomas Ken). Thereafter, Law first continued as a simple priest (curate) and when that too became imp...

Wesley, Samuel, 1766-1837

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Nephew of John Wesley. From the description of Autograph letter signed, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270587895 English composer and organist. From the description of Autograph note in the third person : [n.p., London?, n.d.], to Sir G[eorge] Smart, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270679129 Samuel Wesley, a well-known English organist and composer, was the son of the famous Methodist hymnist Charles Wesley, nephew of John Wesley, and fath...

Benson, Joseph, 1749-1821

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Wesley, Sarah Gwynne, 1726-1822.

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Wesley, Charles, 1757-1834

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Nephew of Charles Wesley (1707-1788). From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Dorset ...?], to Mr. Jackson, 18[?24] Nov. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270975750 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to Sarah Wesley, [n.y.] 23 Mar. [no year]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270975748 ...

Coke, Thomas, 1747-1814

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Whitefield, George, 1714-1770

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Epithet: Reverend; of Add MS 34068 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001152.0x0000fb Epithet: Reverend; Preacher British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001152.0x0000fc Methodist clergyman. From the description of Papers, 1750-1759. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20504475 Clergyman and evangelist. ...

Grimshaw, William, 1708 or 1709-1763

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Hervy, James, 1714-1758.

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Wesley, Samuel Sebastian, 1810-1876

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Samuel Sebastian Wesley was born on 14 August 1810. At the age of nine he became a choirboy at the Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, London, singing to George IV in Brighton at the Royal Pavilion. At the age of fifteen in 1826 he was appointed organist of St. James's Chapel, Hampstead Road, and in 1829 organist of St. Giles's Church, Camberwell. In 1832 he became the organist at Hereford Cathedral where he stayed until 1835 when he became organist and sub-chanter of Exeter Cathedral. At Exeter h...

Walker, Samuel, 1714-1761

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Wesley, John, 1703-1791

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John Wesley, evangelist and founder of Methodism, was born 17 June 1703, in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England, and died 2 March 1791, in London, England. He was educated at Christ Church College, Oxford (1724); was ordained a deacon in the Church of England (1725); and was elected a fellow of Lincoln College (1726). He eventually embarked upon a new ministry, along with his brother, Charles (b. 1707), which resulted in their separation from the Anglican church; they and other "Methodists" served as...

Fletcher, Mary, 1739-1815

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Berridge, John, 1716-1793

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British clergyman. From the description of Letter, 1773. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 34122318 ...

Benson, Sarah Thompson.

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Rogers, Hester Ann, 1756-1794

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