Autograph letter signed from W.H. Furness, Philadelphia, to unidentified recipient [manuscript], 1867 May 3.

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Autograph letter signed from W.H. Furness, Philadelphia, to unidentified recipient [manuscript], 1867 May 3.

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Furness, William Henry, 1802-1896

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William Henry Furness, Unitarian minister, was born 20 Apr. 1802 in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1825 Furness was ordained minister of the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia. He became pastor emeritus of the congregation in 1875 and continued to preach occasionally until his death 30 Jan. 1896 in Philadelphia. Furness published numerous books on the New Testament, translated German poetry, and wrote original hymns. In the years before the Civil War, Furness tried to comprehend a Christian's dut...