Papers, 1804-1891, 1824-1853.

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Papers, 1804-1891, 1824-1853.

Includes correspondence, sermons, lectures, newspapers, newsclippings, and family memorabilia originated by or related to Lovejoy and his family. Collection bulks with correspondence (1824-1853) and concerns abolition, temperance, religion, and theology.

776 leaves.

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Lovejoy family.

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Lovejoy, Sibyl.

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Beecher, Edward, 1803-1895

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Theologian, abolitionist and author; first president, Illinois College, Jacksonville, Illinois, 1836-1844; one of the founders of Congregationalist, editor-in-chief, 1849-1853; pastor, First Congregational Church, Galesburg, Illinois, 1855-1871. From the description of Letter : Illinois College, [Jacksonville, Ill.], to John F. Brooks or Elisha Jenney, Waverly, Illinois, 1839 Sept. 10. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27045507 ...

Maine Missionary Society. Trustees.

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Gillet, Eliphalet, 1768-1848

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Lovejoy, Daniel, Jr.

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Lovejoy, John.

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John Lovejoy lived in Gloucester, Andover, and Lowell, Massachusetts, at different times. He was a factory overseer in Lowell. His wife was Mary F. Chickering. From the description of Account book, etc., 1836-1874. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 261235574 ...

Lovejoy, Elijah P. (Elijah Parish), 1802-1837

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Alton, Ill. newspaper editor and abolitionist, he was also an ordained Presbyterian minister and had edited the St. Louis Observer. He left St. Louis after several printing presses had been destroyed by pro-slavery mobs and came to Alton. There too, the pro-slavery faction destroyed his presses. In just such an attempt, a member of the mob shot Lovejoy and he died trying to save his press. From the description of Papers, 1835-1837. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat rec...

Chamberlain, Hiram.

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Lovejoy, Owen, 1811-1864

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Came to Princeton, Illinois in 1838 as minister of the Congregational Church and strong abolitionist. His home there was a stop on the Underground Railroad. He was elected to the state legislature in 1854 and to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1856, where he served five terms. He was the brother of slain abolitionist, Elijah Lovejoy. From the description of Letters, 1837, 1858, 1863. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 52538367 ...

Spaulding, J.

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Female Tract Association.

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Benson, Gustavas A.

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Lovejoy, Elizabeth G.

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