William Ellery Channing letters, 1822-1827.

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William Ellery Channing letters, 1822-1827.

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The collection consists of two letters: to Miss Sedgwick, undated but circa 1822, inviting her to accompany him and his wife on their trip to Europe; also, to Henry D. Sewall, suggesting that the price of his recently published sermon was too high, and citing examples of people throwing the discourse down "with indignation."

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Channing, William Ellery, 1780-1842

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William Ellery Channing (1780-1842) graduated from Harvard College in 1798. He served on the board of the Harvard Corporation from 1813 to 1826, where he worked for the establishment of the Divinity School, which occurred in 1816. A Unitarian minister, Channing served as the pastor of the Federal Street Church in Boston from 1803 until his death in 1842. In 1819 he gave the landmark Unitarian sermon, Unitarian Christianity, which upon publication sold thousands of copies. A believer in the aboli...

Sedgwick, Catharine Maria, 1789-1867

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Catharine Maria Sedgwick was an American novelist. From the description of Catharine Maria Sedgwick letters and portraits, 1837-1855. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 35155329 American author, pioneered the American domestic novel. From the description of Papers of Catharine Maria Sedgwick, 1801-1865 (bulk 1834-1865). (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32136087 American author. From the description of ...

Sewall, Henry D. (Henry Devereux), 1786-1845

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