Records, 1834-1867.

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Records, 1834-1867.

Papers (1862-1867) relating to the sale of property, including 1862 negotiations with Bowdoin Street Church to buy its building and correspondence with other churches about the possibility of a merger; papers relating to the resignation of Edward Beecher, 1855; and discipline for heresy report (1834) of the church committee in the case of W.A. Parker and his wife.

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Morris Brown College

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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 ...

Mariner's Church (Boston, Mass.)

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Salem Street Church (Boston, Mass.)

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Gathered in 1827; merged with Mariner's Church in 1866; disbanded 1879. From the description of Records, 1827-1879. (American Congregational Association). WorldCat record id: 70948625 Gathered in 1827; merged with Mariner's Church in 1866; disbanded in 1879. From the description of Records, 1834-1867. (American Congregational Association). WorldCat record id: 70948629 ...

Bowdoin Street Church (Boston, Mass.)

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Church gathered in 1825 as Hanover Street Church in the North End; in 1830, during pastorate of Lyman Beecher, the meeting house burned and church moved to Bowdoin Street on Beacon Hill; dissolved in 1863. From the description of Records, 1835. (American Congregational Association). WorldCat record id: 70951003 Church gathered in 1825 as Hanover Street Church in the North End; in 1830, during the pastorate of Lyman Beecher, the meeting house burned and church voted to move t...

Parker, W. A. (William Arthur)

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On March 2, 1849 the federal government passed a law that authorized the Secretary of War to furnish guns to people moving west, including California. From the description of W.A. Parker letter : Boston, Mass., to W.H. [sic, i.e. George Washington] Crawford, Washington, D.C., 1849 Mar. 12. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 779381510 ...