Letters from the Edwards family, 1785-1822

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Title: Letters from the Edwards family, 1785-1822
Creator: Ryland, John
Abstract: 32 ALS, 28 written by Jonathan Edwards, Jr. to John Ryland, dated 1785-1800. There are two letters from S. E. Dwight (dated 1818 and 1822), and one letter each from Jonathan Walter Edwards (dated 1803) and Timothy Edwards (dated 1819). The letters concern Ryland's and the Edwards family's mutual interest in Jonathan Edwards, Sr., with news of his descendants and the disposition of Edwards's papers. Jonathan Edwards Jr.'s letters also contain discussions of the various theological concerns of his time
Description: John Ryland was a Baptist minister in England. Jonathan Edwards, Jr. was an American theologian and son of the Calvinist theologian and philosopher. John Walter Edwards was the son of Jonathan Edwards, Jr. S. E. Dwight was the son of Timothy Dwight and great grandson of Jonathan Edwards, Sr. Timothy Edwards was a merchant in Charleston, South Carolina.
Available on microfilm
Provenance: Purchased on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 1992.
Extent: 0.29 linear ft. (2 boxes)
Digitization Note: Folder 17 fully digitized.
Language: English

Subject (Geographic): New England.
New England
United States
Subject (Name): Dwight, Sereno Edwards, 1786-1850.
Edwards family.
Edwards, Jonathan, 1703-1758.
Edwards, Jonathan, 1745-1801.
Edwards, Timothy.
Ryland, John.
Subject (Topic): Clergy
Congregational churches
Theology, Doctrinal
History
Subjects: Dwight, Sereno Edwards, 1786-1850
Edwards family
Edwards, Jonathan, 1703-1758
Edwards, Jonathan, 1745-1801
Edwards, Timothy
Ryland, John
Clergy > New England
Congregational churches > New England > Clergy
Theology, Doctrinal > United States > History > 18th century

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Citation: John Ryland, Letters from the Edwards Family. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University