Jonathan Edwards correspondence relating to his mission at Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1752-1756
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Description
- Title
- Jonathan Edwards correspondence relating to his mission at Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1752-1756
- Creator
- Edwards, Jonathan, 1703-1758
- Contributor
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Dwight, Joseph, 1702-1765.
Williams, Elisha, 1694-1755. - Abstract
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Correspondence relating to Jonathan Edwards's mission to Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Includes a letter from Edwards to Elisha Williams stating the reasons why Abigail Williams Sergeant Dwight should not be made headmistress of a Native American female boarding school; a letter to Elijah Williams regarding dissenters in the Stockbridge church; a letter to Ephraim Williams and his family addressing their grievances against the church; and a letter to Joseph Dwight about a Mohawk tribe leaving Stockbridge. Also includes a deposition where Japheth Bush attested that he was assigned to build the Native American female school. Also includes two letters from Elisha Williams to Edwards and two letters from Joseph Dwight to the Stockbridge church discussing Abigail Williams Sergeant Dwight’s involvement with the female school
- Description
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Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) was a theologian and leader of the Great Awakening. He served as minister of the Congregationalist Church at Northampton, Massachusetts from 1726-1750 and became a missionary to the Mahican and Mohawk Indians at Stockbridge, Massachusetts in 1751.
In English. - Provenance
- Gift of the Margaret Jewett Greer Trust, 2017.
- Extent
- 0.21 linear feet (1 box)
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been partially digitized.
- Digitization Note
- Folders 3-4, 6, 10, 12, 14-16 fully digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- GEN MSS 1722
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Early works to 1800
Depositions United States 18th century - Subject (Geographic)
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Massachusetts
Stockbridge
United States
Massachusetts.
Stockbridge (Mass.) - Subject (Name)
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Bush, Japheth, 1705-1758.
Dwight, Abigail Williams Sergeant, 1721-1791.
Dwight, Joseph, 1702-1765.
Edwards, Jonathan, 1703-1758.
Williams, Elijah, 1732-1815.
Williams, Elisha, 1694-1755.
Williams, Ephraim, 1691-1754. - Subject (Topic)
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Calvinism
Clergy
Dissenters, Religious
Girls' schools
Indians of North America
Education
Missions
Mahican Indians
Missions, American
Mohawk Indians
Off-reservation boarding schools
Stockbridge Indians
Women
Women school principals
Church history - Subjects
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Bush, Japheth, 1705-1758
Dwight, Abigail Williams Sergeant, 1721-1791
Dwight, Joseph, 1702-1765
Edwards, Jonathan, 1703-1758
Williams, Elijah, 1732-1815
Williams, Elisha, 1694-1755
Williams, Ephraim, 1691-1754
Calvinism > Massachusetts > Stockbridge > 18th century
Calvinism > United States > 18th century
Clergy > Massachusetts > Stockbridge > 18th century
Clergy > United States > 18th century
Dissenters, Religious > United States > 18th century
Girls' schools > Massachusetts > Stockbridge > 18th century
Indians of North America > Education > Massachusetts
Indians of North America > Missions > Massachusetts
Mahican Indians > Education
Mahican Indians > Missions
Missions > Massachusetts > Early works to 1800
Missions, American
Mohawk Indians > Massachusetts > Stockbridge > 18th century
Off-reservation boarding schools > Massachusetts > Stockbridge > 18th century
Stockbridge Indians > Education
Stockbridge Indians > Missions
Women > Massachusetts > Stockbridge > 18th century
Women school principals > Massachusetts > Stockbridge > 18th century
Stockbridge (Mass.) > Church history > 18th century
United States > 18th century
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
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- Citation
- Jonathan Edwards Correspondence Relating to his Mission at Stockbridge, Massachusetts. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 15968113
- Object ID (OID)
- 16652734
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