Asa Bowen Smith correspondence, 1832-1859

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Title: Asa Bowen Smith correspondence, 1832-1859
Creator: Smith, Asa Bowen, 1809-1886
Abstract: 37 ALS, 23 of them written by Smith to his brother John Curtis Bowen and his sisters Marcia and Lucia Smith, while he attended Middlebury College, Andover Theological Seminary, and Yale Theological Seminary. These letters carry local news and religious meditations. The other letters are from different sources: Mission Board members concerning his placement at a mission, two letters from home while he was in Hawaii, and several letters from family members upon his return. One letter is written on the conjugate leaf of a report entitled "American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Reduction of the Missions" dated June 26, 1837. Also included are three copies of ecclesiastical council minutes pertaining to his career
Description: Smith was a missionary in Oregon and Hawaii. He was sent in 1838 to Oregon by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. In 1842 he became a missionary in Hawaii. He returned to the Northeast in 1846, and became a pastor of the Buckland Congregational church.
Provenance: Purchased from Clifford Drury on the Winlock William Miller, Jr. Memorial Fund, 1965.
Extent: 0.25 linear ft. (1 box)
Extent of Digitization: This object has been partially digitized.
Digitization Note: Folders 1-2, 6, 8-9, 13-16, 19, 21, 23, 27, 29 fully digitized.
Language: English

Subject (Geographic): United States.
Oregon.
Hawaii.
Subject (Name): Smith, Asa Bowen, 1809-1886.
Smith, John Curtis.
Smith, Lucia.
Smith, Marcia.
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
Andover Theological Seminary.
First Congregational Church (Buckland, Mass.)
Yale College (1718-1887). Theological Department.
Subject (Topic): Seminarians
Missions
Missionaries
Subjects: Smith, Asa Bowen, 1809-1886
Smith, John Curtis
Smith, Lucia
Smith, Marcia
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
Andover Theological Seminary
First Congregational Church (Buckland, Mass.)
Yale College (1718-1887). Theological Department
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Reduction of the Missions
Seminarians > United States
Missions > Oregon
Missions > Hawaii
Missionaries > Oregon
Missionaries > Hawaii

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Citation: Asa Bowen Smith Correspondence. Western Americana Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University