James Bringhurst letter book, 1803-1806
Scope and Contents
Includes two loose letters to Bringhurst from Martha Routh. Also letters dated before 1803 (1797 about yellow fever.) and letter to Hannah Barnard and Elizabeth Coggeshill 1 mo 1800. Letters to Moses Brown, Emmor Kimber, John Dickinson, Charles Gilbert, David Sands, and others. 1804 mentions that Nathan Hunt traveling in the ministry on Martha's Vineyard where he visited the Wampanoag. Sorrow that William Crotch was "laid so low," in 12 mo 1806 letter to Stephen Gould, but glad that a new generation of ministers is growing.
Dates
- Creation: 1803-1806
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to research.
Physical Facet
1 folder
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