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  • A pair of engravings depicting penitents stepping into the confessional to confess their sins to a priest (top) and a priest anointing a dying man as part of the last rites (bottom).
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    La Confession et Extreme Onction

    Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733
    A pair of engravings depicting penitents stepping into the confessional to confess their sins to a priest (top) and a priest anointing a dying man as part of the last rites (bottom).
    Subject - Time Period
    Eighteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1741
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A pair of engravings depicting penitents stepping into the confessional to confess their sins to a priest (top) and a priest anointing a dying man as part of the last rites (bottom).
  • An engraving depicting Lauwerens Janss Noodtdruft being led to execution. The image shows Noodtdruft bound and flanked by guards and a monk.
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    Laurens Iansz Nooddruft, de Delft, brulé à Anvers, A. 1577

    Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712
    An engraving depicting Lauwerens Janss Noodtdruft being led to execution. The image shows Noodtdruft bound and flanked by guards and a monk.
    Subject - Time Period
    Seventeenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1685
    1698
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraving depicting Lauwerens Janss Noodtdruft being led to execution. The image shows Noodtdruft bound and flanked by guards and a monk.
  • An engraving depicting the persecution of Protestants under King Sigismund in Poland. The image shows two clergymen overseeing the beating and murder of people in the streets and the burning of a building.
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    Les Chretiens en Pologne persecuté par leur Roi Sigismond, l'an 1617

    Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712
    An engraving depicting the persecution of Protestants under King Sigismund in Poland. The image shows two clergymen overseeing the beating and murder of people in the streets and the burning of a building.
    Subject - Time Period
    Seventeenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1685
    1698
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraving depicting the persecution of Protestants under King Sigismund in Poland. The image shows two clergymen overseeing the beating and murder of people in the streets and the burning of a building.
  • An engraving depicting the torture of Anabaptists in the Netherlands under the rule of the Duke of Alba. The image shows torturers afixing vises to the tongues of two men and heating them with iron (left and right) and a number of individuals being burned at the stake (background).
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    Les cruautez du Duc d'Albe dans les Pais-bas, l'an 1567

    Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712
    An engraving depicting the torture of Anabaptists in the Netherlands under the rule of the Duke of Alba. The image shows torturers afixing vises to the tongues of two men and heating them with iron (left and right) and a number of individuals being burned at the stake (background).
    Subject - Time Period
    Seventeenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1685
    1698
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraving depicting the torture of Anabaptists in the Netherlands under the rule of the Duke of Alba. The image shows torturers afixing vises to the tongues of two men and heating them with iron (left and right) and a number of individuals being burned at the stake (background).
  • A letter from Holland Nimmons McTyeire to Robert Paine discussing actions he has taken after of the death of Bishop Enoch Mather Marvin to address concerns in Marvin's former Episcopal district, asking if Paine would like McTyeire to manage Marvin's districts until May, and sharing that there seems to be some unrest brewing in the St. Louis Conference following Marvin's death.
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    Letter from Holland McTyeire (Nashville, Tennessee) to Robert Paine - December 24, 1877

    McTyeire, Holland Nimmons, 1824-1889
    A letter from Holland Nimmons McTyeire to Robert Paine discussing actions he has taken after of the death of Bishop Enoch Mather Marvin to address concerns in Marvin's former Episcopal district, asking if Paine would like McTyeire to manage Marvin's districts until May, and sharing that there seems to be some unrest brewing in the St. Louis Conference following Marvin's death.
    Subject - Time Period
    Nineteenth century
    Date Created
    1877-12-24
    Collection
    Robert Paine papers
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A letter from Holland Nimmons McTyeire to Robert Paine discussing actions he has taken after of the death of Bishop Enoch Mather Marvin to address concerns in Marvin's former Episcopal district, asking if Paine would like McTyeire to manage Marvin's districts until May, and sharing that there seems to be some unrest brewing in the St. Louis Conference following Marvin's death.
  • A letter from John Early to Robert Paine reporting that he is recovering his health, sharing that his son has left after the death of Early's wife, expressing his intention to request that James Temple be transferred to Natchez, asking for an explanation about the transfer of John P. Dickinson and James B. Smith to the Alabama and Florida Conferences respectively, requesting a preacher be found to be transferred to Abingdon in Virginia, and asking after Paine's family and the late Bishop McKendree's wife.
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    Letter from John Early (Lynchburg, Virginia) to Robert Paine (Aberdeen, Mississippi) - January 15, 1858

    Early, John, 1786-1873
    A letter from John Early to Robert Paine reporting that he is recovering his health, sharing that his son has left after the death of Early's wife, expressing his intention to request that James Temple be transferred to Natchez, asking for an explanation about the transfer of John P. Dickinson and James B. Smith to the Alabama and Florida Conferences respectively, requesting a preacher be found to be transferred to Abingdon in Virginia, and asking after Paine's family and the late Bishop McKendree's wife.
    Subject - Time Period
    Nineteenth century
    Date Created
    1858-01-15
    Collection
    Robert Paine papers
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A letter from John Early to Robert Paine reporting that he is recovering his health, sharing that his son has left after the death of Early's wife, expressing his intention to request that James Temple be transferred to Natchez, asking for an explanation about the transfer of John P. Dickinson and James B. Smith to the Alabama and Florida Conferences respectively, requesting a preacher be found to be transferred to Abingdon in Virginia, and asking after Paine's family and the late Bishop McKendree's wife.
  • A letter from John Wesley to "Peggy" Margaret (Dale) Avision asking why she believes she will not live past the age of 23.
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    Letter from John Wesley to "Peggy" Margaret (Dale) Avision, London

    Wesley, John, 1703-1791
    A letter from John Wesley to "Peggy" Margaret (Dale) Avision asking why she believes she will not live past the age of 23.
    Subject - Time Period
    Eighteenth century
    Date Created
    1765-11-06
    Collection
    John Wesley papers
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A letter from John Wesley to "Peggy" Margaret (Dale) Avision asking why she believes she will not live past the age of 23.
  • A letter from John Wesley to his brother, Charles, concerning testimony and judgement; urging his brother to heed his advice.
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    Letter from John Wesley to Charles Wesley, London

    Wesley, John, 1703-1791
    A letter from John Wesley to his brother, Charles, concerning testimony and judgement; urging his brother to heed his advice.
    Subject - Time Period
    Eighteenth century
    Date Created
    1753-10-20
    Collection
    John Wesley papers
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A letter from John Wesley to his brother, Charles, concerning testimony and judgement; urging his brother to heed his advice.
  • A letter from John Wesley to Charles Wesley asking for his opinion on a formal petition, relaying the conditions of various people, and requesting translations of biblical and Greek verses.
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    Letter from John Wesley to Charles Wesley, London

    Wesley, John, 1703-1791
    A letter from John Wesley to Charles Wesley asking for his opinion on a formal petition, relaying the conditions of various people, and requesting translations of biblical and Greek verses.
    Subject - Time Period
    Eighteenth century
    Date Created
    1764-12-07
    Collection
    John Wesley papers
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A letter from John Wesley to Charles Wesley asking for his opinion on a formal petition, relaying the conditions of various people, and requesting translations of biblical and Greek verses.
  • A letter from John Wesley to Elizabeth Woodhouse consoling her concerning her father's passing, giving advice on accepting, but not relying on visions from God for guidance, and advising her to take comfort in God's work.
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    Letter from John Wesley to Elizabeth (Harvey) Woodhouse, London

    Wesley, John, 1703-1791
    A letter from John Wesley to Elizabeth Woodhouse consoling her concerning her father's passing, giving advice on accepting, but not relying on visions from God for guidance, and advising her to take comfort in God's work.
    Subject - Time Period
    Eighteenth century
    Date Created
    1768-02-03
    Collection
    John Wesley papers
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A letter from John Wesley to Elizabeth Woodhouse consoling her concerning her father's passing, giving advice on accepting, but not relying on visions from God for guidance, and advising her to take comfort in God's work.
  • A letter from John Wesley to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley thanking her for sending him news of his brother, Charles', death and comforting her at the loss of her husband.
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    Letter from John Wesley to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, Manchester

    Wesley, John, 1703-1791
    A letter from John Wesley to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley thanking her for sending him news of his brother, Charles', death and comforting her at the loss of her husband.
    Subject - Time Period
    Eighteenth century
    Date Created
    1788-04-12
    Collection
    John Wesley papers
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A letter from John Wesley to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley thanking her for sending him news of his brother, Charles', death and comforting her at the loss of her husband.
  • A letter from John Wesley to Sarah Wesley thanking her for sending an account of his brother, Charles', last words and encouraging her to keep her faith strong.
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    Letter from John Wesley to Sarah Wesley, Blackburn

    Wesley, John, 1703-1791
    A letter from John Wesley to Sarah Wesley thanking her for sending an account of his brother, Charles', last words and encouraging her to keep her faith strong.
    Subject - Time Period
    Eighteenth century
    Date Created
    1788-04-21
    Collection
    John Wesley papers
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A letter from John Wesley to Sarah Wesley thanking her for sending an account of his brother, Charles', last words and encouraging her to keep her faith strong.
  • A letter from John Wesley to Sarah Wesley thanking her for her accounnt of his brother, Charles', death and comforting her at the loss of her father.
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    Letter from John Wesley to Sarah Wesley, Manchester

    Wesley, John, 1703-1791
    A letter from John Wesley to Sarah Wesley thanking her for her accounnt of his brother, Charles', death and comforting her at the loss of her father.
    Subject - Time Period
    Eighteenth century
    Date Created
    1788-04-12
    Collection
    John Wesley papers
    Copyright
    IN COPYRIGHT
    A letter from John Wesley to Sarah Wesley thanking her for her accounnt of his brother, Charles', death and comforting her at the loss of her father.
  • A letter from Joshua Soule to Robert Paine giving an update on his wife's health, sharing that it is unlikely that he will be able to make it to the Tennessee Conference due to health and weather reasons, assuring Paine of his intention to attend the Memphis Conference, asking if Paine would cover Soule's financial obligations at the Tennessee Conference (to be repaid upon Soule's next return to Nashville), confirming he has received the appointments for the Missouri Conference, asking after Bishop Capers' appointments, and mentioning the sudden death of Brother Lanius.
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    Letter from Joshua Soule (Lebanon, Ohio) to Robert Paine - October 28, 1851

    Soule, Joshua, 1781-1867
    A letter from Joshua Soule to Robert Paine giving an update on his wife's health, sharing that it is unlikely that he will be able to make it to the Tennessee Conference due to health and weather reasons, assuring Paine of his intention to attend the Memphis Conference, asking if Paine would cover Soule's financial obligations at the Tennessee Conference (to be repaid upon Soule's next return to Nashville), confirming he has received the appointments for the Missouri Conference, asking after Bishop Capers' appointments, and mentioning the sudden death of Brother Lanius.
    Subject - Time Period
    Nineteenth century
    Date Created
    1851-10-28
    Collection
    Robert Paine papers
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A letter from Joshua Soule to Robert Paine giving an update on his wife's health, sharing that it is unlikely that he will be able to make it to the Tennessee Conference due to health and weather reasons, assuring Paine of his intention to attend the Memphis Conference, asking if Paine would cover Soule's financial obligations at the Tennessee Conference (to be repaid upon Soule's next return to Nashville), confirming he has received the appointments for the Missouri Conference, asking after Bishop Capers' appointments, and mentioning the sudden death of Brother Lanius.
  • A letter from O. P. Fitzgerald, an editor at the Christian Advocate, to Mary Eliza Paine (née Millwater), offering his condolences on the death of her husband, Bishop Paine, asking if she is in possession of his drafts for the final installment of a series entitled "Notes of Life," and discussing the need to begin work on a biography of Bishop Paine.
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    Letter from O. P. Fitzgerald (Nashville, Tennessee) to Mary Eliza (Millwater) Paine - May 1, 1882

    Fitzgerald, O. P. (Oscar Penn), 1829-1911
    A letter from O. P. Fitzgerald, an editor at the Christian Advocate, to Mary Eliza Paine (née Millwater), offering his condolences on the death of her husband, Bishop Paine, asking if she is in possession of his drafts for the final installment of a series entitled "Notes of Life," and discussing the need to begin work on a biography of Bishop Paine.
    Subject - Time Period
    Nineteenth century
    Date Created
    1882-05-01
    Collection
    Robert Paine papers
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A letter from O. P. Fitzgerald, an editor at the Christian Advocate, to Mary Eliza Paine (née Millwater), offering his condolences on the death of her husband, Bishop Paine, asking if she is in possession of his drafts for the final installment of a series entitled "Notes of Life," and discussing the need to begin work on a biography of Bishop Paine.
  • A letter from Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley to her daughter, Sarah, expressing concern over her daughter's health, reporting on several visits from various acquaintances, discussing a visit by Lord and Lady Andrews to hear her son, Charles, play, sharing the news of Mrs. Dyer's passing, and sending along news and well-wishes from friends.
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    Letter from Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley to Sarah Wesley

    Wesley, Sarah Gwynne, 1726-1822
    A letter from Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley to her daughter, Sarah, expressing concern over her daughter's health, reporting on several visits from various acquaintances, discussing a visit by Lord and Lady Andrews to hear her son, Charles, play, sharing the news of Mrs. Dyer's passing, and sending along news and well-wishes from friends.
    Subject - Time Period
    Eighteenth century
    Date Created
    1791-01-23
    Collection
    Charles Wesley family papers
    Copyright
    IN COPYRIGHT
    A letter from Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley to her daughter, Sarah, expressing concern over her daughter's health, reporting on several visits from various acquaintances, discussing a visit by Lord and Lady Andrews to hear her son, Charles, play, sharing the news of Mrs. Dyer's passing, and sending along news and well-wishes from friends.
  • A letter from Sarah Wesley to her mother, Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, declaring her intent to return to Marylebone soon, describing the financial hardships of her cousins, praising the hospitality of the Staffords, relating the struggles of Miss Jones who has had to care for two dying brothers, sending her well wishes to the family of Mrs. Dyer, updating her mother on her father's plans to return and of his preaching in honor of the late Mr. Fletcher, asking about having a straw hat enlarged, and reporting on the status of several acquaintances.
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    Letter from Sarah Wesley to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley

    Wesley, Sarah 1760-1828
    A letter from Sarah Wesley to her mother, Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, declaring her intent to return to Marylebone soon, describing the financial hardships of her cousins, praising the hospitality of the Staffords, relating the struggles of Miss Jones who has had to care for two dying brothers, sending her well wishes to the family of Mrs. Dyer, updating her mother on her father's plans to return and of his preaching in honor of the late Mr. Fletcher, asking about having a straw hat enlarged, and reporting on the status of several acquaintances.
    Subject - Time Period
    Eighteenth century
    Date Created
    1780/1790
    Collection
    Charles Wesley family papers
    Copyright
    IN COPYRIGHT
    A letter from Sarah Wesley to her mother, Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, declaring her intent to return to Marylebone soon, describing the financial hardships of her cousins, praising the hospitality of the Staffords, relating the struggles of Miss Jones who has had to care for two dying brothers, sending her well wishes to the family of Mrs. Dyer, updating her mother on her father's plans to return and of his preaching in honor of the late Mr. Fletcher, asking about having a straw hat enlarged, and reporting on the status of several acquaintances.
  • A letter from Sarah Wesley to her mother, Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, thanking her mother for news of her aunt and asking for more news as it becomes available, offering comfort to her mother in the wake of her father's death, expressing her wish that her mother join her in Ramsgate, and insisting that if she cannot come to Ramsgate, Sarah will watch the house when she returns to London and send her mother to Guildford.
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    Letter from Sarah Wesley to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, Ramsgate

    Wesley, Sarah 1760-1828
    A letter from Sarah Wesley to her mother, Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, thanking her mother for news of her aunt and asking for more news as it becomes available, offering comfort to her mother in the wake of her father's death, expressing her wish that her mother join her in Ramsgate, and insisting that if she cannot come to Ramsgate, Sarah will watch the house when she returns to London and send her mother to Guildford.
    Subject - Time Period
    Eighteenth century
    Date Created
    1788-08-26
    Collection
    Charles Wesley family papers
    Copyright
    IN COPYRIGHT
    A letter from Sarah Wesley to her mother, Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, thanking her mother for news of her aunt and asking for more news as it becomes available, offering comfort to her mother in the wake of her father's death, expressing her wish that her mother join her in Ramsgate, and insisting that if she cannot come to Ramsgate, Sarah will watch the house when she returns to London and send her mother to Guildford.
  • A letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Sarah Wesley thanking her for news of her parents, Sarah Gwynne and Charles Wesley, and asking for more information on the death of John Wesley.
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    Letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, Spa-Fields, March 2, 1791

    Huntingdon, Selina Hastings, Countess of, 1707-1791
    A letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Sarah Wesley thanking her for news of her parents, Sarah Gwynne and Charles Wesley, and asking for more information on the death of John Wesley.
    Subject - Time Period
    Eighteenth century
    Date Created
    1791-03-02
    Collection
    Selina Hastings letters
    Copyright
    IN COPYRIGHT
    A letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Sarah Wesley thanking her for news of her parents, Sarah Gwynne and Charles Wesley, and asking for more information on the death of John Wesley.
  • A letter to Thomas L. Douglass from an unknown author, possibly Robert Paine, describing the death of Sterling C. Brown in Lebanon, Tennessee, including an account of a conversation the author had with Brown confirming Brown's faith just before his death.
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    Letter from an unidentified person to Thomas L. Douglass

    A letter to Thomas L. Douglass from an unknown author, possibly Robert Paine, describing the death of Sterling C. Brown in Lebanon, Tennessee, including an account of a conversation the author had with Brown confirming Brown's faith just before his death.
    Subject - Time Period
    Nineteenth century
    Date Created
    1820/1829
    Collection
    Robert Paine papers
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A letter to Thomas L. Douglass from an unknown author, possibly Robert Paine, describing the death of Sterling C. Brown in Lebanon, Tennessee, including an account of a conversation the author had with Brown confirming Brown's faith just before his death.
  • A series of six engravings depicting scenes in the life of a Roman Catholic bishop, including his blessing of holy oil (top right), a procession of holy oil (top left) , his encouragement of a parish (middle right), his visit to his diocese (middle left), a parishioner kissing his hand (bottom left), and the public display of his body after death (bottom right).
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    Life and Duties of a Catholic Bishop

    Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733
    A series of six engravings depicting scenes in the life of a Roman Catholic bishop, including his blessing of holy oil (top right), a procession of holy oil (top left) , his encouragement of a parish (middle right), his visit to his diocese (middle left), a parishioner kissing his hand (bottom left), and the public display of his body after death (bottom right).
    Subject - Time Period
    Eighteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1741
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A series of six engravings depicting scenes in the life of a Roman Catholic bishop, including his blessing of holy oil (top right), a procession of holy oil (top left) , his encouragement of a parish (middle right), his visit to his diocese (middle left), a parishioner kissing his hand (bottom left), and the public display of his body after death (bottom right).
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