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TextLetter from Sarah Wesley to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, Ramsgate
Wesley, Sarah 1760-1828A 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 PeriodDate CreatedAugust 26, 1788CollectionCopyrightA 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. -
TextLetter from Sarah Wesley to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, Ramsgate
Wesley, Sarah 1760-1828A letter from Sarah Wesley to her mother, Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, expressing relief at news of her mother being well, informing her mother of her correspondence with her uncle to ask for assistance in sorting out her late father's affairs, providing updates on her living arrangements, describing a visit from a Baptist minister, expressing a desire to have all of Miss Galloway's letters at once, and giving a short update on her health.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedSeptember 25, 1788CollectionCopyrightA letter from Sarah Wesley to her mother, Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, expressing relief at news of her mother being well, informing her mother of her correspondence with her uncle to ask for assistance in sorting out her late father's affairs, providing updates on her living arrangements, describing a visit from a Baptist minister, expressing a desire to have all of Miss Galloway's letters at once, and giving a short update on her health. -
TextLetter from Sarah Wesley to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, Reading
Wesley, Sarah 1760-1828A letter from Sarah Wesley to her mother, Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, saying she intends to return on Wednesday, relating a social visit with Lady Mary Fitzgerald, sharing her plans for dining with the Master of the grammar school at Guildford and her tour of the grounds of Mr. Martin's estate, detailing the religious uproar in the area and praising the hospitality some Calvinists towards her and other Methodists, sharing a story of having dinner with a man who was vehemently speaking against John Wesley without realizing who she was, and sending her love to her whole family and their friends.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedNovember 9, 1789CollectionCopyrightA letter from Sarah Wesley to her mother, Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, saying she intends to return on Wednesday, relating a social visit with Lady Mary Fitzgerald, sharing her plans for dining with the Master of the grammar school at Guildford and her tour of the grounds of Mr. Martin's estate, detailing the religious uproar in the area and praising the hospitality some Calvinists towards her and other Methodists, sharing a story of having dinner with a man who was vehemently speaking against John Wesley without realizing who she was, and sending her love to her whole family and their friends. -
TextLetter from Sarah Wesley to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, [Bristol]
Wesley, Sarah 1760-1828A letter from Sarah Wesley to her mother, Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, expressing concern for her mother's health and excitement over her mother and brothers potentially joining her and her father in Bristol, describing her busy schedule, discussing a visit to Miss Galloway, reporting on her father's health and activities, giving an update on her own health, telling a story of traveling by carriage and falling asleep only to wake and forget where she was and why she was traveling at night with strange men.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedAugust 7, 1786CollectionCopyrightA letter from Sarah Wesley to her mother, Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, expressing concern for her mother's health and excitement over her mother and brothers potentially joining her and her father in Bristol, describing her busy schedule, discussing a visit to Miss Galloway, reporting on her father's health and activities, giving an update on her own health, telling a story of traveling by carriage and falling asleep only to wake and forget where she was and why she was traveling at night with strange men. -
TextLetter from Sarah Wesley to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, [Bristol]
Wesley, Sarah 1760-1828A letter from Sarah Wesley to her mother, Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, reporting that all preparations had been made for her arrival, explaining that her aunt had meant to write but circumstances made it impossible, giving a report on her and her brother, Samuel's, social activities over the past few days, providing updates on their extended family in Hereford, and reporting on Samuel's travels to Epsom.Subject - Time PeriodDate Created1780 – 1790CollectionCopyrightA letter from Sarah Wesley to her mother, Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, reporting that all preparations had been made for her arrival, explaining that her aunt had meant to write but circumstances made it impossible, giving a report on her and her brother, Samuel's, social activities over the past few days, providing updates on their extended family in Hereford, and reporting on Samuel's travels to Epsom. -
TextLetter from Sarah Wesley to [Doctor] Tarpley "To be opened at my death", Chesterfield Street [London]
Wesley, Sarah 1760-1828A letter from Sarah Wesley to Doctor Tarpley entrusting a set of papers, many written when she was 14, to them which were to be read upon Sarah's death and then destroyed. In the letter, Sarah expresses her trust in Tarpley, shame and uncertainty in allowing anyone to read these papers, and insistence that they should be destroyed once read.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedFebruary 1788CollectionCopyrightA letter from Sarah Wesley to Doctor Tarpley entrusting a set of papers, many written when she was 14, to them which were to be read upon Sarah's death and then destroyed. In the letter, Sarah expresses her trust in Tarpley, shame and uncertainty in allowing anyone to read these papers, and insistence that they should be destroyed once read. -
TextLetter from Sarah Wesley to [unaddressed], Chesterfield Street [London]
Wesley, Sarah 1760-1828An unaddressed letter from Sarah Wesley expressing her belief that this is likely the last correspondence she will have with the recipient and that, since they are likely not to return England, she wishes to make it worth remembering. Sarah writes she thinks often of the recipient, wishing them happiness, reminding them not to turn away from the condition of the impoverished, and urging them to maintain their piety. She includes a post script asking the recipient to peruse, at least once, the book she has sent along with the letter.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedSeptember 1790CollectionCopyrightAn unaddressed letter from Sarah Wesley expressing her belief that this is likely the last correspondence she will have with the recipient and that, since they are likely not to return England, she wishes to make it worth remembering. Sarah writes she thinks often of the recipient, wishing them happiness, reminding them not to turn away from the condition of the impoverished, and urging them to maintain their piety. She includes a post script asking the recipient to peruse, at least once, the book she has sent along with the letter. -
TextLetter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to "My dearest madam" Hill, College, South Wales, May 19, 1774
Huntingdon, Selina Hastings, Countess of, 1707-1791A letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to a Madam Hill discussing the health of Sir Rowland Hill and delivering news of a young man who had been sent to Trevecca College by Lady Glenorchy. The letter also contains a post script from Lady Ann Erskine discussing her time at the College in the south of Wales and the death of her Aunt.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedMay 19, 1774CollectionCopyrightA letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to a Madam Hill discussing the health of Sir Rowland Hill and delivering news of a young man who had been sent to Trevecca College by Lady Glenorchy. The letter also contains a post script from Lady Ann Erskine discussing her time at the College in the south of Wales and the death of her Aunt. -
TextLetter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Hill, Bath, undated
Huntingdon, Selina Hastings, Countess of, 1707-1791A letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Miss Hill offering assistance and expressing her concern over the weather.Subject - Time PeriodDate Created1744 – 1791CollectionCopyrightA letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Miss Hill offering assistance and expressing her concern over the weather. -
TextLetter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Hill, undated
Huntingdon, Selina Hastings, Countess of, 1707-1791A letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Miss Hill giving her advice on reflecting on challenges in life, confirming Lady Huntingdon's thoughts on Miss Chapman, and updating Miss Hill on the state of sermons at the chapel.Subject - Time PeriodDate Created1744 – 1791CollectionCopyrightA letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Miss Hill giving her advice on reflecting on challenges in life, confirming Lady Huntingdon's thoughts on Miss Chapman, and updating Miss Hill on the state of sermons at the chapel. -
TextLetter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Miss Hill, December 10
Huntingdon, Selina Hastings, Countess of, 1707-1791A letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Miss Hill offering her thanks and asking forgiveness for being unable to deliver these thanks in person on account of her busy schedule.Subject - Time PeriodDate Created1707 – 1791CollectionCopyrightA letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Miss Hill offering her thanks and asking forgiveness for being unable to deliver these thanks in person on account of her busy schedule. -
TextLetter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Mr. Carpenter and the Bath Committee, College, October 14, 1791
Huntingdon, Selina Hastings, Countess of, 1707-1791A letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Mr. Carpenter and "my dear and worthy Christian firends of the Bath Committee" discussing the state of the church, the appointment and preaching of Phillip Mills, who she compares to George Whitefield, issues with an order of hymn books, the work of a Mr. Ford to help the church, and inquiries into the health of one of the church members.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedOctober 14, 1785CollectionCopyrightA letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Mr. Carpenter and "my dear and worthy Christian firends of the Bath Committee" discussing the state of the church, the appointment and preaching of Phillip Mills, who she compares to George Whitefield, issues with an order of hymn books, the work of a Mr. Ford to help the church, and inquiries into the health of one of the church members. -
TextLetter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, Spa-Fields, March 2, 1791
Huntingdon, Selina Hastings, Countess of, 1707-1791A 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 PeriodDate CreatedMarch 2, 1791CollectionCopyrightA 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. -
TextLetter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Thomas Powyes, undated
Huntingdon, Selina Hastings, Countess of, 1707-1791A letter from Selina Hastings to Thomas Powys thanking him for his previous letter and expressing her expectation of the objections she faces.Subject - Time PeriodDate Created1707 – 1791CollectionCopyrightA letter from Selina Hastings to Thomas Powys thanking him for his previous letter and expressing her expectation of the objections she faces. -
TextLetter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to [Philip] Doddridge, undated
Huntingdon, Selina Hastings, Countess of, 1707-1791A letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Mr. Doddridge thanking him for his concern for her health, telling him of a visit from a Mr. Jones who gave her much appreciated advice on maintaining her health.Subject - Time PeriodDate Created1707 – 1751CollectionCopyrightA letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Mr. Doddridge thanking him for his concern for her health, telling him of a visit from a Mr. Jones who gave her much appreciated advice on maintaining her health. -
TextLetter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to [Wilks Student], January 5, 1775
Huntingdon, Selina Hastings, Countess of, 1707-1791A letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to "dear Wilks" informing him that she is sending a student to bring him to Trevecca College and expressing her thanks for his support.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedJanuary 5, 1775CollectionCopyrightA letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to "dear Wilks" informing him that she is sending a student to bring him to Trevecca College and expressing her thanks for his support. -
TextLetter from Thomas O. Summers (Tuscaloosa, Alabama) to Robert Paine (Aberdeen, Mississippi) - October 7, 1865
Summers, Thomas O. (Thomas Osmond), 1812-1882A letter from Thomas O. Summers to Robert Paine asking about what is to become of the church, specifically the publishing interests of the church, likely in response to the end of the Civil War. On the page where Summers addressed the letter, notes on the suffering of Jesus Christ are written in pencil in another hand.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedOctober 7, 1865CollectionCopyrightA letter from Thomas O. Summers to Robert Paine asking about what is to become of the church, specifically the publishing interests of the church, likely in response to the end of the Civil War. On the page where Summers addressed the letter, notes on the suffering of Jesus Christ are written in pencil in another hand. -
TextLetter from W. C. Lewis (Rural Retreat, Virginia) to Robert Paine (Aberdeen, Mississippi) - February 17, 1855
Lewis, W. C.A letter from W. C. Lewis to Robert Paine outlining the concerns of a number of preachers in the Texas Conference in regards to the actions of Bishop John Early not appointing eligible and capable preachers, and requesting that Paine and Bishop Andrews attend the next session of the Texas Conference to mediate these concerns.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedFebruary 17, 1855CollectionCopyrightA letter from W. C. Lewis to Robert Paine outlining the concerns of a number of preachers in the Texas Conference in regards to the actions of Bishop John Early not appointing eligible and capable preachers, and requesting that Paine and Bishop Andrews attend the next session of the Texas Conference to mediate these concerns. -
TextLetter from William Capers (Anderson, [South Carolina]) to Robert Paine (Aberdeen, Mississippi) - March 22, 1853
Capers, William, 1790-1855A letter from William Capers to Robert Paine discussing the monetary collections he sent to Joshua Soule, offering his opinion on which of them should attend the Alabama Conference annual meeting, and listing where each of the conferences' annual meetings in the eastern region will be held.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedMarch 22, 1853CollectionCopyrightA letter from William Capers to Robert Paine discussing the monetary collections he sent to Joshua Soule, offering his opinion on which of them should attend the Alabama Conference annual meeting, and listing where each of the conferences' annual meetings in the eastern region will be held. -
TextLetter from William Capers (Anderson, [South Carolina]) to Robert Paine (Aberdeen, Mississippi) - May 24, 1852
Capers, William, 1790-1855A letter from William Capers to Robert Paine thanking him for appointing a replacement for a recently deceased preacher, asking for clarification on changes made to the North and South Georgia Conferences, giving an update on his health, and offering clarifications on his changes to the dates of the Alabama Conference meeting.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedMay 24, 1852CollectionCopyrightA letter from William Capers to Robert Paine thanking him for appointing a replacement for a recently deceased preacher, asking for clarification on changes made to the North and South Georgia Conferences, giving an update on his health, and offering clarifications on his changes to the dates of the Alabama Conference meeting. -
TextLetter from William Capers (Charleston, South Carolina) to Robert Paine (Aberdeen, Mississippi) - March 15, 1847
Capers, William, 1790-1855A letter from William Capers to Robert Paine discussing a financial discrepancy in the division of the Bishops' stipends out of the collections from the various conferences and offering his opinion on the scheduling of the annual conferences of the Texas and East Texas Conferences.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedMarch 15, 1847CollectionCopyrightA letter from William Capers to Robert Paine discussing a financial discrepancy in the division of the Bishops' stipends out of the collections from the various conferences and offering his opinion on the scheduling of the annual conferences of the Texas and East Texas Conferences.