Religion
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
David Merrill letter
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230323369]
Identifier: MSS SC 2432
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter dated 13 March 1820. Merrill writes to the Rev. Nathaniel Stacy in Hamilton, New York. Merrill urges Stacy to "come over and help us" by conducting a debate between J. Foster, a Universalist preacher, and Joseph Baker, a Methodist preacher. Merrill anticipates a favorable outcome for the Universalists. This item documents some of the religious activities in New York State at about the time when Joseph Smith (1805-1844), the first president of the Mormon Church, claimed...
Dates:
1820 March 13
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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David Merrill letter
Stephen Rensselaer Smith letters
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230323492]
Identifier: MSS SC 2433
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letters dated 9 March and 8 October 1824. The items were addressed to another prominent Universalist, Nathaniel Stacy. Smith writes expressing concern over the preservation of the records of the Universalist movement.
Dates:
1824