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1824 July 3 . W[illiam] C[raig] Brownlee ALS to William A[nderson] McDowell; Basking Ridge, [New Jersey].

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Abstract:
Comments on religious divisions at Morristown and Newark, including calls for ministers and their ability to raise large sums to offer them. Mentions his publication on Quakerism [likely A Careful and Free Inquiry into the True Nature and Tendency of the Religious Principles of the Society of Friends], noting his displeasure with his publisher. Discusses the public reaction to the book, quoting flattering letters and a negative one from a Philadelphian Quaker. Notes the reactions of the “Quaker press,” with one review calling his historical sources into question, but believes it has only served to bring his work into broader public view. Mentions religious periodicals, including the Berean, Christian Repository, and Christian Spectator. Notes remodeling of his church, his receiving a new pulpit, and the steeple of Morris Church being struck by lightning.
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Collection

Quaker collection, 1700-1888
Total components 139
Last indexed 2024-08-05