E 1822, Nov. 5 Sermon written by E. R. and delivered on Thanksgiving Day at a Congregation Church on Essex Street in Boston. E.R. also used this sermon for another service at South Parish in Andover MA on 6 April 1823. Text based on Proverbs 3:6.
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1822, November 5 - Sermon written by Edward Robinson and delivered on Thanksgiving Day at a Congregation Church in Boston. He also used the same sermon for another service at South Parish in Andover on April 6, 1823.
E 1822, Oct. 27 Sermon written by E. R. and delivered at Southington CT. Also delivered at three other churches, including the Andover Chapel. Text based upon Matthew 16:26.
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1822, October 27 - Sermon written by Edward Robinson and delivered at Southington, Connecticut. Also delivered at three other churches, including the Andover Chapel. Matthew 16:26. Scans 29 and 30 show a scrap of paper with writing once affixed with red wax between pages 12 and 13.
E 1822, Oct. 4 Sermon written by E. R. and delivered in Southington Ct. It was his "first sermon preached." He subsequently delivered this sermon 10 more times between 1822 and 1825. Text based upon Hebrews 3:2 [i.e., 2:3].
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1822, October 4 - Sermon written by Edward Robinson and delivered in Southington, Connecticut. It was his "first sermon preached." Also delivered in ten other locations/on ten different dates.
F-3 1826, April 28 Letter to E. R., sent first to Andover and then forwarded to Boston, MA. Although no signature is visible on this letter, its legal content, the return address (Southington, CT.), and the salutation ("Dear Brother") suggest the letter is from Charles Robinson.
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1826, April 28 - Letter to Edward Robinson from Charles Robinson.
F-6 1828, Sept. 6 Letter to E. R. from S. Peck of Andover, hand-delivered by Henry Edwards in Paris. Requests that the books listed be purchased for him.
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1828, September 6 - Letter to Edward Robinson from Henry Edwards, requesting that the books listed be purchased for him, recommended by S. Peck.
F-5 1828, Dec. 1 Letter to E. R. from Moses Stuart of Andover Seminary. Details the status of his publications and summarizes the religious issues current in Andover and Boston. Also mentions the ongoing lawsuit and trial of a member of the faculty, Dr. Murdock.
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1828, December 1 - Letter to Edward Robinson from Moses Stuart of Andover Seminary detailing the status of his publications and the religious issues current in Andover and Boston, etc.
F-5 1829, Dec. 14 Letter to E. R. from Moses Stuart in Andover. Communicates news of the faculty. Dr. Wisner declined the new professorship when the Board of Visitors dropped "Pastoral Theology" from the title, which now reads Prof. of Eccl. History. Trustees appointed Rev. Ralph Emerson of Norfolk, Ct to that position. Dr. Porter is very ill and is on leave, and Mr. Stowe is Stuart's assistant. Farrar is pursuing plans to design a position specifically for E. R. and has even reserved the house of a former colleague for E. R. and his family. Apparently the trustees are reluctant to appoint someone to a professorship who is not already "a Pastor,"and that may explain why E. R. was not selected. Stuart discusses his publications, comments on books received from E. R., and lists other titles needed for the library.
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1829, December 14 - Letter to Edward Robinson from Moses Stewart, communicating news of faculty at Andover, etc.
F-5 1829, Aug. 31 Letter to E. R. from Moses Stuart in Andover. Relates how the trustees met and created a Professorship of Ecclesiastical History and Pastoral Theology, to which they appointed Stuart, Moses, ǂd 1780-1852 of Old South Church in Boston. The seminary faculty opposed the position because there was an urgent need for a Professorship of Biblical Rhetoric and thus the matter was referred to the Board of Visitors. Announces he and Stowe are planning to issue a Biblical Inquirer, with the hope that E. R. would assume responsibility for its publication when he returns from Europe. Mentions that Hodge has dropped publication of Biblical Repertory and has taken up a kind of religious magazine. In his discussion of books on geography, Stuart decries the lack of maps in them: "Above all, maps, maps, maps. I am beyond measure astonished that the Germans have not better maps for sacred geography. And this leads me to say what I have greatly at heart, pursue your plan of Sacred Geography." The postscript lists books needed for the library.
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1829, August 31 - Letter to Edward Robinson from Moses Stewart, requesting, among other things, that Robinson publish Stewart's Biblical Inquirer and continue to "pursue your plan of Sacred Geography."
F-5 1829, May 5 Letter to E. R. from Moses Stuart in Andover. Reiterates concerns expressed in a previous letter that trustees of the seminary are purposely delaying any decision concerning the professorship vacated by Murdock. Assures E. R. that the faculty desires his return to Andover, and hints that if the trustees fill the present vacancy with someone else, then the faculty will press for the creation of a new position just for him. Refers to the "noble haul" of books E. R. shipped from Paris for Andover's library, but complains that several volumes arrived without maps. Submits Farrar's latest request for library books.
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1829, May 5 - Letter to Edward Robinson from Moses Stuart in Andover.
F-5 1829, Feb. 9 Letter to E. R. from Moses Stuart in Andover. Announces the seminary won its lawsuit against Dr. Murdock whose dismissal now paves the way for E. R. to join the faculty. Relates the controversy which Mr. Quincy's appointment as Pres. of Harvard has engendered among the Unitarians. Asks E. R. to purchase specific books for the library. He and Mrs. Stuart send "love to the 'stranger-lady' whom we hope to have an opportunity of regarding as neither a stranger nor an alien," a reference to E. R.'s wife Thérèse.
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1829, February 9 - Letter to Edward Robinson from Moses Stewart in Andover.
F-6 1829, Dec. 31 Letter to E. R. from Sam. Farrar of Andover. He tells E. R. that he wants to "take off all restriction and limitation as to the amount of purchase, and leave it to your discretion" so that as many books can be purchased as possible before E.R. leaves Europe. Also indicates that Mr. Flagg, publisher of E. R.'s Lexicon, has such a low inventory (80 copies) he can no longer sell to booksellers abroad. "A new edition will be demanded."
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1829, December 31 - Letter to Edward Robinson from Samuel Farrar.
F-6 1829, Feb. 14 Letter to E. R. from Sam. Farrar of Andover Seminary. Acknowledges receipt of several shipments of books. States that Andover has given E. R. $1000 to "purchase valuable books," but if he spends less than that amount he can use the difference to defray his own expenses or if he exceeds it, he will be reimbursed. Provides E.R. with a statement from the publisher for his Lexicon, detailing the status of the 627 copies. Mentions the "long and tedious trial of Dr. Murdock" has come to a close and indicates a third edition of Stuart's Hebrew Grammar has just been published.
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1829, February 14 - Letter to Edward Robinson from Samuel Farrar of Andover Seminary, acknowledging receipt of several shipment of books.
F-1 1822, Jan. 5 Letter to Charles Robinson in Southington, CT from E. R. in Andover. Edward gives his brother directions about his belongings, especially his books, that were left in Clinton, etc. Located among the various deeds pertaining to properties in Clinton (cited elsewhere) were two small papers (undated) which appear to be related to the letter cited above. One is in E. R.'s hand and is signed by him. It is a list of things to be done for him in Clinton, such as "bring home from Mr. W [illiams] the following papers, viz. Mrs. Kirkland's deed," and pick up "nos. of New Edinburgh Encyclopedia at Wm. Williams." Some of the requests have information penciled in above or below them. The second paper is in a different hand and is a list of 16 "books not found," including Prof. Norton's Discourses and Woodworth's Poems.
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1822, January 5 - Letter to Charles Robinson from Edward Robinson. Edward gives his brother directions about his belongings, especially his books, that were left in Clinton, New York, etc.
F-6 1828, Dec. 10 Letter to E. R. from Nehemiah Adams of Andover, Corresponding Secretary for the Society of Inquiry. A long letter responding to E. R. request for information about revivals and the state of religion in the region. Adams indicates that "at our monthly concerts it was not uncommon to hear of revivals in 30 or 40 different places in the U.S." Recently that number has greatly diminished, due in part to the increased activity "from Rome for the propagation of the Catholic faith." He discusses the differences between the Catholic priests and Protestant ministers with respect to theological education and knowledge. Mentions that Andover Seminary was "never in so flourishing a condition, with 125 students," and that the dismissal of Dr. Murdock did nothing to diminish the seminary's prestige.
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1828, December 10 - Letter to Edward Robinson from Nehemiah Adams, responding to Robinson's request for information about revivals and the state of religion in the region.
Q 1832, Dec. 10 Folded inside the letter cited above (24 Nov. 1832) was E. R.'s draft of his reply to Augustus Foot. E. R. was pleased with the terms of the sale, his only regret being that the sale did not take place 7 years earlier. He mentions he would like to visit Twinsburg in the spring of 1833. He notes that 2 or 3 months earlier he sent Harvey Baldwin the deeds to the properties. He asks to be informed if the deeds have been recorded and requests information about the character of the new owner, Ian Humphrey.
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Twinsburg, Ohio: deeds, documents, and letters (1818–1830s) pertaining to the 636 acres originally owned by William Robinson, father of E. R.
1831, March 4 - Letter to Edward Robinson from Daniel C. Blood, secretary of the Association for Inquiry Respecting Revivals in Religion. Robinson was elected an honorary member.
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Description: 1 page; the 'Society of Inquiry respecting Missions and the State of Religion' founded 1814 in Princeton Theological Seminary; the note is signed in Andover.
Q 1826, Jan. 7 Letter of considerable length to E. R. in Andover from Asaph Whittlesey in Tallmadge, Ohio. Acknowledges receiving a letter from E. R. in which E. R. explains that the death of his father has caused the transfer of the Ohio lots to the heirs and subsequently to him and his brother George. [see Deed No. 1, Oct. 17, 1825] Whittlesey attempts to answer a series of questions posed by E. R. The land is assessed at $400 and is about 5 - 8 miles from the Canal. Little immigration to the area at present, so little demand for land.
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Twinsburg, Ohio: deeds, documents, and letters (1818–1830s) pertaining to the 636 acres originally owned by William Robinson, father of E. R.
F-9 1831, June 2 Letter to Prof. E. R. from B. B. Wisner, Scribe of the Mass. Convention of Congregational Ministers in Boston. E. R. was admitted a "member of the Convention" by unanimous vote.
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1831, June 2 - Letter to Edward Robinson from B.B. Wisner, regarding Robinson's membership in the Massachusetts Convention of Ministers.
H-2 1839, May 27 Letter to E. R. in Berlin from Elisabeth in Buffalo. Eagerly awaits his return. Hopes Theresa will find a residence in New York “more to her taste" than what she had in either Andover or Boston and that she will be "happier than formerly." Indicates E. R.'s letter of Dec. 12th never arrived. Harriet is recovering and baby Caroline is well. Describes her trip from New Haven to Buffalo in the company of Mrs. Church (daughter of Prof. Silliman): north river boat to Albany; the railroad from there to Utica; the packet from Utica to Rochester; by railroad to Buffalo. Mrs. Church told her that Col. Trumbull, on his visit to Wilkes-Barre, did not ascertain with any great certainty our descent from the Puritan John Robinson, but he is very sanguine in the belief that such is the fact. He brought home a cane that once belonged to that reverend man.
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1839, May 27 - Letter to Edward Robinson from his sister Elisabeth.