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bMS 353

Britton, Joshua. Papers, 1817-1868.

Summary Information:

Call Number: bMS 353
Title: Britton, Joshua. Papers, 1817-1868.
Repository: Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School, 45 Francis Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138-1911
Quantity: 3 boxes

Biographical Information:

Joshua Britton (1803-1878) was ordained to the New York Central (Universalist) Association in 1832. Following his ordination, he served as a pastor in New York, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont and finally in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.

Container List:

bMS 353/1 (1) Sermons and addresses, 1834, 1837, 1838.
bMS 353/1 (2) Sermons and addresses, January-March 1840.
bMS 353/1 (3) Sermons and addresses, April-June 1840.
bMS 353/1 (4) Sermons and addresses, July-September 1840.
bMS 353/1 (5) Sermons and addresses, October-November 1840.
bMS 353/1 (6) Sermons and addresses, December 1840.
bMS 353/1 (7) Sermons and addresses, January-March 1841.
bMS 353/1 (8) Sermons and addresses, April-May 1841.
bMS 353/1 (9) Sermons and addresses, June-July 1841.
bMS 353/2 (1) Sermons and addresses, August 1841.
bMS 353/2 (2) Sermons and addresses, September 1841.
bMS 353/2 (3) Sermons and addresses, October-Decewmber 1841.
bMS 353/2 (4) Sermons and addresses, October 1842.
bMS 353/2 (5) Sermons and addresses, November 1842.
bMS 353/2 (6) Sermons and addresses, December 1842.
bMS 353/2 (7) Sermons and addresses, January 1843.
bMS 353/2 (8) Sermons and addresses, February-March 1843.
bMS 353/2 (9) Sermons and addresses, 1845, [1846?].
bMS 353/2 (10) Sermons and addresses, 1849, 1850.
bMS 353/2 (11) Sermons and addresses, 1851-1852.
bMS 353/3 (1) Sermons and addresses, 1855-1861.
bMS 353/3 (2) Sermons and addresses, 1866-1867.
bMS 353/3 (3) Sermons and addresses, 1868.
bMS 353/3 (4) Prayers, n.d.
bMS 353/3 (5) Undated fragments: sermons, essays, notes.
bMS 353/3 (6) Subject file: education.
bMS 353/3 (7) Subject file: miscellaneous.
bMS 353/3 (8) Penmanship and grammar book, ca.1826.
bMS 353/3 (9) Penmanship book [1826], with practice sheets.
bMS 353/3 (10) Scrapbook: clippings of "Selected Poetry &c.", ca. 1829.
bMS 353/3 (11) Miscellaneous papers.
bMS 353/3 (12) Letter to Joshua Britton from several members of his family, 1834 December 11.
bMS 353/3 (13) Eunice Eliza Britton. Notebook, ca. 1817-1819, including draft letters, journal entries, penmanship practice; with two loose sheets of sketches.
bMS 353/3 (14) Manuscript poems, copied by members of Britton family ca.1833.
bMS 353/3 (15) "The Students' Scrapbook," Bradford, Vermont, October [1856?]. Collection of poems and essays in various hands.
bMS 353/3 (16) Collections: poems and essays by students of Lyndon Academy, December 1858 and n.d.