John Wesley letters, 1748-1818

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Summary

Creators:
Wesley, John, 1703-1791
Abstract:
A volume of letters and engravings related to the life and work of John Wesley, English evangelist and founder of Methodism.
Extent:
1.75 Linear Feet (1 volume)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. John Wesley letters, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

A large folio extra-illustrated volume containing twenty-six letters by John Wesley and single letters by Robert Southey, Charles Wesley, and George Whitefield. The volume also contains a few printed items and various engravings of John Wesley, Charles Wesley, George Whitfield, Robert Southey, Samuel Wesley, and locations associated with the Wesley family. The letter to an unidentified woman (1778 November 13, HM 57046) is a printed facsimile of the original letter in the Methodist Archives, Rylands University Library (Manchester, England). George Whitefield's letter (HM 57062) is addressed to "Mr. Blackwell at Mr. Martin's a Banker in Lombard Street in London" and is dated 1739 June 27. The letter to Rev. Samuel Furly (1758 March 7, HM 57036) is written by secretary John Jones.

Biographical / historical:

John Wesley (1703-1791) was an English clergyman, theologian, and leader of the movement in the Church of England that became Methodism. Wesley was born in Epworth, England, the fifteenth child of Samuel Wesley and Susanna Annesley. He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford and was elected a fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford in 1726; in 1728, Wesley was ordained a priest in the Church of England. He broke away from the Church of England in 1739 and established the first Methodist societies in Bristol and Kingswood, England; during his life, Wesley, wrote, edited or abridged almost 400 publications.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from William K. Bixby, 1918.
Processing information:

Processed by Gayle Richardson, in 1998. In 2020, the electronic finding aid was created from the legacy inventory.

Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. John Wesley letters, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
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