BIB_ID
286532
Accession number
MA 1093.1-6
Creator
Channing, William Ellery, 1780-1842.
Display Date
1802-1842.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. G.E. Channing-Stetson, 1931.
Description
1 box (6 items), unbound ; ca. 25.5 cm
Provenance
Mrs. Grace Ellery Channing-Stetson, the granddaughter of William Ellery Channing.
Summary
Collection consists of four autograph letters (MA 1093.1-4), including one to his grandfather William Ellery, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, as well as the autograph manuscripts of Channing's The Duty of the Free States (MA 1093.5) and his Discourse on Christianity (MA 1093.6). The Duty of the Free States is written partially on the versos of five letters and one printed announcement. Items are cataloged individually; see related records for detailed description.
Housed in
Blue cloth drop-spine box (30.2 cm)
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