Brown Archival & Manuscript Collections Online

A collection of digitized materials from Special Collections at the John Hay Library. Please visit the Rhode Island Archival and Manuscript Collections Online (RIAMCO) for access to the finding aids collection. RIAMCO is the gateway to information about archival collections at Brown University and repositories across Rhode Island. Search the finding aids to discover what historical materials are available for research and where those collections are located.
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Items in this collection

Sharp, Granville to Franklin, Benjamin: 1785 Oct 29

Copy of letter objecting to consecration of Dr. Seabury by Non-juring Bishops of Scotland; anxious that rite of "laying on hands" be communicated to Episcopal Church of America; comments on abbreviated liturgy. Copy of letter objecting to consecration of Dr. Seabury by Non-juring Bishops of Scotland; anxious that rite of "laying on hands" be communicated to Episcopal Church of America; comments on abbreviated liturgy.

Shakespear, David to Manning, James: 1777 Jan 11

He and Mr. Mackaness sailing to Plymouth where Capt McDonald hopes to sail from at the end of the month. He and Mr. Mackaness sailing to Plymouth where Capt McDonald hopes to sail from at the end of the month.

Shakespear, David to George Benson or Joseph Rogers and Manning: 1777 Jan 15

Addressed to "Friends and Brethren in the Lord." Encourages patience and fortitude in time of persecution and distress. Letter continued at Plymouth, January 30. Addressed to "Friends and Brethren in the Lord." Encourages patience and fortitude in time of persecution and distress. Letter continued at Plymouth, January 30.