(
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923....)
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++
The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:
++++
Annals Of The American Pulpit, Volume 7; Annals Of The American Pulpit; William Buell Sprague
William Buell Sprague
R. Carter and brothers, 1861
Baptists; Congregational churches; Lutheran Church; Unitarian Universalist churches
(Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We h...)
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Annals of the American Pulpit, Vol. 3: Or Commemorative Notices of Distinguished American Clergymen of Various Denominations, From the Early ... and Fifty-Five, With Historical Introductions
(Excerpt from Annals of the American Pulpit, Vol. 3: Or Co...)
Excerpt from Annals of the American Pulpit, Vol. 3: Or Commemorative Notices of Distinguished American Clergymen of Various Denominations, From the Early Settlement of the Country to the Close of the Year Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-Five, With Historical Introductions
In the Clerk's Ofiice of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of N cw York.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
(This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. T...)
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
William Buell Sprague was an American clergyman, biographer, and collector. He was the first to complete a set of autographs of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, and later completed two more sets.
Background
William was a native of rural Connecticut, having been born on October 16, 1795 in a part of Hebron which is now incorporated in the town of Andover, Tolland County, United States. He was the youngest son of Benjamin Sprague and Sibyl, daughter of William and Sibyl (Post) Buell, and a descendant of Francis Sprague who came to Plymouth in 1623, later settling at Duxbury.
Education
Having prepared for college under Rev. Abiel Abbot, minister in the nearby town of Coventry, he entered Yale College, from which he graduated in 1815. He then entered Princeton Theological Seminary, where he was a student until 1819.
Career
The year of 1816 he spent at "Woodlawn, " about two miles from Mount Vernon, Virginia, as tutor in the family of Major Lawrence Lewis, a nephew of George Washington, and the husband of Eleanor Parke Custis, grand-daughter of Martha Washington.
On Augusst 25 of 1819 he was ordained and installed as a colleague of Rev. Joseph Lathrop, who just sixty-three years before had himself been installed pastor of the Congregational Church of West Springfield, Massachussets Upon Dr. Lathrop's death, January 31, 1820, his colleague succeeded him. Sprague's active ministry covered a period of fifty years, ten at West Springfield, and forty at the Second Presbyterian Church, Albany, New York, of which he assumed the pastorate, July 26, 1829.
He made two trips to Europe, the first in 1828 and the second in 1836. While on the former he wrote a series of letters which appeared in the New York Observer (May 17-October 4), were published in book form under the title, Letters from Europe (1828), and reprinted in London. His Visits to European Celebrities appeared in 1856. Probably his most enduring work, however, is his Annals of the American Pulpit (9 vols. , 1857 - 69), an invaluable compendium of information regarding Protestant ministers in America down to 1850.
While a tutor at "Woodlawn, " he was given permission by Bushrod Washington to select from General Washington's correspondence whatever letters he wanted on condition he would leave copies of them. He thus came into possession of some 1, 500 letters.
After his resignation at Albany, Sprague made his home with a son at Flushing, Long Island, where he died.
(Excerpt from Annals of the American Pulpit, Vol. 3: Or Co...)
Membership
He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1846. He was also a member of the Old Colony Historical Society, and the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, among others.
Personality
Quotes from others about the person
Christopher C. Baldwin wrote regarding Sprague: "He has so much fury about him in collecting autographs that he would carry off everything that had a name attached to it. I am heartily glad he has gone out of New England, for he is so much esteemed wherever he goes that people let him into their garrets without any difficulty, and, being a Doctor of Divinity, they never think to look under his cloak to see how many precious old papers he bears off with him".
Connections
His first wife, to whom he was married on September 5, 1820, was Charlotte Eaton of Brimfield, Massachussets, daughter of General William Eaton. She died the following year, and on August 2, 1824, he married Mary Lathrop of West Springfield, who died in 1837.
His third wife was her sister, Henrietta Burritt Lathrop, to whom he was married on May 13, 1840. By the first marriage he had one child; by the second, four; and by the third, five.