Collection on British Wesleyan Conference Presidents

A Guide to the Collection

Overview Creator: Bridwell Library

Title: Collection on British Wesleyan Conference Presidents

Inclusive Dates: 1773-1950

Bulk Dates: 1790-1900

Abstract: Bridwell Library’s collection on British Wesleyan Conference Presidents comprises three scrapbook albums containing printed likenesses, biographical sketches, autographs, correspondence, and other documents relating to every British Wesleyan Conference president who served between 1790 (John Wesley) and 1905 (Charles

H. Kelly). The collection represents the convergence of British Victorian interests in Methodistica and scrapbooking. To the original scrapbooks Bishop Frederick DeLand Leete added materials by and about ten additional twentieth-century Conference presidents. Accession No: BridArch 302.26

Extent: 6 boxes (3.5 linear feet)

Language: Material is in English

Repository Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist

University

Historical Note

Conference Presidents in the Methodist Church of Great Britain serve one year terms in which they travel throughout Great Britain preaching and representing the denomination. Conference Presidents may serve non-consecutive additional terms. John Wesley personally presided over

1 Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University annual conferences of ordained ministers and lay preachers serving in connection with the Methodist movement beginning in 1744. The office of President was instituted after Wesley’s death in 1791.

Bridwell Library is the principal bibliographic resource at Southern Methodist University for the fields of theology and religious studies.

Source:

“The President and Vice-President,” Methodist Church of Great Britain website http://www.methodist.org.uk/who-we-are/structure/the-president-and-vice-president, accessed 07/23/2013

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The engraved portraits, biographical notes, autographs, and letters in this collection represent every Conference president who served between 1790 and 1905. The first series (“Buckled Album”) also includes items by or relating to these additional twentieth-century presidents: Dinsdale Thomas Young (1915); John T. Wardle Stafford (1920); Herbert B. Workman (1930); William Christopher Jackson (1936); Charles Ensor Walters (1937); Robert Bond (1938); Walter J. Noble (1943); A. W. Harrison (1946); William Edwin Sangster (1949); and Howard Watkins- Jones (1952?). The albums in the collection demonstrate a hobbyist approach to collecting. No one subject is covered in depth. However, the historical research value of the collection is enhanced by the ability to review the combined assets of all three albums.

Arrangement of the Collection The collection contains three series. Each series comprises a separate album of materials.

Series 1: F. D. Leete Buckled Album, 1780-1950

Series 2: F. D. Leete Red Album, 1773 - circa 1950

Series 3: Frederick E. Maser Album, 1774-1899

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Restrictions

Access to Collection:

The collection is open for research use. Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.

Publication Rights:

Permission to publish materials must be obtained from the Director of the Bridwell Library.

Copyright Statement:

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain copyright authorization.

Access Terms This collection is indexed under the following terms in the Southern Methodist University Libraries' online catalog. Researchers desiring related materials may search the catalog

using these terms. Methodist Church -- Great Britain -- Clergy.

Methodist Church -- History.

Letters -- England.

Leete, Frederick DeLand, 1866-1958.

Maser, Frederick E.

Related Material

Digital reproductions of materials in the Collection on British Wesleyan Conference Presidents are available electronically at http://digitalcollections.smu.edu/all/bridwell/.

The Bridwell Library Collection on Methodism in the United Kingdom and Ireland also includes correspondence with Wesleyan Conference presidents.

A. M. Broadley Album on Brian Bury Collins, Bridwell Library Special Collections, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University

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Wesleyan Methodist Church Presidents Scrapbook, George Osborn Collection, Drew University, Madison, New Jersey

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Item identification,] Collection on British Wesleyan Conference Presidents, Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University.

Acquisition Information

Acquired, ongoing.

Processing Information

The albums in the first two series were disbound and the contents were placed in acid-free folders within archival boxes. The album in the third series was not disbound, but the manuscript letters were removed for scanning and placed in archival folders and boxes.

Processed by

Timothy S. G. Binkley, 2013.

Finding aid written by

Timothy S. G. Binkley, 2013.

Encoded by

Ada Negraru, 2014.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Series 1: F. D. Leete Buckled Album, 1780-1950 Frederick D. Leete’s album “Autograph Letters and Portraits of Wesleyan Presidents” (also known as “the buckled album”) features printed likenesses, biographical sketches, and autograph letters of 86 men who served as British Wesleyan Conference presidents from the 1790s to the 1890s. After purchasing the album from Sotheby’s in 1950, Bishop Leete added items from other scrapbooks that he owned, a carte-de-visite, and his own personal correspondence with twentieth-century Conference presidents. The contents of this album were not physically attached to the pages. Instead they were carefully placed in the binder in letter-file fashion. The organization of the materials within the album reflects the succession of the Conference presidents. Roughly half of

the folders in this series contain pages removed from a copy of Wesley and His Successors: A Centenary Memorial of the Death of John Wesley (1891) The following manuscript letters were removed from series 1 (the “buckled album”) and added to other collections created by Bridwell Library staff in the 1980s: John Wesley letter to Joseph Benson, 1773 September 10; and Thomas Coke letter to the Assistant or Resident Preacher 1792 April 26.

Box Folder 01 01 Album provenance data, 1950

02 Lists of Wesleyan Conference presidents, circa 1950

03 Wesley family prints and biographical statements, 1891

04 John Fletcher print and biographical statement, 1891

05 William Thompson print and biographical statement, 1891

06 William Thompson letter to Joseph Benson, 1794 October 7

07 Alexander Mather print and biographical statement, 1891

08 Alexander Mather letter to William Marriott, Jr., 1793 October 17

09 John Pawson print and biographical statement, 1891

10 John Pawson letter to unidentified “My Dear Brother,” 1780 May 26

11 Thomas Hanby print and biographical statement, 1891

12 Joseph Bradford print and biographical statement, 1891

13 Thomas Taylor print and biographical statement, 1891

14 Thomas Coke print and biographical statement, 1891

15 Joseph Benson print and biographical statement, 1891

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16 Joseph Benson letter to Mr. Everett, 1818 November 30

17 Samuel Bradburn print and biographical statement, 1891

18 Samuel Bradburn letter to Mr. Taylor, 1794 April 15

19 James Wood print and biographical statement, 1891

20 James Wood letter to Joseph Benson, 1798 May 21

21 Joseph Taylor, Sr. print and biographical statement, 1891

22 Henry Moore print and biographical statement, 1891

23 Henry Moore letter to Mrs. Moore, 1810 July 5

24 Henry Moore letter to Miss Taylor, 1830 February 5

25 Adam Clarke print and biographical statement, 1891

26 Adam Clarke letter to unidentified “My Dear Brother,” 1827 December 7

27 Adam Clarke letter to the Rev. J. Birdsal, 1828 October 8

28 John Barber print and biographical statement, 1891

29 Charles Atmore print and biographical statement, 1891

30 Charles Atmore letter to Jabez Bunting, 1824 April 10

31 Joseph Entwisle print and biographical statement, 1891

32 Joseph Entwisle letter to John Simpson, 1809 April 29

33 Joseph Entwisle letter to Mr. Wood, 1830 May 18

34 Joseph Entwisle notes on Luke 10:42, 1836 March 2

35 Joseph Entwisle letter to Isaac Keeling, 1836 May 24

36 Walter Griffith print and biographical statement, 1891

37 Richard Reece print and biographical statement, 1891

38 Richard Reece letter to J. B. Finley, undated

39 Richard Reece note to William Marriott, Jr., undated

40 John Gaulter print and biographical statement, 1891

41 John Gaulter letter to Thomas Chubb, 1819 September 1

42 Jonathan Edmondson print and biographical statement, 1891

43 Jonathan Edmondson letter to Allen Edmondson, 1834 July 3

44 Jonathan Crowther print and biographical statement, 1891

45 Jonathan Crowther, Sr., letter to Jonathan Crowther, Jr., undated

46 Jabez Bunting print and biographical statement, 1891

47 Jabez Bunting letter to George Marsden, 1822 September 14

48 Jabez Bunting letter unidentified “My dear Brother,” 1827 September 21

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49 Hymn text “Acquaint thee, O mortal!” by William Knox signed by Jabez Bunting, 1834 April 2 50 Jabez Bunting, letter to James Fildes, 1843 April 20

51 Jabez Bunting letter to James Fildes, 1857 July 28

52 George Marsden print and biographical statement, 1891

53 Robert Newton print and biographical statement, 1891

54 Robert Newton letter to Joshua Priestley, 1851 October 24

55 Richard Watson print and biographical statement, 1891

56 Richard Watson letter to unknown recipient, 1814 November 10John Stephens print and biographical statement, 1891 57 John Stephens print and biographical statement, 1891

58 James Townley print and biographical statement, 1891

59 Richard Treffry, Sr. print and biographical statement, 1891

60 Richard Treffry, Sr., letter to Jospeh Entwisle, 1833 October 1

61 Joseph Taylor print and biographical statement, 1891

62 Joseph Taylor letter to unknown recipient “Dear Sir,” 1819 February 6

63 Edmund Grindrod print and biographical statement, 1891

64 Thomas Jackson print and biographical statement, 1891

65 Thomas Jackson letter to Gervase Smith, 1854 November 4

66 Theophilus Lessey print and biographical statement, 1891

67 Theophilus Lessey letter to Mr. Burdekin, bookseller, 1826 January 27

68 James Dixon print and biographical statement, 1891

69 James Dixon letter to unknown recipient, undated

Box Folder 02 01 John Hannah print and biographical statement, 1891

02 John Hannah manuscript statement on “Truth, in the revelations of Holy Scripture,” 1836 March 4 03 John Hannah letter to J. S. Thomas, 1849 April 25

04 John Hannah letter to John Hearnshaw, 1851 April 9

05 John Hannah letter to Dr. Butler, 1867 June 13

06 John Scott print and biographical statement, 1891

07 John Scott letter to Jabez Bunting, 1821 February 27

08 Jacob Stanley print and biographical statement, 1891

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09 Jacob Stanley letter to unknown recipient “Dear Brother,” 1809 December 12 10 William Atherton print and biographical statement, 1891

11 William Atherton letter to James Everett, 1812 December 4

12 James Everett letter to William Atherton, 1813 March 12

13 Samuel Jackson print and biographical statement, 1891

14 Samuel Jackson print engraved by Thomson after a painting by J. Jackson, undated 15 Samuel Jackson letter to Joseph Blake, 1847 September 15

16 John Beecham print and biographical statement, 1891

17 John Beecham letter to G. P. Green, 1855 September 5

18 John Lomas print and biographical statement, 1891

19 John Lomas autograph, undated

20 John Lomas letter to Mrs. Green, 1859? June 15

21 John Farrar print and biographical statement, 1891

22 John Farrar print engraved by J. Cochran after a painting by W. Gush, undated 23 John Farrar letter to Luke H. Wiseman, 1871 January 13

24 John Farrar letter to William Morley Punshon, 1878 January 4

25 Isaac Keeling print and biographical statement, 1891

26 Isaac Keeling letter to Jabez Bunting, undated

27 Robert Young print and biographical statement, 1891

28 Robert Young letter to Thomas Mease, 1832 December 21

29 Robert Young letter to unknown recipient "My dear Sir," 1855 February 14

30 Francis A. West print and biographical statement, 1891

31 Francis A. West letter to William Morley Punshon, 1862 April 21

32 Francis A. West letter to Gervase Smith, 1860s? February 17

33 Francis A. West letter to William Morley Punshon, 1867 February 27

34 John Bowers print and biographical statement, 1891

35 Samuel D. Waddy print and biographical statement, 1891

36 Samuel D. Waddy letter to Frederick J. Jobson, 1853 April 29

37 Samuel D. Waddy letter to Gervase Smith, 1870 September 26

38 Closing and signature from a Samuel D. Waddy letter to Joshua Priestley, undated

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39 William W. Stamp print and biographical statement, 1891

40 William W. Stamp autograph, undated

41 John Rattenbury print and biographical statement, 1891

42 John Rattenbury print engraved by T. W. Hunt, undated

43 John Rattenbury letter to Gervase Smith, 1855 February 20

44 Charles Prest print and biographical statement, 1891

45 Charles Prest print by J. Cochran after a painting by W. Gush, undated

46 Charles Prest letter to John Shipham, 1860 May 25

47 Charles Prest letter to William Morley Punshon, 1874 September 9

48 George Osborn print and biographical statement, 1891

49 George Osborn letter to unidentified recipient “My dear Sir,” 1857 March 23 50 George Osborn letter to William Morley Punshon, 1873 August 13

51 George Osborn letter to William Morley Punshon, 1881 June 7

52 William L. Thornton print and biographical statement, 1891

53 William L. Thornton manuscript sermon notes, 1829 May 19

54 William Shaw print and biographical statement, 1891

55 William Shaw letter to Mr. Heyes, 1861 September 12

56 William Arthur print and biographical statement, 1891

57 William Arthur letter to William Morley Punshon, 1855 May 11

58 John Bedford print and biographical statement, 1891

59 John Bedford letter to Joshua Priestley, 1866 May 29

60 Samuel Romilly Hall print and biographical statement, 1891

61 Samuel Romilly Hall letter to J. Priestley, 1867 October 25

62 Samuel Romilly Hall autograph, undated

63 Frederick J. Jobson print and biographical statement, 1891

64 Frederick J. Jobson autograph, undated

65 John H. James print and biographical statement, 1891

66 John H. James letter to Joshua Priestley, 1858 March 11

67 Luke H. Wiseman print and biographical statement, 1891

68 Luke H. Wiseman letter to William Morley Punshon, 1868 November 19

69 Luke H. Wiseman letter to William Morley Punshon, 1874 September 7

70 Luke H. Wiseman letter to Richard Tabraham, 1870s? May 12

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Box Folder

03 01 George T. Perks print and biographical statement, 1891

02 George T. Perks letter to William Morley Punshon, 1874 April 13

03 George T. Perks letter to Samuel Wesley, 1858 September 17

04 William Morley Punshon print and biographical statement, 1891

05 William Morley Punshon letter to unidentified recipient “My dear Brother” at Gloucester, 1859 March 9 06 William Morley Punshon letter to Thomas Wetherell, 1872 November

07 William Morley Punshon letter to Samuel Rose, 1873 July 31

08 William Morley Punshon letter to J. Stewart Beattie, 1879 April 21

09 Gervase Smith print and biographical statement, 1891

10 Gervase Smith autograph and photograph, 1870s?

11 Alexander McAulay print and biographical statement, 1891

12 Alexander McAulay autograph, 1870s?

13 Alexander McAulay letter to William Morley Punshon, 1880 February 4

14 William B. Pope print and biographical statement, 1891

15 William B. Pope letter to George Osborn, 1865 June 8

16 William B. Pope letter to William Morley Punshon, 1877 January 21

17 William B. Pope letter to William Morley Punshon, 1877 August 13

18 William B. Pope letter to William Morley Punshon, 1877 September 22

19 William B. Pope letter to Mr. Smith (Gervase Smith?), 1877 November 16

20 James H. Rigg print and biographical statement, 1891

21 James H. Rigg letter to William Morley Punshon, 1877 October 25

22 Ebenezer E. Jenkins print and biographical statement, 1891

23 Ebenezer E. Jenkins letter to William Morley Punshon, 1868 January 6

24 Ebenezer E. Jenkins letter to Mr. Heyes (Robert Heyes?)], 1882

25 Charles Garrett print and biographical statement, 1891

26 Thomas McCullagh print and biographical statement, 1891

27 Frederick Greeves print and biographical statement, 1891

28 Richard Roberts print and biographical statement, 1891

29 Robert Newton Young print and biographical statement, 1891

30 John Walton print and biographical statement, 1891

31 Joseph Bush print and biographical statement, 1891

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32 Charles H. Kelly print and biographical statement, 1891

33 Charles H. Kelly letter to Herbert Welch, 1902 August 4

34 William Fiddian Moulton print and biographical statement, 1891

35 David J. Waller letter to Charles Betts Galloway, 1893 September 13

36 Hugh Price Hughes letter to A. Welch, 1891 October 19

37 S. Y. Argonaut passenger list including Hugh Price Hughes, 1900 January 29 38 Letter to “My dear Bishop,” 1949 November 23

39 Dinsdale Thomas Young print and typescript biographical notes, undated

40 J. T. Wardle Stafford letter to unknown recipient “Dearest G,” 1944 January 8 41 H. B. Workman letter to Frederick D. Leete, 1930 February 26

42 William C. Jackson letters to Frederick D. Leete 1935

43 C. Ensor Walters letters to Frederick D. Leete, 1936-1937

44 Robert Bond letter to Frederick D. Leete, 1939 February 7

45 W. J. Noble letters to Frederick D. Leete, 1946

46 W. J. Noble letters to Herbert Welch, 1947 August 2

47 A. W. Harrison letters to Frederick D. Leete, 1940-1946

48 A. W. Harrison Methodist Recorder articles, 1945-1946

49 W. E. Sangster letters to Frederick D. Leete, 1946-1950

50 W. E. Sangster letter to Sydney Walton, C.B.E., 1946 May 16

51 W. E. Sangster Christian Advocate article, 1950 August 31

52 H. Watkins-Jones letter to Frederick D. Leete, 1950 October 13

Series 2: F. D. Leete Red Album, 1773 - circa 1950 This album of “Portraits and Letters of the Presidents of the British Conference, 1744- 1900,” was purchased by Bishop Leete from L. E. S. Gutteridge, Epworth Secondhand Books, London in 1953. In 2013 the album was disbound and the contents placed in archival folders and boxes in order to facilitate preservation, use, and digitization. The

following manuscript letters were removed from series 2 (the “red album”) and added to other collections created by Bridwell Library staff in the 1980s: John Wesley letter to John Valton, 1784 October 13, and Thomas Coke letter to Mr. Churchey, 1792 March 3.

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Box Folder 04 01 Lists of the Presidents of the Conference 1791-1900, circa 1900

02 John Wesley data, circa 1900

William Thompson data, circa 1900

William Thompson letter to Joseph Benson, 1794 June 17

03 Alexander Mather data, circa 1900

Alexander Mather letter to Joseph Benson, 1798, October 20

John Pawson data, circa 1900

John Pawson letter to Matthew Mayes, 1773 February 26

04 Thomas Hanby data, circa 1900

Joseph Bradford data, circa 1900

Thomas Taylor data, circa 1900

Thomas Taylor letter to Adam Clarke, 1806 October 15

05 Thomas Coke data, circa 1900

Joseph Benson data, circa 1900

Joseph Benson letter to James Everett, 1819 February 27

Samuel Bradburn data, circa 1900

Samuel Bradburn letter to Mr. Wrigley, 1799 January 25

06 James Wood data, circa 1900

James Wood letter to John Hearnshaw, 1806 March 1

Joseph Taylor data, circa 1900

Henry Moore data, circa 1900

Henry Moore letter to John Pawson, 1806 February 8

07 Adam Clarke data, circa 1900

Adam Clarke letter to Arnold MacAlwine and family, 1832 June 22

James Kirkley poem "Lines suggested by a perusal of the Memoirs of the late Dr. Adam Clarke,” 1847 May John Barber data, circa 1900

John Barber letter to Jabez Bunting, 1816 January 25

08 Charles Atmore data, circa 1900

Charles Atmore letter to an unknown recipient “My dear Brother,” 1813?

Joseph Entwisle data, circa 1900

Joseph Entwisle letter to John Hanwell, 1836 February 13

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Walter Griffith data, circa 1900

Walter Griffith letter to Jabez Bunting, 1813 June 29

09 Richard Reece data, circa 1900

Richard Reece letter to Joseph Benson, 1814 March 12

John Gaulter data, circa 1900

John Gaulter letter to Jabex Bunting, 1805?

Jonathan Edmonson data, circa 1900

Jonathan Edmondson letter to Jabez Bunting, 1832 July 10

Jonathan Crowther data, circa 1900

Jonathan Crowther letter to Jonathan Crowther, Jr., 1817 April 17

10 Jabez Bunting data, circa 1900

Jabez Bunting letter to Barnard Slater, 1826 October 10

George Marsden data, circa 1900

George Marsden letter to Jabez Bunting 1839 December 3

Robert Newton data, circa 1900

Robert Newton letter to Thomas Raffles, 1831 April 2

Robert Newton letter to Thomas Raffles, undated, 1833? September

Double letter: John Napier letter to Thomas Raffles, 1833 June 24, and Robert Newton letter to Thomas Raffles, undated, 1833 June? 11 Richard Watson data, circa 1900

Richard Watson letter to Barnard Slater, 1826 September 23

John Stephens data, circa 1900

John Stephens letter to Jabez Bunting, 1820 January 24

Broadside advertising two sermons to be preached by the Rev. John Stephens at the Wesleyan Chapel, Witney, on 1827 October 14 12 James Townley data, circa 1900

James Townley letter to Daniel Isaac, 1805 July 6

George Morley data, circa 1900

George Morley letter to Thomas Hickson, 1825 March 2

Richard Treffry data, circa 1900

Richard Treffry letter to Jacob Stanley, 1821 September 17

13 Joseph Taylor data, circa 1900

Joseph Taylor letter to an unknown recipient, 1836 May 25

Joseph Taylor letter to Thomas Hickson, 1823, September 1

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Edmund Grindrod data, circa 1900

Edmund Grindrod letter to Jabez Bunting, 1829 January 10

14 Thomas Jackson data, circa 1900

Thomas Jackson letter to Thomas Farmer, 1850 April 23

Theophilus Lessey data, circa 1900

Theophilus Lessey letter to John Dowling, 1828 June 20

15 James Dixon data, circa 1900

James Dixon letter to Henry Wilkinson, 1845 October 27

John Hannah data, circa 1900

John Hannah letter to Henry Wilkinson, 1845 October 16

John Scott data, circa 1900

John Scott letter to George Osborn, 1836 November 4

Jacob Stanley data, circa 1900

Jacob Stanley letter to Jabez Bunting, 1842 April 30

16 William Atherton data, circa 1900

William Atherton letter to The Secretaries of the Wesleyan Missions, 1836? July 2 Samuel Jackson data, circa 1900

Samuel Jackson letter to John Dyson, 1841 July 27

17 John Beecham data, circa 1900

John Beecham letter to Jabez Bunting, 1842 October 21

John Lomas data, circa 1900

John Lomas letter to an unknown recipient “My dear Brother,” 1860 October 31 18 John Farrar data, circa 1900

John Farrar letter to Jabez Bunting, 1849 May 1

Isaac Keeling data, circa 1900

Isaac Keeling letter to William H. Rule, 1849 August 21

19 Robert Young data, circa 1900

Robert Young letter to Thomas Mease, 1836 June 6

Frances A. West data, circa 1900

Frances A. West letter to James Everett, 1830 November 17

20 John Bowers data, circa 1900

John Bowers letter to William Jackson, 1864 September 20

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Samuel D. Waddy data, circa 1900

Samuel D. Waddy letter to John Beecham, 1850 November 19

21 William W. Stamp data, circa 1900

William W. Stamp letter to Luke Tyerman, 1847 August 31

John Rattenbury data, circa 1900

John Rattenbury letter to Henry Wilkinson, 1845 November 3

Charles Prest data, circa 1900

Charles Prest letter to Jabez Bunting, 1843 May 11

22 George Osborn data, circa 1900

George Osborn letter to John P. Johnson, 1865 June 2

William L. Thornton data, circa 1900

William L. Thornton letter to Luke Tyerman, 1862 October

William Shaw data, circa 1900

William Shaw letter to William Morley Punshon, 1856 September 23

23 William Arthur data, circa 1900

William Arthur letter to J. E. Coulson, 1866 May 30

John Bedford data, circa 1900

John Bedford letter to Alexander McAulay, 1858 November 30

24 Samuel Romilly Hall data, circa 1900

Samuel Romilly Hall letter to Nehemiah Curnock, 1854 September 4

Frederick J. Jobson data, circa 1900

Frederick J. Jobson letter to Fenteman, 1848 January 12

25 John H. James data, circa 1900

John H. James letter to John B. Dyson, 1872 February 29

Luke H. Wiseman data, circa 1900

Luke H. Wiseman letter to William H. Rule, 1869, April 10

26 George T. Perks data, circa 1900

George T. Perks letter to Luke Tyerman, 1866 March 17

William Morley Punshon data, circa 1900

William Morley Punshon letter to John B. Dyson, 1864 April 25

27 Gervase Smith data, circa 1900

Gervase Smith letter to John B. Dyson, 1874 June 8

Alexander McAulay data, circa 1900

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Alexander McAulay letter to J. E. Coulson, 1874 May 12

William B. Pope data, circa 1900

28 James H. Rigg data, circa 1900

James H. Rigg letter to George Osborn, 1882 May 14

Benjamin Gregory data, circa 1900

Benjamin Gregory letter to an unknown recipient "My dear Brother," 1870 October 13 Benjamin Gregory letter to an unknown recipient "My dear Dr.,” 1878 April 10 Will A. Gregory letter to Frederick D. Leete concerning Benjamin Gregory, circa 1950 Ebenezer E. Jenkins data, circa 1900

Ebenezer E. Jenkins letter to J. B. Leslie, 1880s May 21

29 Charles Garrett data, circa 1900

Charles Garrett letter to Mr. Leslie (J. B. Leslie?), 1870s July 7

Thomas McCullagh data, circa 1900

Thomas McCullagh letter to T. Stokoe, 1856 July 16

30 Frederick Greeves data, circa 1900

Frederick Greeves letter to Henry J. Pope, 1874 March 27

Richard Roberts data, circa 1900

Richard Roberts letter to J. B. Leslie, 1894 October 17

31 Robert Newton Young data, circa 1900

Robert Newton Young letter to W. J. Morris, 1888 December 27

John Walton data, circa 1900

John Walton letter to John W. Crake, 1887 December 31

32 Joseph Bush data, circa 1900

Joseph Bush letter to George Osborn, 1874 June 1

Charles H. Kelly data, circa 1900

Charles H. Kelly letter to R. Thursfield Smith, 1893 February 27

33 William F. Moulton data, circa 1900

William F. Moulton letter to Richard Green, circa 1890 October 24

T. Bowman Stephenson data, circa 1900

T. Bowman Stephenson poem “When my Sorrow’s waves run high,” 1876 April 6

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T. Bowman Stephenson letter to R. Thursfield Smith, 1896 May 1

34 Henry John Pope data, circa 1900

Henry John Pope letter to Mr. Smith (R. Thursfield Smith?), 1898 December 30 Walford Green data, circa 1900

Walford Green letter to Moses Atkinson, 1893 August 16

35 David J. Waller data, circa 1900

David J. Waller letter Mr. Smith (R. Thursfield Smith?), 1898 December 16

Marshall Randles data, circa 1900

Marshall Randles letter to R. Thursfield Smith, 1898 March 19

36 William L. Watkinson data, circa 1900

William L. Watkinson letter to R. Thursfield Smith, 1899 January 24

Hugh Price Hughes data, circa 1900

Hugh Price Hughes letter to R. Thursfield Smith, 1898 August 3

37 Frederic W. Macdonald data, circa 1900

Frederic W. Macdonald letter to M. C. Taylor, 1862 June 12

Thomas Allen data, circa 1900

Thomas Allen letter to R. Thursfield Smith, 1898 March 18

38 William Theophilus Davison print, 1901

William Theophilus Davison letter to John W. Crake, 1902 August 7

John Shaw Banks print, 1902

John Shaw Banks letter to an unknown recipient “Dear Sir” concerning R. Thursfield Smith, 1903 September 21 Silvester Whitehead print, 1904

Silvester Whitehead letter to R. Thursfield Smith, 1904 June 22

Series 3: Frederick E. Maser Album, 1774-1899 The maser album was created around 1900 and bears this inscription on its spine: “Portraits and Letters of the Presidents of the British Conference.” The contents and organization of the Maser Album parallel that of both preceding albums. It is not clear

whether Rev. Maser sold the album to Bishop Leete or if Bridwell Library acquired it directly from the compiler. Due to the excellent condition of the binding, this album was

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not disbound in processing. However, loose documents and all manuscript letters were removed and foldered in order to facilitate digitization. The following manuscript letters were removed from series 3 (the “Maser album”) and added to other collections created by Bridwell Library staff in the 1980s: John Wesley letter to Peard Dickenson, 1788 May 29; Thomas Coke letter to Walter Churchey, 1794 August 22; and Thomas Coke letter to J. Phillips, 1813 February 18.

Box Folder 05 01 Maser album, circa 1900

Box Folder 06 01 William Thompson letter to Joseph Benson, 1794 July 1

02 Alexander Mather letter to "My Dear Children," 1798 July 3

03 John Pawson letter to Samuel Bardsley, 1774 March 16

04 Thomas Taylor letter to Joseph Entwistle, 1809 August 25

05 Joseph Benson letter to James Everett, 1818, October 1

06 Samuel Bradburn letter to unknown recipient, possibly Edward Gibbons, 1793 January 7 07 James Wood letter to Jabez Bunting, undated, 1813?

08 Henry Moore letter to Miss Taylor, 1825 August 4

09 Adam Clarke letter to John Gaulter, 1827 December 15

10 John Barber letter to James Everett, 1811? May 17

11 Charles Atmore letter to Thomas Garbutt, 1824 April 24

12 Joseph Entwisle letter to Jabez Bunting, 1830 June 19

13 Copy of a Walter Griffith letter to Mr. Ridgway, 1810 May 4

14 Richard Reece letter to Jabez Bunting, undated, 1814?

15 Manuscript five-line poem signed by John Gaulter, 1820? May 13

16 Jonathan Edmondson letter to Jack Handly, 1821 May 7

17 Jonathan Crowther letter to Jonathan Crowther, Jr., 1820 March 4

18 Jabez Bunting letter to Mr. Brooks, 1817 March 26

19 George Marsden letter to Jabez Bunting, 1836 December 23

20 Robert Newton letter to John Beecham, 1852 February 28

21 Richard Watson letter to an unknown recipient, 1832 October 18

22 Presentation note signed by James Townley, undated

23 George Morley letter to T. S. Sanderson, 1829 August 6

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24 Richard Treffry letter to George Osborn, undated, circa 1836-1838

25 Joseph Taylor letter to Thomas Eastwood, 1841 January 5

26 Edmund Grindrod letter to James Everett, 1816 April 29

27 Thomas Jackson letter to Mrs. Green, 1862 December 29

28 Theophilus Lessey letter to Thomas Waugh, 1833 December 28

29 James Dixon letter to Robert Alder, 1848 March 30

30 John Hannah letter to G. Stringer Rowe, 1861 November 9

31 John Scott letter to Edmund Lockyer, 1854 November 23

32 Jacob Stanley letter to Joshua Marsden, 1829 July 24

33 William Atherton letter to James Everett, undated, 1820?

34 Samuel Jackson letter to James Everett, 1831 January 1

35 John Beecham letter to an unknown recipient “Dear Brother,” 1856 January 11 36 John Lomas letter to an unknown recipient, year not indicated, October 31

37 John Farrar letter to John P. Lockwood, 1860 October 4

38 Isaac Keeling letter to an unknown recipient "Dear Madam," 1841 February 26 39 Robert Young letter to John Knowles, 1839 November 30

40 Francis A. West letter to John Shipman, 1864? May 2

41 John Bowers letter to J. D. Julian, 1860 May 11

42 Samuel D. Waddy letter to John Knowles, 1864 December 17

43 William W. Stamp letter to Luke Tyerman, 1847 June 5

44 John Rattenbury letter to unknown recipient "My dear Sir," 1864 March 1

45 Charles Prest letter to William Moister, 1865 December 13

46 George Osborn letter to an unknown recipient "My dear brother," 1868, July 9 47 William Thornton letter to Mr. Church, 1857 April 7

48 William Shaw letter to Thomas Stokoe, 1858 March 4

49 William Arthur letter to John Knowles, 1847 June 6

50 John Bedford letter to W. B. Boyce, 1871 October 27

51 Samuel Romilly Hall letter to William Moister, 1869 January 12

52 Frederick James Jobson letter to an unknown recipient “Dear Bro.,” 1843? July 24 53 John H. James letter to John Shipham, 1870 August 13

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54 Luke H. Wiseman letter to J. Jones, 1843 July 19

55 George T. Perks letter to Mr/ Roberts, 1877 March 10

56 William Morley Punshon letter to John Knowles, 1851 July 17

57 Gervase Smith letter to William H. Rule, 1859 June 6

58 Alexander McAulay letter to Joseph Nettleton, 1882 January 3

59 William B. Pope letter to William H. Rule, 1869 November 29

60 James H. Rigg letter to John Lord, 1885 January 19

61 The Methodist Recorder article photocopy “Death of Dr. Gregory,” 1900 August 30 62 Benjamin Gregory letter to John Hearnshaw, 1853 October 14

63 Ebenezer E. Jenkins letter to Alfred Owen Smith, 1882 May 26

64 Charles Garrett letter to an unknown recipient “My dear friend,” year not indicated, May 12 65 Thomas McCullagh letter to J. W. Crake, 1875 February 11

66 Frederic Greeves letter to J. P. Johnson, 1881 January 7

67 Richard Roberts letter to an unknown recipient “My dear Sir,” 1852 December 9 68 Robert Newton Young letter to an unknown recipient “My dear Sir,” 1893 October 11 69 John Walton letter to J. E. Coulson, 1878 May 25

70 Joseph Bush letter to John W. Crake, 1875 May 7

71 Charles Henry Kelly letter to J. E. Coulson, 1863 October 9

72 William F. Moulton letter to W. Hudson, 1883 January 25

73 T. Bowman Stephenson letter to J. E. Coulson, 1877 April 6

74 Henry J. Pope letter to John W. Crake, 1895 January 5

75 Walford Green letter to John W. Crake, 1894 November 3

76 David J. Waller letter to J. W. Read, 1895 March 27

77 Marshall Randles letter to J. B. Leslie, 1893 May 19

78 William L. Watkinson letter to an unknown recipient, 1890s

79 Hugh Price Hughes letter to Thomas Hayes, 1899 August 4

80 Thomas Allen letter to John P. Lockwood, 1862 December 18

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