May 26, 1811 letter from [William Griffin] to Thomas Haweis
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Title |
May 26, 1811 letter from [William Griffin] to Thomas Haweis |
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Post Date |
May 26, 1811 |
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Author |
[Griffin, William] |
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Recipient |
Haweis, Thomas (1734-1820) |
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Date |
1811-05-26 |
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Physical Description |
4 pp. total; 3pp. text; 1 p. address |
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Dimensions |
20.3 x 32.7 cm |
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Location (Box, Folder) |
Box 1, File 49 |
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Address To |
Beaufort Buildings, Bath |
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Country To |
England |
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Address From |
Thrapston |
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Country From |
England |
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Transcriber |
Gareth Lloyd |
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Plain Text Transcription |
From William Griffin at Thrapston in Northamptonshire, to T.H. at Beaufort Buildings in Bath, Somerset. The Lord’s work is prospering in this neighborhood ‘with displays of mercy’. On Friday last (May 17th) Mr [Llewellyn] Powys of Titchmarsh called on Griffin and their conversation turned very serious when he asked Griffin to recommend a curate who preached the true gospel as well as being a man of ‘real experience in the things of God.’.Griffin recommended that he approach Mr [Thomas] Robinson of Leicester and Powys was pleased with the suggestion as he had been impressed by reports of his Christian character. Powys then set off for Willington ‘to procure Mr Price’s address to his parishioners.’ Griffin saw Powys again this morning heading for Kettering at full speed to try to obtain the services of a curate for the next two months. ‘His whole heart seems engaged with God and a very serious [unreadable word] takes place in Thrapston, Titchmarsh…I wished Mr P. to see Mr Grimshaw of Burton on his way and Mr Hutchinson of Cranford as God has manifestly called him out of Egyptian darkness into his light of the truth.’ Hutchinson preached last Sunday for Mr Grimshaw of Burton and one Squire Harper of that parish, a drunkard got to his feet, shook his fist at him and called him a damned liar…’ Spiritual matters are further discussed in detail in a passage that is difficult to interpret. Griffin has not seen Reverend Mr Allingson of [unreadable place name] since he wrote last to T.H. – he is a very good natured man. Reverend Charles Price is curate of the church of St Andrew’s in Holborn Hill, London and is a popular and useful preacher to a people who think the world of him. He is particularly well liked by the Bishop of Hereford. Mr Beale has heard Price preach more than once, but Griffin cannot provide any more information. Mr and Mrs Hogg from Reigate in Surrey are visiting the Griffins at present. Hogg is convinced that he has ‘been honored here with many seals to his ministry.’ Griffin respects him very much although they differ very much on matters of doctrine, but not in essentials. ‘Mr Hogg has often told me I have been long trying to make him break off his connection. I do not pretend to deny the charge, but my attempts have proved abortive, though I flatter myself in thinking his esteem is weakened, as Mr Hogg in his turn has often pressed me to declare decidedly what my opinion was and what properly I would cordially unite with. I have repeatedly both by tongue and pen told him negatively, who it was not with. It is now 53 years since I was first thoughtful and I have been in the habit of friendship with Christians of various sorts and made some observations both of forms and modes of worship among the different sects and was free to say, as our family was all together at dinner…I decidedly thought I should live and die in the bosom of the Church of England as defined in one of her articles…’ Poor Mrs Hogg has a nasty cough coupled with a slow fever and she gets tired very easily. Griffin is very tired and cannot write any more at present. He is waiting for Mr Powys’ return and has the narratives of Mr Fuller and Mr Aspinall before him. Aspinall is a Unitarian and an expert in the laws and civil religions of his country. 26 May 1811 |
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Notes |
Includes Griffin's copy of a letter from Llewellyn Powys, Ti[t]chmarsh, May 21, 1811, to him [Griffin]. William Griffin may have been a parish official at Aldwincle. |
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Digital Resources Type |
Image |
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Digitization Date |
Digitized: 2012 |
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Digitization Process |
Digitization process: Derivatives resized at 4030 pixels in height or width |
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Digital Publisher |
Bridwell Library, Special Collections; Perkins School of Theology; Southern Methodist University |
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Rights |
Permission to publish materials must be obtained from the Head of Special Collections of the Bridwell Library |
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Decade |
1810-1819 |
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