March 20, 1820 letter from W. Alers Hankey to Mrs. Thomas Howeis
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Title |
March 20, 1820 letter from W. Alers Hankey to Mrs. Thomas Howeis |
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Post Date |
March 20, 1820 |
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Author |
Hankey, W[illiam] Alers (1772-1859) |
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Recipient |
[McDowall, Elizabeth "Bessy] Mrs. Thomas Haweis (1778-1855) |
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Date |
1820-03-20 |
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Physical Description |
4 pp. total; 3 pp. text; 1 p. address |
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Dimensions |
38.1 x 23.8 cm |
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Location (Box, Folder) |
Box 1, File 59 |
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Address To |
Beaufort Buildings, Bath |
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Country To |
England |
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Address From |
"Missionary Rooms" [London] |
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Country From |
England |
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Transcriber |
Gareth Lloyd |
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Plain Text Transcription |
From William Alers Hankey at the Missionary Rooms in London, to Mrs [Elizabeth] Haweis in Beaufort Buildings, Bath, Somerset. He intends to answer her letter more fully, but in the meantime it seems necessary to correct the inaccurate report in the last [Evangelical?]magazine. He would be grateful if she would indicate if the paragraph which she will find on the next page, appears to her to be suitable for insertion for the information of the late T.H.’s numerous friends. He would be grateful for an answer by return of post as the printing of the magazine will admit no delay. 20 March 1820 The following appears on the dorse of the above letter: The editors would like to bring to the attention of their readers, the following particulars of the death of T.H., which will also serve to correct an account published in the last number: T.H. died on 11 February last. Until the morning of the preceding Wednesday, there had not been the slightest intimation of the approaching event, but on the morning of that day his countenance became ‘illuminated’ by an extrordinary smile, which seemed to indicate ‘his approaching happiness’. He said to his wife, “I am going to glory. Death has lost its sting”. On another occasion, he said “The prospect is all bright before me…I have had such wonderful representations made to my mind of the extension of the Redeemer’s Kingdom as I feel but cannot express”. On the Thursday evening he gave instructions concerning sending the books for which King Pomare [of Tahiti] had written to him. After having been prayed with, he lifted up his hands and eyes and uttered a loud “Amen” and gave his blessings to those around him. He then became absorbed in meditation which was only interrupted by his repeatedly exclaiming “Wonderful things the Lord is doing in the earth”. About 12 o’clock on Friday morning, he eagerly exclaimed “Is that the Lord” and those were his last words, but he remained smiling until the end. He died between 4 and 6 in the afternoon. His hearing that had been impaired for some years past was completely restored at the end. (1 sheet, 3p.) |
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Notes |
An account of the death of Thomas Haweis. Edged in black |
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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 |
1820-1829 |
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