Jenks, William, 1778-1866
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Jesse Appleton collection
Collection
Identifier: M005
Abstract
The collection consists of letters, sermons, lectures, notes and other papers, as well as images.
Dates:
1788-1837, undated; Majority of material found within 1800 - 1819
William Jenks correspondence and addresses
Collection
Identifier: M347
Abstract
William Jenks (1778-1866) was a Congregationalist pastor, a Bowdoin College Overseer, 1806-1811 and secretary of the Bowdoin College Trustees, 1818-1822. Collection contains letters to concerning Jenks' preaching, his biography, and missionary work of free African-American Christians in Portland, Maine; also includes religious themed addresses.
Dates:
1809-1858, undated
