Samuel Silsbee correspondence
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Scope and Content
59 letters dated 1811-1844 (bulk 1834-1844). Primarily family correspondence to and from Samuel Silsbee (Bowdoin 1837) concerning student life at Bowdoin, Silsbee's religious convictions, his teaching appointments, and family life in Maine.
Dates
- Creation: 1811-1844 (bulk 1834-1844)
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1834 - 1844
Creator
- Silsbee, Samuel (Person)
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Biographical/Historical Note
Samuel Silsbee (1817-1842) was born in Alfred, Maine, and graduated from Bowdoin College in 1837. He studied theology at the Oberlin Institute, Ohio and at the Bangor Theological Seminary, Maine. A member of the First Baptist Church in Bangor, Silsbee appeared before the Baptist Missionary Board and was initially accepted to work in the field. He never became a missionary, however, due to the Boards' concerns about Silsbee's "sceptical opinions". Silsbee was a school teacher, first in East Machias, Maine, then in Calais, Maine. He married Mary Harmon in 1841 and died the next year, aged twenty-five, in Jackson, Maine.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
59 letters concerning student life at Bowdoin, Silsbee's religious convictions, his teaching appointments, and family life in Maine.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
General Note
A precis of each letter was supplied by the collection donor and is included in the container list.
Subject
- Silsbee, Samuel, 1817-1842 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Silsbee, Samuel, 1817-1842 -- Family -- Correspondence (Person)
- Bowdoin College -- Students. (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Samuel Silsbee Correspondence
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 Repository