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Contains 5 Results:

1808 Jan 11, Letter to William Jenks from Oliver Brown concerning Jenks' visit to preach in Topsham

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection contains three letters to and from Jenks concerning Jenks' preaching, his biography, and missionary work of free African-American Christians in Portland, Maine; also includes addresses, one to the Theological Society of Bowdoin College, with religious themes.

Dates: 1809-1858, undated
Found in: George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 / William Jenks correspondence and addresses

1809 Sep. 5, Addresses (2) including "An Address to the Members of the Theological Society of Bowdoin College"

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection contains three letters to and from Jenks concerning Jenks' preaching, his biography, and missionary work of free African-American Christians in Portland, Maine; also includes addresses, one to the Theological Society of Bowdoin College, with religious themes.

Dates: 1809-1858, undated
Found in: George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 / William Jenks correspondence and addresses

1815 Aug 15, Letter to William Jenks from Rev. Eliphalet Gillet concerning the education and missionary efforts for people of color in Portland

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection contains three letters to and from Jenks concerning Jenks' preaching, his biography, and missionary work of free African-American Christians in Portland, Maine; also includes addresses, one to the Theological Society of Bowdoin College, with religious themes.

Dates: 1809-1858, undated
Found in: George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 / William Jenks correspondence and addresses

1858 Jul 5, Letter from William Jenks to Nehemiah Cleaveland concerning biographical information about Jenks

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection contains three letters to and from Jenks concerning Jenks' preaching, his biography, and missionary work of free African-American Christians in Portland, Maine; also includes addresses, one to the Theological Society of Bowdoin College, with religious themes.

Dates: 1809-1858, undated
Found in: George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 / William Jenks correspondence and addresses

Undated, "American Priest-craft debated and exposed or Religious Liberty vindicated...," by unknown author

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection contains three letters to and from Jenks concerning Jenks' preaching, his biography, and missionary work of free African-American Christians in Portland, Maine; also includes addresses, one to the Theological Society of Bowdoin College, with religious themes.

Dates: 1809-1858, undated
Found in: George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 / William Jenks correspondence and addresses

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