Collection on British Wesleyan Conference Presidents

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1 Collection on British Wesleyan Conference Presidents A Guide to the Collection Overview Creator: Title: Bridwell Library Inclusive Dates: Bulk Dates: Abstract: Accession No: BridArch Extent: Language: Repository Collection on British Wesleyan Conference Presidents Bridwell Library s collection on British Wesleyan Conference Presidents comprises three scrapbook albums containing printed likenesses, biographical sketches, autographs, correspondence, and other documents relating to every British Wesleyan Conference president who served between 1790 (John Wesley) and 1905 (Charles H. Kelly). The collection represents the convergence of British Victorian interests in Methodistica and scrapbooking. To the original scrapbooks Bishop Frederick DeLand Leete added materials by and about ten additional twentieth-century Conference presidents. 6 boxes (3.5 linear feet) Material is in English Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University Historical Note Conference Presidents in the Methodist Church of Great Britain serve one year terms in which they travel throughout Great Britain preaching and representing the denomination. Conference Presidents may serve non-consecutive additional terms. John Wesley personally presided over 1 Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University

2 annual conferences of ordained ministers and lay preachers serving in connection with the Methodist movement beginning in The office of President was instituted after Wesley s death in Bridwell Library is the principal bibliographic resource at Southern Methodist University for the fields of theology and religious studies. Source: The President and Vice-President, Methodist Church of Great Britain website accessed 07/23/2013 Scope and Contents of the Collection The engraved portraits, biographical notes, autographs, and letters in this collection represent every Conference president who served between 1790 and The first series ( Buckled Album ) also includes items by or relating to these additional twentieth-century presidents: Dinsdale Thomas Young (1915); John T. Wardle Stafford (1920); Herbert B. Workman (1930); William Christopher Jackson (1936); Charles Ensor Walters (1937); Robert Bond (1938); Walter J. Noble (1943); A. W. Harrison (1946); William Edwin Sangster (1949); and Howard Watkins- Jones (1952?). The albums in the collection demonstrate a hobbyist approach to collecting. No one subject is covered in depth. However, the historical research value of the collection is enhanced by the ability to review the combined assets of all three albums. Arrangement of the Collection The collection contains three series. Each series comprises a separate album of materials. Series 1: F. D. Leete Buckled Album, Series 2: F. D. Leete Red Album, circa 1950 Series 3: Frederick E. Maser Album, Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University

3 Restrictions Access to Collection: The collection is open for research use. Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection. Publication Rights: Permission to publish materials must be obtained from the Director of the Bridwell Library. Copyright Statement: It is the responsibility of the user to obtain copyright authorization. Access Terms This collection is indexed under the following terms in the Southern Methodist University Libraries' online catalog. Researchers desiring related materials may search the catalog using these terms. Methodist Church -- Great Britain -- Clergy. Methodist Church -- History. Letters -- England. Leete, Frederick DeLand, Maser, Frederick E. Related Material Digital reproductions of materials in the Collection on British Wesleyan Conference Presidents are available electronically at The Bridwell Library Collection on Methodism in the United Kingdom and Ireland also includes correspondence with Wesleyan Conference presidents. A. M. Broadley Album on Brian Bury Collins, Bridwell Library Special Collections, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University 3 Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University

4 Wesleyan Methodist Church Presidents Scrapbook, George Osborn Collection, Drew University, Madison, New Jersey Administrative Information Preferred Citation [Item identification,] Collection on British Wesleyan Conference Presidents, Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. Acquisition Information Acquired, ongoing. Processing Information The albums in the first two series were disbound and the contents were placed in acid-free folders within archival boxes. The album in the third series was not disbound, but the manuscript letters were removed for scanning and placed in archival folders and boxes. Processed by Timothy S. G. Binkley, Finding aid written by Timothy S. G. Binkley, Encoded by Ada Negraru, Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University

5 Detailed Description of the Collection Series 1: F. D. Leete Buckled Album, Frederick D. Leete s album Autograph Letters and Portraits of Wesleyan Presidents (also known as the buckled album ) features printed likenesses, biographical sketches, and autograph letters of 86 men who served as British Wesleyan Conference presidents from the 1790s to the 1890s. After purchasing the album from Sotheby s in 1950, Bishop Leete added items from other scrapbooks that he owned, a carte-de-visite, and his own personal correspondence with twentieth-century Conference presidents. The contents of this album were not physically attached to the pages. Instead they were carefully placed in the binder in letter-file fashion. The organization of the materials within the album reflects the succession of the Conference presidents. Roughly half of the folders in this series contain pages removed from a copy of Wesley and His Successors: A Centenary Memorial of the Death of John Wesley (1891) The following manuscript letters were removed from series 1 (the buckled album ) and added to other collections created by Bridwell Library staff in the 1980s: John Wesley letter to Joseph Benson, 1773 September 10; and Thomas Coke letter to the Assistant or Resident Preacher 1792 April 26. Box Folder Album provenance data, Lists of Wesleyan Conference presidents, circa Wesley family prints and biographical statements, John Fletcher print and biographical statement, William Thompson print and biographical statement, William Thompson letter to Joseph Benson, 1794 October 7 07 Alexander Mather print and biographical statement, Alexander Mather letter to William Marriott, Jr., 1793 October John Pawson print and biographical statement, John Pawson letter to unidentified My Dear Brother, 1780 May Thomas Hanby print and biographical statement, Joseph Bradford print and biographical statement, Thomas Taylor print and biographical statement, Thomas Coke print and biographical statement, Joseph Benson print and biographical statement, Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University

6 16 Joseph Benson letter to Mr. Everett, 1818 November Samuel Bradburn print and biographical statement, Samuel Bradburn letter to Mr. Taylor, 1794 April James Wood print and biographical statement, James Wood letter to Joseph Benson, 1798 May Joseph Taylor, Sr. print and biographical statement, Henry Moore print and biographical statement, Henry Moore letter to Mrs. Moore, 1810 July 5 24 Henry Moore letter to Miss Taylor, 1830 February 5 25 Adam Clarke print and biographical statement, Adam Clarke letter to unidentified My Dear Brother, 1827 December 7 27 Adam Clarke letter to the Rev. J. Birdsal, 1828 October 8 28 John Barber print and biographical statement, Charles Atmore print and biographical statement, Charles Atmore letter to Jabez Bunting, 1824 April Joseph Entwisle print and biographical statement, Joseph Entwisle letter to John Simpson, 1809 April Joseph Entwisle letter to Mr. Wood, 1830 May Joseph Entwisle notes on Luke 10:42, 1836 March 2 35 Joseph Entwisle letter to Isaac Keeling, 1836 May Walter Griffith print and biographical statement, Richard Reece print and biographical statement, Richard Reece letter to J. B. Finley, undated 39 Richard Reece note to William Marriott, Jr., undated 40 John Gaulter print and biographical statement, John Gaulter letter to Thomas Chubb, 1819 September 1 42 Jonathan Edmondson print and biographical statement, Jonathan Edmondson letter to Allen Edmondson, 1834 July 3 44 Jonathan Crowther print and biographical statement, Jonathan Crowther, Sr., letter to Jonathan Crowther, Jr., undated 46 Jabez Bunting print and biographical statement, Jabez Bunting letter to George Marsden, 1822 September Jabez Bunting letter unidentified My dear Brother, 1827 September 21 6 Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University

7 49 Hymn text Acquaint thee, O mortal! by William Knox signed by Jabez Bunting, 1834 April 2 50 Jabez Bunting, letter to James Fildes, 1843 April Jabez Bunting letter to James Fildes, 1857 July George Marsden print and biographical statement, Robert Newton print and biographical statement, Robert Newton letter to Joshua Priestley, 1851 October Richard Watson print and biographical statement, Richard Watson letter to unknown recipient, 1814 November 10John Stephens print and biographical statement, John Stephens print and biographical statement, James Townley print and biographical statement, Richard Treffry, Sr. print and biographical statement, Richard Treffry, Sr., letter to Jospeh Entwisle, 1833 October 1 61 Joseph Taylor print and biographical statement, Joseph Taylor letter to unknown recipient Dear Sir, 1819 February 6 63 Edmund Grindrod print and biographical statement, Thomas Jackson print and biographical statement, Thomas Jackson letter to Gervase Smith, 1854 November 4 66 Theophilus Lessey print and biographical statement, Theophilus Lessey letter to Mr. Burdekin, bookseller, 1826 January James Dixon print and biographical statement, James Dixon letter to unknown recipient, undated Box Folder John Hannah print and biographical statement, John Hannah manuscript statement on Truth, in the revelations of Holy Scripture, 1836 March 4 03 John Hannah letter to J. S. Thomas, 1849 April John Hannah letter to John Hearnshaw, 1851 April 9 05 John Hannah letter to Dr. Butler, 1867 June John Scott print and biographical statement, John Scott letter to Jabez Bunting, 1821 February Jacob Stanley print and biographical statement, Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University

8 09 Jacob Stanley letter to unknown recipient Dear Brother, 1809 December William Atherton print and biographical statement, William Atherton letter to James Everett, 1812 December 4 12 James Everett letter to William Atherton, 1813 March Samuel Jackson print and biographical statement, Samuel Jackson print engraved by Thomson after a painting by J. Jackson, undated 15 Samuel Jackson letter to Joseph Blake, 1847 September John Beecham print and biographical statement, John Beecham letter to G. P. Green, 1855 September 5 18 John Lomas print and biographical statement, John Lomas autograph, undated 20 John Lomas letter to Mrs. Green, 1859? June John Farrar print and biographical statement, John Farrar print engraved by J. Cochran after a painting by W. Gush, undated 23 John Farrar letter to Luke H. Wiseman, 1871 January John Farrar letter to William Morley Punshon, 1878 January 4 25 Isaac Keeling print and biographical statement, Isaac Keeling letter to Jabez Bunting, undated 27 Robert Young print and biographical statement, Robert Young letter to Thomas Mease, 1832 December Robert Young letter to unknown recipient "My dear Sir," 1855 February Francis A. West print and biographical statement, Francis A. West letter to William Morley Punshon, 1862 April Francis A. West letter to Gervase Smith, 1860s? February Francis A. West letter to William Morley Punshon, 1867 February John Bowers print and biographical statement, Samuel D. Waddy print and biographical statement, Samuel D. Waddy letter to Frederick J. Jobson, 1853 April Samuel D. Waddy letter to Gervase Smith, 1870 September Closing and signature from a Samuel D. Waddy letter to Joshua Priestley, undated 8 Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University

9 39 William W. Stamp print and biographical statement, William W. Stamp autograph, undated 41 John Rattenbury print and biographical statement, John Rattenbury print engraved by T. W. Hunt, undated 43 John Rattenbury letter to Gervase Smith, 1855 February Charles Prest print and biographical statement, Charles Prest print by J. Cochran after a painting by W. Gush, undated 46 Charles Prest letter to John Shipham, 1860 May Charles Prest letter to William Morley Punshon, 1874 September 9 48 George Osborn print and biographical statement, George Osborn letter to unidentified recipient My dear Sir, 1857 March George Osborn letter to William Morley Punshon, 1873 August George Osborn letter to William Morley Punshon, 1881 June 7 52 William L. Thornton print and biographical statement, William L. Thornton manuscript sermon notes, 1829 May William Shaw print and biographical statement, William Shaw letter to Mr. Heyes, 1861 September William Arthur print and biographical statement, William Arthur letter to William Morley Punshon, 1855 May John Bedford print and biographical statement, John Bedford letter to Joshua Priestley, 1866 May Samuel Romilly Hall print and biographical statement, Samuel Romilly Hall letter to J. Priestley, 1867 October Samuel Romilly Hall autograph, undated 63 Frederick J. Jobson print and biographical statement, Frederick J. Jobson autograph, undated 65 John H. James print and biographical statement, John H. James letter to Joshua Priestley, 1858 March Luke H. Wiseman print and biographical statement, Luke H. Wiseman letter to William Morley Punshon, 1868 November Luke H. Wiseman letter to William Morley Punshon, 1874 September 7 70 Luke H. Wiseman letter to Richard Tabraham, 1870s? May 12 9 Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University

10 Box Folder George T. Perks print and biographical statement, George T. Perks letter to William Morley Punshon, 1874 April George T. Perks letter to Samuel Wesley, 1858 September William Morley Punshon print and biographical statement, William Morley Punshon letter to unidentified recipient My dear Brother at Gloucester, 1859 March 9 06 William Morley Punshon letter to Thomas Wetherell, 1872 November 07 William Morley Punshon letter to Samuel Rose, 1873 July William Morley Punshon letter to J. Stewart Beattie, 1879 April Gervase Smith print and biographical statement, Gervase Smith autograph and photograph, 1870s? 11 Alexander McAulay print and biographical statement, Alexander McAulay autograph, 1870s? 13 Alexander McAulay letter to William Morley Punshon, 1880 February 4 14 William B. Pope print and biographical statement, William B. Pope letter to George Osborn, 1865 June 8 16 William B. Pope letter to William Morley Punshon, 1877 January William B. Pope letter to William Morley Punshon, 1877 August William B. Pope letter to William Morley Punshon, 1877 September William B. Pope letter to Mr. Smith (Gervase Smith?), 1877 November James H. Rigg print and biographical statement, James H. Rigg letter to William Morley Punshon, 1877 October Ebenezer E. Jenkins print and biographical statement, Ebenezer E. Jenkins letter to William Morley Punshon, 1868 January 6 24 Ebenezer E. Jenkins letter to Mr. Heyes (Robert Heyes?)], Charles Garrett print and biographical statement, Thomas McCullagh print and biographical statement, Frederick Greeves print and biographical statement, Richard Roberts print and biographical statement, Robert Newton Young print and biographical statement, John Walton print and biographical statement, Joseph Bush print and biographical statement, Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University

11 32 Charles H. Kelly print and biographical statement, Charles H. Kelly letter to Herbert Welch, 1902 August 4 34 William Fiddian Moulton print and biographical statement, David J. Waller letter to Charles Betts Galloway, 1893 September Hugh Price Hughes letter to A. Welch, 1891 October S. Y. Argonaut passenger list including Hugh Price Hughes, 1900 January Letter to My dear Bishop, 1949 November Dinsdale Thomas Young print and typescript biographical notes, undated 40 J. T. Wardle Stafford letter to unknown recipient Dearest G, 1944 January 8 41 H. B. Workman letter to Frederick D. Leete, 1930 February William C. Jackson letters to Frederick D. Leete C. Ensor Walters letters to Frederick D. Leete, Robert Bond letter to Frederick D. Leete, 1939 February 7 45 W. J. Noble letters to Frederick D. Leete, W. J. Noble letters to Herbert Welch, 1947 August 2 47 A. W. Harrison letters to Frederick D. Leete, A. W. Harrison Methodist Recorder articles, W. E. Sangster letters to Frederick D. Leete, W. E. Sangster letter to Sydney Walton, C.B.E., 1946 May W. E. Sangster Christian Advocate article, 1950 August H. Watkins-Jones letter to Frederick D. Leete, 1950 October 13 Series 2: F. D. Leete Red Album, circa 1950 This album of Portraits and Letters of the Presidents of the British Conference, , was purchased by Bishop Leete from L. E. S. Gutteridge, Epworth Secondhand Books, London in In 2013 the album was disbound and the contents placed in archival folders and boxes in order to facilitate preservation, use, and digitization. The following manuscript letters were removed from series 2 (the red album ) and added to other collections created by Bridwell Library staff in the 1980s: John Wesley letter to John Valton, 1784 October 13, and Thomas Coke letter to Mr. Churchey, 1792 March Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University

12 Box Folder Lists of the Presidents of the Conference , circa John Wesley data, circa 1900 William Thompson data, circa 1900 William Thompson letter to Joseph Benson, 1794 June Alexander Mather data, circa 1900 Alexander Mather letter to Joseph Benson, 1798, October 20 John Pawson data, circa 1900 John Pawson letter to Matthew Mayes, 1773 February Thomas Hanby data, circa 1900 Joseph Bradford data, circa 1900 Thomas Taylor data, circa 1900 Thomas Taylor letter to Adam Clarke, 1806 October Thomas Coke data, circa 1900 Joseph Benson data, circa 1900 Joseph Benson letter to James Everett, 1819 February 27 Samuel Bradburn data, circa 1900 Samuel Bradburn letter to Mr. Wrigley, 1799 January James Wood data, circa 1900 James Wood letter to John Hearnshaw, 1806 March 1 Joseph Taylor data, circa 1900 Henry Moore data, circa 1900 Henry Moore letter to John Pawson, 1806 February 8 07 Adam Clarke data, circa 1900 Adam Clarke letter to Arnold MacAlwine and family, 1832 June 22 James Kirkley poem "Lines suggested by a perusal of the Memoirs of the late Dr. Adam Clarke, 1847 May John Barber data, circa 1900 John Barber letter to Jabez Bunting, 1816 January Charles Atmore data, circa 1900 Charles Atmore letter to an unknown recipient My dear Brother, 1813? Joseph Entwisle data, circa 1900 Joseph Entwisle letter to John Hanwell, 1836 February Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University

13 Walter Griffith data, circa 1900 Walter Griffith letter to Jabez Bunting, 1813 June Richard Reece data, circa 1900 Richard Reece letter to Joseph Benson, 1814 March 12 John Gaulter data, circa 1900 John Gaulter letter to Jabex Bunting, 1805? Jonathan Edmonson data, circa 1900 Jonathan Edmondson letter to Jabez Bunting, 1832 July 10 Jonathan Crowther data, circa 1900 Jonathan Crowther letter to Jonathan Crowther, Jr., 1817 April Jabez Bunting data, circa 1900 Jabez Bunting letter to Barnard Slater, 1826 October 10 George Marsden data, circa 1900 George Marsden letter to Jabez Bunting 1839 December 3 Robert Newton data, circa 1900 Robert Newton letter to Thomas Raffles, 1831 April 2 Robert Newton letter to Thomas Raffles, undated, 1833? September Double letter: John Napier letter to Thomas Raffles, 1833 June 24, and Robert Newton letter to Thomas Raffles, undated, 1833 June? 11 Richard Watson data, circa 1900 Richard Watson letter to Barnard Slater, 1826 September 23 John Stephens data, circa 1900 John Stephens letter to Jabez Bunting, 1820 January 24 Broadside advertising two sermons to be preached by the Rev. John Stephens at the Wesleyan Chapel, Witney, on 1827 October James Townley data, circa 1900 James Townley letter to Daniel Isaac, 1805 July 6 George Morley data, circa 1900 George Morley letter to Thomas Hickson, 1825 March 2 Richard Treffry data, circa 1900 Richard Treffry letter to Jacob Stanley, 1821 September Joseph Taylor data, circa 1900 Joseph Taylor letter to an unknown recipient, 1836 May 25 Joseph Taylor letter to Thomas Hickson, 1823, September 1 13 Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University

14 Edmund Grindrod data, circa 1900 Edmund Grindrod letter to Jabez Bunting, 1829 January Thomas Jackson data, circa 1900 Thomas Jackson letter to Thomas Farmer, 1850 April 23 Theophilus Lessey data, circa 1900 Theophilus Lessey letter to John Dowling, 1828 June James Dixon data, circa 1900 James Dixon letter to Henry Wilkinson, 1845 October 27 John Hannah data, circa 1900 John Hannah letter to Henry Wilkinson, 1845 October 16 John Scott data, circa 1900 John Scott letter to George Osborn, 1836 November 4 Jacob Stanley data, circa 1900 Jacob Stanley letter to Jabez Bunting, 1842 April William Atherton data, circa 1900 William Atherton letter to The Secretaries of the Wesleyan Missions, 1836? July 2 Samuel Jackson data, circa 1900 Samuel Jackson letter to John Dyson, 1841 July John Beecham data, circa 1900 John Beecham letter to Jabez Bunting, 1842 October 21 John Lomas data, circa 1900 John Lomas letter to an unknown recipient My dear Brother, 1860 October John Farrar data, circa 1900 John Farrar letter to Jabez Bunting, 1849 May 1 Isaac Keeling data, circa 1900 Isaac Keeling letter to William H. Rule, 1849 August Robert Young data, circa 1900 Robert Young letter to Thomas Mease, 1836 June 6 Frances A. West data, circa 1900 Frances A. West letter to James Everett, 1830 November John Bowers data, circa 1900 John Bowers letter to William Jackson, 1864 September Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University

15 Samuel D. Waddy data, circa 1900 Samuel D. Waddy letter to John Beecham, 1850 November William W. Stamp data, circa 1900 William W. Stamp letter to Luke Tyerman, 1847 August 31 John Rattenbury data, circa 1900 John Rattenbury letter to Henry Wilkinson, 1845 November 3 Charles Prest data, circa 1900 Charles Prest letter to Jabez Bunting, 1843 May George Osborn data, circa 1900 George Osborn letter to John P. Johnson, 1865 June 2 William L. Thornton data, circa 1900 William L. Thornton letter to Luke Tyerman, 1862 October William Shaw data, circa 1900 William Shaw letter to William Morley Punshon, 1856 September William Arthur data, circa 1900 William Arthur letter to J. E. Coulson, 1866 May 30 John Bedford data, circa 1900 John Bedford letter to Alexander McAulay, 1858 November Samuel Romilly Hall data, circa 1900 Samuel Romilly Hall letter to Nehemiah Curnock, 1854 September 4 Frederick J. Jobson data, circa 1900 Frederick J. Jobson letter to Fenteman, 1848 January John H. James data, circa 1900 John H. James letter to John B. Dyson, 1872 February 29 Luke H. Wiseman data, circa 1900 Luke H. Wiseman letter to William H. Rule, 1869, April George T. Perks data, circa 1900 George T. Perks letter to Luke Tyerman, 1866 March 17 William Morley Punshon data, circa 1900 William Morley Punshon letter to John B. Dyson, 1864 April Gervase Smith data, circa 1900 Gervase Smith letter to John B. Dyson, 1874 June 8 Alexander McAulay data, circa Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University

16 Alexander McAulay letter to J. E. Coulson, 1874 May 12 William B. Pope data, circa James H. Rigg data, circa 1900 James H. Rigg letter to George Osborn, 1882 May 14 Benjamin Gregory data, circa 1900 Benjamin Gregory letter to an unknown recipient "My dear Brother," 1870 October 13 Benjamin Gregory letter to an unknown recipient "My dear Dr., 1878 April 10 Will A. Gregory letter to Frederick D. Leete concerning Benjamin Gregory, circa 1950 Ebenezer E. Jenkins data, circa 1900 Ebenezer E. Jenkins letter to J. B. Leslie, 1880s May Charles Garrett data, circa 1900 Charles Garrett letter to Mr. Leslie (J. B. Leslie?), 1870s July 7 Thomas McCullagh data, circa 1900 Thomas McCullagh letter to T. Stokoe, 1856 July Frederick Greeves data, circa 1900 Frederick Greeves letter to Henry J. Pope, 1874 March 27 Richard Roberts data, circa 1900 Richard Roberts letter to J. B. Leslie, 1894 October Robert Newton Young data, circa 1900 Robert Newton Young letter to W. J. Morris, 1888 December 27 John Walton data, circa 1900 John Walton letter to John W. Crake, 1887 December Joseph Bush data, circa 1900 Joseph Bush letter to George Osborn, 1874 June 1 Charles H. Kelly data, circa 1900 Charles H. Kelly letter to R. Thursfield Smith, 1893 February William F. Moulton data, circa 1900 William F. Moulton letter to Richard Green, circa 1890 October 24 T. Bowman Stephenson data, circa 1900 T. Bowman Stephenson poem When my Sorrow s waves run high, 1876 April 6 16 Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University

17 T. Bowman Stephenson letter to R. Thursfield Smith, 1896 May 1 34 Henry John Pope data, circa 1900 Henry John Pope letter to Mr. Smith (R. Thursfield Smith?), 1898 December 30 Walford Green data, circa 1900 Walford Green letter to Moses Atkinson, 1893 August David J. Waller data, circa 1900 David J. Waller letter Mr. Smith (R. Thursfield Smith?), 1898 December 16 Marshall Randles data, circa 1900 Marshall Randles letter to R. Thursfield Smith, 1898 March William L. Watkinson data, circa 1900 William L. Watkinson letter to R. Thursfield Smith, 1899 January 24 Hugh Price Hughes data, circa 1900 Hugh Price Hughes letter to R. Thursfield Smith, 1898 August 3 37 Frederic W. Macdonald data, circa 1900 Frederic W. Macdonald letter to M. C. Taylor, 1862 June 12 Thomas Allen data, circa 1900 Thomas Allen letter to R. Thursfield Smith, 1898 March William Theophilus Davison print, 1901 William Theophilus Davison letter to John W. Crake, 1902 August 7 John Shaw Banks print, 1902 John Shaw Banks letter to an unknown recipient Dear Sir concerning R. Thursfield Smith, 1903 September 21 Silvester Whitehead print, 1904 Silvester Whitehead letter to R. Thursfield Smith, 1904 June 22 Series 3: Frederick E. Maser Album, The maser album was created around 1900 and bears this inscription on its spine: Portraits and Letters of the Presidents of the British Conference. The contents and organization of the Maser Album parallel that of both preceding albums. It is not clear whether Rev. Maser sold the album to Bishop Leete or if Bridwell Library acquired it directly from the compiler. Due to the excellent condition of the binding, this album was 17 Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University

18 not disbound in processing. However, loose documents and all manuscript letters were removed and foldered in order to facilitate digitization. The following manuscript letters were removed from series 3 (the Maser album ) and added to other collections created by Bridwell Library staff in the 1980s: John Wesley letter to Peard Dickenson, 1788 May 29; Thomas Coke letter to Walter Churchey, 1794 August 22; and Thomas Coke letter to J. Phillips, 1813 February 18. Box Folder Maser album, circa 1900 Box Folder William Thompson letter to Joseph Benson, 1794 July 1 02 Alexander Mather letter to "My Dear Children," 1798 July 3 03 John Pawson letter to Samuel Bardsley, 1774 March Thomas Taylor letter to Joseph Entwistle, 1809 August Joseph Benson letter to James Everett, 1818, October 1 06 Samuel Bradburn letter to unknown recipient, possibly Edward Gibbons, 1793 January 7 07 James Wood letter to Jabez Bunting, undated, 1813? 08 Henry Moore letter to Miss Taylor, 1825 August 4 09 Adam Clarke letter to John Gaulter, 1827 December John Barber letter to James Everett, 1811? May Charles Atmore letter to Thomas Garbutt, 1824 April Joseph Entwisle letter to Jabez Bunting, 1830 June Copy of a Walter Griffith letter to Mr. Ridgway, 1810 May 4 14 Richard Reece letter to Jabez Bunting, undated, 1814? 15 Manuscript five-line poem signed by John Gaulter, 1820? May Jonathan Edmondson letter to Jack Handly, 1821 May 7 17 Jonathan Crowther letter to Jonathan Crowther, Jr., 1820 March 4 18 Jabez Bunting letter to Mr. Brooks, 1817 March George Marsden letter to Jabez Bunting, 1836 December Robert Newton letter to John Beecham, 1852 February Richard Watson letter to an unknown recipient, 1832 October Presentation note signed by James Townley, undated 23 George Morley letter to T. S. Sanderson, 1829 August 6 18 Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University

19 24 Richard Treffry letter to George Osborn, undated, circa Joseph Taylor letter to Thomas Eastwood, 1841 January 5 26 Edmund Grindrod letter to James Everett, 1816 April Thomas Jackson letter to Mrs. Green, 1862 December Theophilus Lessey letter to Thomas Waugh, 1833 December James Dixon letter to Robert Alder, 1848 March John Hannah letter to G. Stringer Rowe, 1861 November 9 31 John Scott letter to Edmund Lockyer, 1854 November Jacob Stanley letter to Joshua Marsden, 1829 July William Atherton letter to James Everett, undated, 1820? 34 Samuel Jackson letter to James Everett, 1831 January 1 35 John Beecham letter to an unknown recipient Dear Brother, 1856 January John Lomas letter to an unknown recipient, year not indicated, October John Farrar letter to John P. Lockwood, 1860 October 4 38 Isaac Keeling letter to an unknown recipient "Dear Madam," 1841 February Robert Young letter to John Knowles, 1839 November Francis A. West letter to John Shipman, 1864? May 2 41 John Bowers letter to J. D. Julian, 1860 May Samuel D. Waddy letter to John Knowles, 1864 December William W. Stamp letter to Luke Tyerman, 1847 June 5 44 John Rattenbury letter to unknown recipient "My dear Sir," 1864 March 1 45 Charles Prest letter to William Moister, 1865 December George Osborn letter to an unknown recipient "My dear brother," 1868, July 9 47 William Thornton letter to Mr. Church, 1857 April 7 48 William Shaw letter to Thomas Stokoe, 1858 March 4 49 William Arthur letter to John Knowles, 1847 June 6 50 John Bedford letter to W. B. Boyce, 1871 October Samuel Romilly Hall letter to William Moister, 1869 January Frederick James Jobson letter to an unknown recipient Dear Bro., 1843? July John H. James letter to John Shipham, 1870 August Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University

20 54 Luke H. Wiseman letter to J. Jones, 1843 July George T. Perks letter to Mr/ Roberts, 1877 March William Morley Punshon letter to John Knowles, 1851 July Gervase Smith letter to William H. Rule, 1859 June 6 58 Alexander McAulay letter to Joseph Nettleton, 1882 January 3 59 William B. Pope letter to William H. Rule, 1869 November James H. Rigg letter to John Lord, 1885 January The Methodist Recorder article photocopy Death of Dr. Gregory, 1900 August Benjamin Gregory letter to John Hearnshaw, 1853 October Ebenezer E. Jenkins letter to Alfred Owen Smith, 1882 May Charles Garrett letter to an unknown recipient My dear friend, year not indicated, May Thomas McCullagh letter to J. W. Crake, 1875 February Frederic Greeves letter to J. P. Johnson, 1881 January 7 67 Richard Roberts letter to an unknown recipient My dear Sir, 1852 December 9 68 Robert Newton Young letter to an unknown recipient My dear Sir, 1893 October John Walton letter to J. E. Coulson, 1878 May Joseph Bush letter to John W. Crake, 1875 May 7 71 Charles Henry Kelly letter to J. E. Coulson, 1863 October 9 72 William F. Moulton letter to W. Hudson, 1883 January T. Bowman Stephenson letter to J. E. Coulson, 1877 April 6 74 Henry J. Pope letter to John W. Crake, 1895 January 5 75 Walford Green letter to John W. Crake, 1894 November 3 76 David J. Waller letter to J. W. Read, 1895 March Marshall Randles letter to J. B. Leslie, 1893 May William L. Watkinson letter to an unknown recipient, 1890s 79 Hugh Price Hughes letter to Thomas Hayes, 1899 August 4 80 Thomas Allen letter to John P. Lockwood, 1862 December Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University