Collection on Methodism in the United Kingdom and Ireland

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1 Collection on Methodism in the United Kingdom and Ireland A Guide to the Collection Overview Creator: Title: Bridwell Library Collection on Methodism in the United Kingdom and Ireland Inclusive Dates: Bulk Dates: Abstract: The letters, images, and other documents in this manuscript collection were created or received by Methodist leaders who lived in Great Britain, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Materials in the collection date from 1740 to The collection contains information about the lives of ministers, Wesleyan Conference presidents, and their correspondents. Accession No: BridArch Extent: Language: Repository 3 boxes (3 linear feet) Material is in English and Welsh Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University 1 Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University

2 Historical Note The British Isles are the homeland of Methodism, a religious and social holiness revival movement that began within the Church of England during the 1730s. John Wesley ( ), whose theological writings and organizational skills drove the movement, traced Methodism s origins back to the Holy Club, a worship, study, and benevolent service group founded at Oxford University by his brother, Charles Wesley ( ). In the summer of 1738 both John and Charles Wesley underwent dramatic conversions that resulted in a newfound religious enthusiasm that offended many fashionable churches in London. Excluded from their pulpits, John Wesley found a more receptive audience among the poor and laboring classes of England when he adopted field preaching at the urging of George Whitefield. John Wesley s theology emphasized the work of the Holy Spirit in awakening a desire for God, assuring the Christian of God s grace, and perfecting one s love for God and neighbor. Hallmarks of Methodism include intentional cultivation of spiritual vitality, active compassion for the needy, and the conviction that God s Grace may be experienced by all who desire it. As the Methodist (Wesleyan) movement took hold in England, Wales, Ireland, and Scotland, it was also exported to Great Britain s colonies. After John Wesley s death in 1791, Methodists in Great Britain officially separated from the Church of England. Today there are approximately 15 million Methodists throughout the world. Bridwell Library is the principal bibliographic resource at Southern Methodist University for the fields of theology and religious studies. Sources: Rupp, E. Gordon. Methodism. In The Encyclopedia of World Methodism. Edited by Nolan B. Harmon. Nashville: The United Methodist Publishing House, Davies, Rupert T. Methodism. In Encyclopaedia Britannica Online, accessed February 17, 2014, Scope and Contents of the Collection This manuscript collection created by Bridwell Library features more than one hundred pieces of incoming or outgoing correspondence associated with Methodists in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Supplementing these letters are autographs, signed documents, engravings, 2 Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University

3 photographs, and printed items. Most materials in this assemblage were created after John Wesley s death in The collection serves as a resource on the study Methodist leaders in Methodism s homelands. Arrangement of the Collection The collection contains a single series: Series 1: Documents and Images, 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 -- Ireland -- Clergy. 3 Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University

4 Methodists -- Great Britain. Methodists -- Ireland. Letters -- Great Britain. Letters -- Ireland. Related Material Collection on John Wesley, Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library digital collection John Wesley Letters at Bridwell Library Collection on the Charles Wesley Family, Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library digital collection Charles Wesley Family Materials Charles Wesley Family Materials Collection on Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon, Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University Collection on George Whitefield,Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library digital collection George Whitefield Documents and Images Collection on Thomas Haweis, Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library digital collection Thomas Haweis Documents and Images Collection of Cooke and Clarke family letters,bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library digital collection Cooke and Clarke Family Documents and Images A. M. Broadley album on Brian Bury Collins, Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University 4 Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University

5 Collection on British Wesleyan Conference Presidents, Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University Administrative Information Preferred Citation [Item identification,] Collection on Methodism in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. Acquisition Information Acquired, ongoing. Processing Information Arranged and described by Timothy S. G. Binkley, The documents in this manuscript collection have been deemed to be of sufficient historical value to merit processing at the item level and digitization. Images of these items may be accessed through the Bridwell Library Digital Collections website ( Finding aid written by Timothy S. G. Binkley, Encoded by Ada Negraru, Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University

6 Detailed Description of the Collection Series 1: Documents and Images, boxes In this solitary series, materials are organized alphabetically by the sender s or signer s surname. Each individual has a single folder containing one or more documents. Associated prints and photographs are also included in the folder. Oversize materials are stored flat in box William Arthur letter to John McClintock, 1861 August William Arthur letter to Thomas Hayes, 1871 August William Arthur letter to W. H. Ward, Jr., 1871 September 01 William Arthur letter to W. M. Punshon, 1875 July 5 01 William Arthur letter to W. M. Punshon, 1877 February William Arthur letter to W. M. Punshon, 1880 December John Barber letter to Jabez Bunting, 1799 October John Barber letter to Jabez Bunting, 1811 June Joseph Beaumont letter to James Fildes, 1839 July Joseph Benson letter to missionaries Thomas Squance and George Erskine, Ceylon, 1816 May 2 05 H. B. Boyce letter to W. M. Punshon, 1877 November Robert Carr Brackenbury letter to Joseph Sutcliffe, 1803 January S. Brackenbury letter to James Everett, 1822 March William Bramwell letter to James Blackett, 1804 January William Bramwell print engraved by C. Warren, circa Henry Breeden letter to Samuel Coley, 1865 March Jabez Bunting letter to the Secretaries of the Westminster Auxiliary Bible Society, London, 1823 April Jabez Bunting letter to John S. Stamp, 1835 March 5 10 Jabez Bunting letter to Dear Sir declining an invitation to Waltham Cross, 1849 April Three engraved portraits of Jabez Bunting, circa Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University

7 11 William M. Bunting letter to Dear Sir with manuscript hymn text The Christian renewing his covenant with God, 1845 July 8 11 William M. Bunting letter to W. M. Punshon? 1864 January William M. Bunting engraved portrait by J. H. Baker, circa James Calvert letter to William M. Punshon concerning American claims on Fiji, 1868 March James Caughey letter to Robert Pilter, 1846 February Double letter: Samuel Coley letter to John Hartley, 1868 December 12; and John Hartley letter to Samuel Coley, 1868 December 9 14 Samuel Coley autograph, 1869 July Thomas Collins letter to Richard Tabraham, 1836 May Typed transcription of a Thomas Collins letter to Walter C. and Phoebe Palmer regarding their missionary work in England, 1861 August James Creighton ordination certificate issued by John Cradock, Bishop of Kilmore, 1765 October James Creighton letter to William Willoughby Cole, Lord Enniskillen, 1799 March 6 17 Sarah Crosby letter to my Dear and Valuable Friend, 1760 April 17 Sarah Crosby letter to Mrs. John Pawson, 1801 December George Cubitt (Cubit?) letter to Thomas Marriott and Samuel Warren, 1823 May George Cubitt (Cubit?) letter to George Birley, 1827 October Rev. George Cubit engraved portrait by T. A. Dean after a painting by W. Gush, circa W. H. Dallinger letter to W. M. Punshon, 1867 April 5 20 Mary Dawes manuscript regarding her religious experience, 1820? 21 William Dawson letter to John Hannah, 1833 February 8 21 William Dawson letter to Hugh Carter, 1838 December 20 7 Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University

8 21 William Dawson letter to Richard Tabraham, 1841 April William Dawson engraved portrait published by H. Spink #x0026; Co., circa Samuel Drew letter to printer Richard Edwards containing a manuscript copy of the preface to the third edition of An Essay on the Immateriality and Immortality of the Human Soul, 1811 March Business letter to Samuel Drew, 1813 July Samuel Drew letter to librarian George Burrel, circa Samuel Drew letter to Dear Sir, 1821 January Samuel Drew engraved portrait by R. Hicks after a painting by J. Moore, Published obituaries of Samuel Drew, Joseph Entwisle letter to G. R. Chappell, 1833 September Christmas Evans manuscript sermons in Welsh, circa James Everett manuscript note referring to the Kilhamite controversy of , after 1827 February 5 25 James Everett letter to Thomas Marriott, 1836 January James Everett letter to "My dear Friend," 1840 February James Everett letter to "My dear Friend," 1840 November 6 25 James Everett letter to "My dear Friend," 1841 February 5 25 James Everett letter to Mrs. Mason, 1848 June James Everett letter to W. Heaton, 1849 August James Falshaw, Lord Provost of Edinburgh, letter to W. M. Punshon, 1877 January Thomas Farmer autograph, 1843 August Thomas Farmer letter to Richard Tabraham, 1848, March Thomas Farmer obituary, Wesleyan Missionary Notices, 1876 January 28 Benjamin Fawcett preaching license signed by Thomas Cartwright and James Floyd, 1740 March 7 28 Benjamin Fawcett letter to My Dear Brother, 1742 March Benjamin Fawcett ordination testimonial signed by Johannes Moore, Thomas Pearce, Philip Doddridge, and Samuel Stoddon, 1742 June 16 8 Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University

9 28 Benjamin Fawcett letter to John Fawcell, 1742 July Benjamin Fawcett letter to John Fawcell, 1742 December Benjamin Fawcett letter to John Fawcell, 1743 October Benjamin Fawcett letter to John Fawcell, 1744 January 7 28 Benjamin Fawcett letter to or from Mr. Bond, Letter addressed to Reverend Sir (Benjamin Fawcett?) and document The state of Mr. Fawcett s #x0026; Mrs. Culverwell s temporal affairs, as it stood February 1779, Manuscript poem in memory of John Fawcett signed J.W.N., 1782 August 29 James Fildes letter to Mary Fildes, 1835 February Mary Bosanquet Fletcher letter to Thomas Rutherford, 1798 May Henry H. Fowler letter to W. M. Punshon, circa John Gaulter letter to Jabez Bunting, 1800 July 8 33 J. Gostick letter to Samuel Coley, 1865 March Algernon Graves letter to L. H. Wellesley Wesley, 1893, August Walter Griffith letter to Jabez Bunting, 1808 February Edmund Grindrod letter to Jabez Bunting, 1820 March James Hamilton letter to "My dear sir," 1855 April 5 37 John W. Hanna letter to Mrs. E. Green, 1855 March Rowland Hill satirical handbill on the theater promoting The Great Assiz, or Day of Judgement, after 1833 April Elijah Hoole letter to W. M. Punshon, 1872 May 3 02 Thomas Jackson letter to Jabez Bunting, 1824 September 29 9 Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University

10 03 George Lewis Jones, Bishop of Kilmore, letter of recommendation for James Creighton, 1783 September Alexander Kilham letter to George Wall, 1792 October Newspaper London Morning Chronicle, 1792 March 9 08 Newspaper [London] Star, 1793 October Francis Lycett letter to S. D. Waddy, circa Sir William McArthur, Lord Mayor of London, carte de visite, Oliver McCutcheon letter to Charles B. Galloway, 1892 May George Brown MacDonald letter to "My dear sir," 1858 September 8 09 James McDonald letter to Joshua Fielden, 1815 April John McDonald letter to unknown (W. M. Punshon?), 1881 April 7 11 Peter McKenzie letter to A. Beaumont, 1875 August John McLean letter to My Dear brother Powell (Thomas Powell?), 1836 March George Marsden letter to Jabez Bunting, 1830 July 1 13 George Marsden letter to George Peck, 1849? March W. Marten letter to James Creighton, 1781 August 1 15 Charles Moore letter to Mr. Holcroft, 1795 January Henry Moore engraved portrait by W. T. Fry, circa Henry Moore letter to the Wesleyan missionary in Barbados, 1821 January Henry Moore letter to the Methodist Conference at Sheffield, 1835 July George Morley letter to Jabez Bunting, 1804 March Elizabeth Mortimer letter to Sarah Maclardie Bunting, 1806 February Joseph Mullens letter to W. M. Punshon, 1875 January John Newton letter to John Wesley, 1765 April Joseph Parker letter to Morley Punshon, 1880 February 2 22 Henry Parkes letter to Edward Gayer Andrews, 1894 March William Morley Punshon manuscript notes on Bunyan s Pilgrim s Progress, Exeter Hall Lecture, 1857 February 23 William Morley Punshon autograph, circa Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University

11 23 William Morley Punshon carte de visite, circa Allen Rees letter to Charles B. Galloway, 1892 May Allen Rees letter to Edward Gayer Andrews, 1894 March Allen Rees letter to Edward Gayer Andrews, 1894 May 2 25 W. H. Rule letter to W. M. Punshon, 1879 October Nathaniel Scarlett letter to James Creighton, 1797 December 5 26 Nathaniel Scarlett letter to James Creighton, 1798 March George Shadford letter to Samuel Bardsley, 1779? December Barnabas Shaw letter to Thomas Galland, 1842, July 29 James Sherman letter to Thomas Raffles, 1845 March John Sunday letter to Brother Lord (William Lord?), 1836 September 2 31 J. Sutton manuscript note concerning 1780 October 3 32 Mary Tatham letter to Miss Wilson, 1800 May Joseph Taylor letter to James Fildes, 1843 May Thomas Taylor ordination certificate photocopy, 1792 April 5 35 John Telford letter to L. H. Wellesley Wesley, 1913 January John Telford letter to John W. Hamilton, 1917 February 36 Thomas Thomason letter to James Creighton, 1803 September William Thornton letter to James Fildes, 1846 October 2 38 Philip C. Turner letter to Mrs. Harmer, 1842? April Luke Tyerman letter to R. H. Love, 1860 September Luke Tyerman letter to R. H. Love, 1862 June Thomas Vasey letter to Eliza Rodda, 1826 October Samuel D. Waddy, Jr., letter to W. M. Punshon, 1855 December Richard Watson letter to Mr. Fildes (James Fildes?), 1829 April 41 Richard Watson letter to John Emory, 1830 November Winchester preaching house bond signed by Jasper Winscom, William Bannister, and William Seymour, circa Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University

12 02 42 Bishop Christopher Wordsworth letter to W. M. Punshon, 1877 December 1 12 Bridwell Library * Perkins School of Theology * Southern Methodist University