Samuel Hopkins correspondence, 1766-1767, 1803.

Collection

Identifier: MS4865

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Scope and Contents

This collection contains three letters written by Samuel Hopkins. Two are written to Ebenezer Little, a family friend, thanking Little and his family for their hospitality during Hopkins travels. The third letter is written to British minister Andrew Fuller (1754-1815) and includes some of Hopkins' theological arguments.

Dates

1766-1767, 1803

Creator

Hopkins, Samuel, 1721-1803 (Person)

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Biographical Note

Rev. Samuel Hopkins (1721-1803) was a Congregational minister in the New England area. Born in Connecticut, he was educated at Yale, and later studied under the Reverend Johnathan Edwards. Hopkins preached in Sheffield (now Great Barrington), Massachusetts, from 1743-1769, until a difference in theology between Hopkins and his congregation resulted in his dismission due to a lack of financial support for his continued pastorate. Hopkins traveled to Newport, Rhode Island, in 1770 to preach at the First Congregational Church. He continued to preach there until his death in 1803. During the Revolutionary War, Hopkins fled Newport, and continued to preach at Newburyport, Massachusetts, as well as Canterbury and Stamford, Connecticut.

Hopkins’ work with Johnathan Edwards and Joseph Bellamy resulted in the theological scheme known as New Divinity, Hopkinsianism, and New England Theology, among other names. Initially a slave holder himself, Hopkins later became one of the earliest Congregationalists to condemn the institution of slavery.

Extent

1 Folder

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Rev. Samuel Hopkins (1721-1803) was a Congregational minister in the New England area. . Hopkins preached in Sheffield (now Great Barrington), Massachusetts, from 1743-1769 and then preached at the First Congregational Church in Newport, Rhode Island, from 1770 until his death in 1803. He is best known for his theological work that formed part of the theological scheme known as New Divinity, or Hopkinsianism. This collection contains three letters written by Samuel Hopkins; two thank a family friend for their hospitality while Hopkins travelled and the third includes some of Hopkins theological arguments.

Arrangement

Materials have been arranged in chronological order.

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Digital Copies

Records within this collection were digitized as part of the New England's Hidden Histories project. Digital reproductions may be accessed online through our digital archive.

Processing Information

Originally processed by Anderson Boone, September 2014, using DACS Second Edition. Reprocessed by Zachary Bodnar, June 2019, using DACS Second Edition.