Backus, Isaac

Item — Box: Multi-collection Box 8

Identifier: RG-1091

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Published sermons, correspondence, including letters from James Manning, Jonathan Maxcy and others. Microfilm includes diaries and travel journals, sermon texts, correspondence with Elizabeth Backus, journal of family data and notes on Samual Hubbard's journal.

Dates

Creation: Majority of material found within 1764-1806

Creator

Backus, Isaac (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and copyright holder. Staff may refuse copying of fragile or at-risk materials.

Materials may be accessed by request at the American Baptist Historical Society. For more information on accessing collections or obtaining copies, visit http://abhsarchives.org.

Note: Some Backus materials on microfilm are owned by the Backus Collection, Franklin Trask Library, Andover Newton Theological Seminary, which is now part of Yale University (2019); Brown University and University of Wisconsin also own some materials on the microfilm. Permission must be sought from them.

Biographical / Historical

Baptist minister in Massachusetts.

Extent

1 Files

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Related Materials

File Plan

1 To “My dear friend” Dr. Rogers Jun 3 1796; 2 archival photocopy “Thots about Laying on of hands” Feb 1764; no number 3; 4 2 sermon “On the First Principles of the Oracles of God”; 5 sermon “on the law of Christian Liberty”; 6 Verses taken out of Mr. Hervey’s letters; 7 Stephen Dunham’s verses; 8 sermon ”Laying on of hands” Feb 1764; 9 copy (by Backus) of letter by Samuel Buell Jul 10 1764; 10 draft “An Appeal to the Public” 1773; 11 Answer to Joseph Fish “A discourse Concerning the Materials for Building a Church," incomplete; 12 “An Address to Joseph Fish, appendix to “A discourse Concerning the Materials for Building a Church;" 13 draft “History of New England”, Vol.I and Preface; 14 To the Second Baptist Church in Middlesbrough Nov 14 1788; 15 Remarks upon David Jones’ “Vindication of Laying on of Hands” 1788; 16 to the Second Baptist Church in Middlebrough (sic)Nov 3 1788; 17 to “Beloved Friends” Jan 21 1805; 18 to Valentine W Rathbun Mar 9 1805

Photocopies of letters, no source given Legal-sized photocopies of misc. correspondence, no source given

3 reels of microfilm