Type: Manuscript Letter – autograph letter signed (ALS) / stampless folded letter (SFL)

Author: R.E. Pattison [Robert Everett Pattison (1800-1874) - Baptist clergyman, educator and author]

Origin: Boston, Massachusetts

Recipient: Isaac Redington [(1803-1878) - lawyer and politician]

Destination: Waterville, Maine

Date: 29 August 1843

Postmark: BOSTON / AUG 29 / Ms. (red circular handstamp), 18 3/4 (manuscript)

Pages: 1 (manuscript letter) + 1 (cover)

Size: 8 15/16 x 10 inches

Content: The letter deals with Waterville College (today Colby College) and a Eulogy for Dr. Chaplin [Jeremiah Chaplin (1776-1841) – First President of Colby College & Reformed Baptist Theologian] by Pattison. Other names found in the letter - Mr. Slackpole (or Stackpole). 

History: Rev. Robert Everett Pattison (b. 9 Aug 1800 in Benson, Rutland County, Vermont – d. 21 November 1874 in Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri) was a Baptist clergyman, educator and author. Pattison was the third and sixth President of Colby College (1836-1840, 1853-1857) and also held presidencies at Old University of Chicago and Oread Institute (Worcester, Massachusetts). Pattison also was a professor at Newton Theological Seminary (Massachusetts), Western Baptist Theological Institute (Covington, Kentucky), Shurtleff College (Alton, Illinois), and Baptist Theological Seminary of Chicago.  Pattison was the author of Eulogy on Rev. Jeremiah Chaplin, D.D. (1843) and Commentary, Explanatory, Doctrinal, and Practical, on the Epistle to the Ephesians (1859). Pattison was a graduate of Amherst College (1826) and was ordained in 1829. Pattison was married three times - Sarah Lavinia Brown (1812-1833), Frances Wilson (1802-1846), and Ella W. Woods (1814-1893).

Isaac Redington (b. 13 March 1803 in Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine – d. 6 October 1878 in Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine) was a lawyer and politician. Redington was elected to the Maine Senate in 1842. Redington was a graduate of Colby College (then Waterville College) (1827), practiced law in Waterville for many years until moving to New York. He was the son of Asa Redington (1761-1845) and Polly Getchell, and husband of Elizabeth Gilman (1810-1849).

Rev Jeremiah Chaplin (b. 2 January 1776 in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts – d. 7 May 1841 in Hamilton, Madison County, New York) was a Reformed Baptist theologian. Chaplin was founder and President of Colby College (1822-1833) and held numerous pastorates. Chaplin was a graduate Brown University (1799) and became a minister in 1802.  He was the husband of Marcia O. O'Brien (1784-1865).

Condition: Few small tears, typical folds/creases, some soiling/discoloration, etc. See pictures.

References:

Robert Everett Pattison. Wikipedia

Rev Robert Everett Pattison. Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri. Find a Grave

Isaac Redington. Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine. Find a Grave

Rev Jeremiah Chaplin. Colgate University Cemetery, Madison County, New York. Find a Grave.

Jeremiah Chaplin. Wikipedia

Item Number: 24042303