2 September 1804

Huntington, Jedediah, 1743-1818

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sally Richards

Huntington asks Richard's to commune and confess to Christ. He offers to help remove any doubts about religion she may have.

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21 March 1947

Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963

Typed letter signed

Title: to Stephen Hobhorse

While criticising an article written by Hayman (evidently about "The Perennial Philosophy"), Huxley reveals his thoughts on religion. He asserts that God should not be exploited for personal gain, as the Christian Scientists do. He also argues about using the word personal to describe spirituality and makes an argument for why God, Jesus, and man's relationships with them should be termed as suprapersonal. In the post script he apologizes if his letter seems "impious or presumptuous." With holograph postscript. Autograph notes of recipient in black ink.

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3 June 1918

Hylan, John, 1868-1936

Typed letter signed

Title: to Perriton Maxwell

Hylan writes to the editor of the "Nation War Record and Review," as Mayor of New York. He responds to the question: "After Death - What?" Hylan writes that death is like birth, and man passes into a larger world than the one in which he lives. He uses this theme as a comfort for the high casualty rate of World War I.

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6 June 1877

Ingersoll, Robert G., 1833-1899

Autograph document signed

Title: [The idea of immortality...]

Ingersoll writes a verse comparing immortality to the sea.

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circa 1810

Jay, William, fl. 1810

Autograph quotation signed

Title: [I cannot bear thine absence Lord...]

Jay writes: "I cannot bear thine absence Lord, / my life expires if thou depart; / Be thou my hear still near my God, / and Thou my God be near my heart."

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19 March 1912

Johnson, D.C., fl. 1912

Autograph letter signed

Title: to J. E. Boos, Esq.

Johnson discusses being raised in Illinois and enlisting in the army. On Lincoln, slavery and the Civil War, he writes: "No man has a higher opinion of Lincoln than I. He was the Good Lords [sic] instrument in destroying the greatest sin of this nation and his death was the last atonement for this National sin." Johnson was a member of the 25th Illinois Volunteer infantry, Company H.

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circa 1980-1990

Johnson, Earvin, fl. 1980-1990

Typed quotation signed

Title: [God has put me here to play basketball...]

Johnson writes: "God has put me here to play basketball, to do my thing on the court. So that's where I'm going to do my thing, on that court."

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circa 1800

Jolly, Alexander, fl. 1800

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Rev. William G. Cole

Bishop Jolly writes that he hopes Cole will recover from an illness that developed on a recent trip. He attempts to dissuade Cole from taking any more trips. He assure Cole that the Episcopacy in Fraserburgh is the same as the Church of England despite differing manners and language.

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circa 1958

Kennedy, Rose Fitzgerald, fl. 1958

Autograph quotation signed

Title: [God wants a different thing from each of us...]

Kennedy writes a sentiment: "God wants a different thing from each of us, laborious or easy, conspicuous or quite private, but something which only we can do and for which we were created."

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1958

King, Martin Luther Jr., 1929-1968

Book signed

Title: Stride Toward Freedom

Inscribed to Fr. Tom Thrasher of Montgomery. Thrasher was an Episcopal priest who joined with King in seeking Civil Rights: "In appreciation for your genuine goodwill, your true Christian spirit, your dedication to the Christian ideal of the brotherhood of man, and your willingness, even among criticism, to keep the desperately needed channels of communication open between the races." Published by Harper Brothers.

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February 14, 1992

King, Bernice, 1963-?

Typed quotation signed

Title: [Lord have mercy on us for...]

Quotation from Dr. Bernice King's speech celebrating the birthday of her father, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. She asks the Lord's forgiveness for celebrating when so many people are without jobs or health care.

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23 March 1872

Kingsley, Charles, fl. 1872

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

Kingsley disagrees with his correspondent's optimistic outlook on the world situation. He cites the increases in armaments and the re-extension of Papal power (after the first Vatican Council) in "our once Protestant and fruitful land" as reasons for his pessimistic view about the future. He fortifies himself with faith that God has ultimate control and wishes for Christ's return.

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January 17, 1979

Knight, William, 1929-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Rev. John Narbutt

Knight, a colonel in the U.S. Airforce, congratulates Narbutt on his 100th birthday. He argues that increased knowledge and exploration of space are not incompatible with faith in God.

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6 January 1967

Koestler, Arthur, 1905-1938

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Marshall E. Bean

Koestler responds to questions posed by Bean about religion, faith, and death. Bean is apparently dying.

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2 June 1971

Kuhlman, Kathryn, 1907-1976

Typed letter signed

Title: to Mrs. Hassell

Kuhlman quotes Nahum 1:7, offers a healing prayer, and urges Hassell to have faith that the Lord will cure her cancer.

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26 October 1932

Lieblestein, Edward, fl. 1932

Typed letter signed

Title: to Dr. S. M. Lehrman

Lieblenstein, writing as president of the Higher Broughton Hebrew Congregation, expresses regret over Rev. Lehrman's intention to leave. He lists the many deeds and services Lehrman has performed for the congregation.

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14 October 1924

Lincoln, Mary Harlan, 1846-1937

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mr. Comerford

Lincoln, Robert Todd Lincoln's wife, offers condolence upon the death of Comerford's wife. She assures him that he will meet his wife in heaven.

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13 July 1897

Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice, 1820-1905

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mr. Hastings

Livermore writes that she enjoyed reading Hastings' mother's book, "Pebbles from the Path of a Pilgrim."

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30 December 1955

Lodge, Henry C. Jr., 1902-1985

Typed document signed

Title: [I propose that God should be openly and audibly invoked at the United Nations...]

Lodge writes: "I propose that God should be openly and audibly invoked at the United Nations in accordance with any one of the religious faiths which are represented here. I do so in the conviction that we cannot make the United Nations into a successful instrument of God's peace without God's help--and that with His help we cannot fail."

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January 15, 1978

Love, Bessie, 1898-1986

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alan Brock

Love thanks Brock for a Christmas card and the piece about his mother. She offers condolence, and suggests reading Christian Science literature as a means to heal his grief.

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24 October 1950

MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964

Typed letter

Title: to Mary Cushman

Writing from his office in the General Headquarters, United Nations Command, MacArthur, as commander-in-chief of the United Nations Command, offers condolence on the death of Mary Cushman's son in the Korean War. He praises devotion to duty and defending peace-loving people, and suggests reliance on faith as way to withstand the grief of death.

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29 March 1967

Mansfield, Jayne, 1933-1967

Typed letter signed

Title: to Mrs. Nice

Mansfield thanks Nice for her concern for Zoltan, Mansfield's son. She also writes: "I have always had a great belief in my fellow man, but I am now fully assured that the heavens above have succeeded in creating a beautiful earth upon which to live."

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13 November 1904

Markham, Edwin, 1852-1940

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Hamilton Holt

Markham, a poet, writes to Holt, the editor of "The Independent," to submit a poem for publication. He remarks that "time is running close," apparently because the poem is for Thanksgiving. The poem, "Give Thanks, O Heart!" is included with the letter and commemorates leaders and those who have fought and died in battle.

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5 November 1928

Masaryk, T.G., 1850-1937

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Howell Smith

Masaryk thanks Smith for his letter and article in the Modern Churchman. He also writes: "politics must be based on morality & there is no better, higher & more human standard than Jesus' commandment of love."

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7 September 1825

Mason, Lowell, fl. 1825

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mrs. C. Mason

Mason writes to his mother. He meditates on how children come to appreciate their parents as they grow older and hopes to see his mother next season. He expresses that it is more important that they meet in the next life than in this one, and relies on his faith in Jesus to bring him hope that his expectations will be met. Mason reports on and inquires about family affairs and remarks that his leisure time is spent pursuing music. He mentions a book containing several of his compositions.

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