Selected Letters from the Isaac Backus Collection, Divinity School Library, Yale University

Isaac Backus Papers (RG 280), Special Collections,

Yale Divinity School Library

Series II: Collected Papers (b. 8-16)

Selected Alphabetical Calendar of letters by women correspondents, British Particular Baptists, and selected American ministers

1. Ashley, Rebecca, New Freetown, to Isaac Backus, 13 February 1797. (b. 15, f. 6)

2. Backus, Grace, Middleborough, to Margaret Draper, London, 16 August 1793. Box 16, Hovey File (repeated a second time).

3. Backus, Isaac, [?], to Benjamin Wallin, London, 14 April 1783. (b. 12, f. 21)

4. Backus, Isaac, [?], to John Gill, London, c. early 1764. (b. 16 only by Alva Hovey) [not in file box 8]

5. Backus, Isaac, [Middleborough], to William Richards, [Lynn], 28 May 1796. Box 16, Hovey File.

6. Backus, Isaac, Boston, to Benjamin Wallin, London, 4 November 1769. (b. 8, f. 39) copy of the letter

7. Backus, Isaac, Middleborough, to Andrew Gifford, London, 22 December 1772. (b. 9, f. 32) copy of the letter

8. Backus, Isaac, Middleborough, to Ann Delis, 26 March 1771. (b. 9, f )

9. Backus, Isaac, Middleborough, to Benjamin Wallin, London, 16 July 1768. (b. 8, f. 28) copy of the letter

10. Backus, Isaac, Middleborough, to Benjamin Wallin, London, 16 November 1764. (b. 16)r

11. Backus, Isaac, Middleborough, to Benjamin Wallin, London, 18 April 1780. (b. 11, f. 19)

12. Backus, Isaac, Middleborough, to Benjamin Wallin, London, 21 May 1774. (b. 9, f. 47) copy of the letter

13. Backus, Isaac, Middleborough, to Benjamin Wallin, London, 22 November  1777 (b. 10, f. 39).

14. Backus, Isaac, Middleborough, to Benjamin Wallin, London, 27 May 1767. (b. 8, f. 25) copy of the letter

15. Backus, Isaac, Middleborough, to Benjamin Wallin, London, 28 October 1776. (b. 10, f. 30) copy of the letter

16. Backus, Isaac, Middleborough, to Benjamin Wallin, London, 29 June 1770. (b. 9, f. 2) copy of the letter

17. Backus, Isaac, Middleborough, to Benjamin Wallin, London, 29 May 1769. (b. 8, f. 34) copy of the letter

18. Backus, Isaac, Middleborough, to Benjamin Wallin, London, 6 April 1761. copy of the letter (b. 8, f. 6)

19. Backus, Isaac, Middleborough, to Benjamin Wallin, London, 7 October 1771. (b. 9, f. 21) copy of the letter

20. Backus, Isaac, Middleborough, to Benjamin Wallin, London, list of books sent, 14 October 1773. (b. 9, f. 40) copy of the letter

21. Backus, Isaac, Middleborough, to George Washington, 15 November 1790. (b. Box 16 only)

22. Backus, Isaac, Middleborough, to John Gill, London, 10 March 1761. copy of the letter (b. 8, f. 5)

23. Backus, Isaac, Middleborough, to John Gill, London, 27 August 1764. (b. 8, f. 17) [bad first page]. 

24. Backus, Isaac, Middleborough, to John Rippon, London, 19 August 1791. (b. 14, f. 19)

25. Backus, Isaac, Middleborough, to Jonathan Maxey, Providence, 17 March 1797. Box 16, Hovey File.

26. Backus, Isaac, Middleborough, to Jonathan Maxey, Providence, 31 July 1797. Box 16, Hovey File.

27. Backus, Isaac, Middleborough, to Jonathan Shaw, Raynham, 7 October 1805. Box 16, Hovey File.

28. Backus, Isaac, Middleborough, to Margaret Draper, London, 16 August 1793. Box 16, Hovey File.

29. Backus, Isaac, Middleborough, to Samuel Stennett, London, 16 November 1771. (b. 9, f. 22) copy of the letter

30. Backus, Isaac, Middleborough, to Samuel Stennett, London, 9 October 1773. (b. 9, f. 40) copy of the letter

31. Backus, Isaac, Middleborough, to Thomas Green, about Boston Evening Post, 20 August 1770. (Box 9, f. )

32. Backus, Isaac, Middleborough, to William Richards, [Lynn], incomplete, 20 April 1805. (b. 16, f. 2)

33. Backus, Isaac, Middleborough, to William Rogers, 21 October 1789 [not sent]. (b. 14, f. 5)

34. Backus, Isaac, Middleborough, to William Rogers, Philadelphia, 24 April 1800. (b. 15, f. 25)

35. Backus, Isaac, Middleborough, to.  , 14 August 1764. (b. 8, f. 17)

36. Backus, Isaac, on behalf of the Middleborough Church to the Warren Association, undated. Box 16, Hovey File.

37. Backus, Isaac, Plymouth County, to John Gill, London, 14 March 1763. (b. 8, f. 12) copy of the letter

38. Backus, Isaac, to an unnamed minister in London, 28 May 1783. Box 16, Hovey File.

39. Backus, Isaac, to an unnamed minister in London, 28 May 1783. Box 16, Hovey File (repeated a second time).

40. Backus, Isaac, to Benjamin Wallin, London, 16 November 1764. Box 16, Hovey File.

41. Backus, Isaac, to Benjamin Wallin, London, 27 May 1767. Box 16, Hovey File.

42. Backus, Isaac, to Dr. Baldwin, Boston, 9 January 1806. Box 16, Hovey File.

43. Backus, Isaac, to Dr. Stennett, London, 9 October 1773. Box 16, Hovey File.

44. Backus, Isaac, to Elijah Codding, 30 April 1773. Box 16, Hovey File.

45. Backus, Isaac, to Elijah Codding, 30 April 1773. Box 16, Hovey File (repeated a second time).

46. Backus, Isaac, to George Washington, 15 November 1790. Box 16, Hovey File.

47. Backus, Isaac, to George Washington, 15 November 1790. Box 16, Hovey File (repeated a second time).

48. Backus, Isaac, to John Rippon, 19 August 1791. Box 16, Hovey File.

49. Backus, Isaac, to Richard Chase, Yarmouth, 10 May 1752. Box 16, Hovey File.

50. Backus, Isaac, to Samuel Adams, 19 January 1774.  Box 16, Hovey File.

51. Backus, Isaac, to Thomas Green, New London Gazette, 21-26 September 1770. (b. 9, f. )

52. Backus, Isaac, to William Richards, 28 May 1796. (Box 16 only)

53. Bailey, Elizabeth, conversion experience, received by Backus on 21 August 1783. (b. 12, f. 22)

54. Belknap, Jeremy, Boston, to Isaac Backus, 27 May 1794. (b. 14, f. 36)

55. Botsford, Edmund, Georgetown, SC, to Isaac Backus, 12 March 1806. (b. 16, f. 5)

56. Botsford, Edmund, Georgetown, VA, to Isaac Backus, 27 February 1798. (b. 15, f. 13)

57. Bryan, Andrew, Savannah, GA, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 14 March 1798. (b. 15, f. 13)

58. Bryan, Andrew, Savannah, GA, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 27 January 1795. (b. 15, f. 41)

59. Corliss, Mary, Haverhill, to Isaac Backus, 2 September 1774. (b. 10, f. 5)

60. Crane, Anna, to Isaac Backus, 25 December 1799. (b. 15, f. 24)

61. Davis, John, Boston, to Morgan Edwards, 27 September 1770. (b. 9, f. )

62. Dellis, Anna, to Isaac Backus, 26 April 1772. (b. 9, f. 26)

63. Edwards, Morgan, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, 18 August 1788. (b. 1, f. 37)

64. Farnsworth, Elizabeth, Woodstock, to Isaac Backus, 9 August 1774. (b. 10, f. 2)

65. Franklin, Elizabeth, to Isaac Backus, 8 January 1786. (b. 13, f. 16)

66. Franklin, Elizabeth, to Isaac Backus, 8 January 1786. (b. 13, f. 16)

67. Fuller, Andrew, Kettering, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 15 January 1788. (b. 13, f. 32)

68. Furman, Richard, Charleston, SC, to Isaac Backus, 12 March 1804. (b. 15, f. 34)

69. Gano, John, New York, to Hezekiah Smith, 5 March 1772. (b. 9, f. )

70. Gill, John, London, to Isaac Backus, 17 March 1764. (b. 8, f. 15) copy of the letter (also in Box 16)

71. Grigg, Jacob, North West, Va, to Isaac Backus, 18 June 1801. (b. 15, f. 27)

72. Hart, Oliver, Charleston, SC, to Backus, undated and incomplete [early 1789]. (b. 14, f. 1)

73. Hart, Oliver, Charleston, SC, to Hezekiah Smith, [?], 27 February 1772. (b. 9, f. 24)

74. Hart, Oliver, Charleston, SC, to Hezekiah Smith, [?], 28 March 1772. (b. 9, f. 25)

75. Hart, Oliver, Charleston, SC, to Hezekiah Smith, [?], 31 August 1770. (b. 9, f. 3)

76. Hart, Oliver, Charleston, SC, to Hezekiah Smith, 10 May 1770. (b. 9, f. 1)

77. Hart, Oliver, Hopewell, NJ, to Isaac Backus, 25 July 1781. (b. 11, f. 41)

78. Harvey, Mary, Bridgwater, to Jonathan Woods, 27 September 1771. (b. 9, f. )

79. Hill, Mary, Bridgwater, to South Bridgwater Church, 1 April 1771. (b. 9, f. )

80. Holmes, Sara,h Barnstable, to Isaac Backus, 28 March 1771. (b. 9, f. )

81. Holmes, Sarah, Barnstable, to Isaac Backus, 20 November 1778. (b. 11, f. 10)

82. Isaac Backus, Middleborough, to Jonathan Shaw, Raynham, 1 October 1805. Box 16, Hovey File.

83. Jones, Samuel, Pennepeck, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 25 May 1784. (b. 12, f. 30)

84. Keen, Sarah, Pembroke, to Isaac Backus, 17 April 1782. (b. 12, f. 11)

85. Keith, Betty, Paris, ME, to Isaac Backus, September 1803. (b. 15, f. 29)

86. Kennedy, Mary, Middleborough, to William Bullock, 9 May 1771. (b. 9, f. )

87. Kimbal, Martha, Bradford, to Isaac Backus, 2 September 1774. (b. 10, f. 5)

88. Leland, John, Cheshire, to Isaac Backus, 14 June 1797. (b. 15, f. 10)

89. Lovell, Martha, Barnstable, to Isaac Backus, 29 March 1771. (b. 9, f. )

90. Lovell, Martha, Barnstable, to Isaac Backus, 5 May 1773. (b. 9, f. 47)

91. Lovell, Martha, Barnstable, to Isaac Backus, 6 September 1782. (b. 12, f. 17)

92. Lovell, Martha, Barnstable, to Middleborough Baptist Church, 16 July 1781. (b. 11, f. 40)

93. Lyscom, Phebe, Brookfield, to Isaac Backus, 30 August 1784. (b. 12, f. 35)

94. Lyscom, Phebe, Sturbridge, to Isaac Backus 1 September 1790. (b. 14, f. 11)

95. Lyscom, Phebe, Sturbridge, to Isaac Backus, 9 September 1785. (b. 13, f. 12)

96. Macomber, Abigail, Bowdoinham, ME, to Isaac Backus, 23 August 1800. (b. 15, f.26)

97. Macomber, Abigail, Bowdoinham, to Isaac Backus, 16 August 1790. (b. 14, f. 9)

98. Macomber, Sarah, Bowdoinham, ME, to Isaac Backus, 2 June 1800. (b. 15, f.25)

99. Macomber, Sarah, Bowdoinham, ME, to Isaac Backus, 29 April 1799. (b. 15, f. 22)

100. Marshall, Abraham [?], to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 16 February 1795. (b. 15, f. 41)

101. Marshall, Abraham, Georgia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, received 10 March 1799. (b. 15, f. 20)

102. Maxey, Jonathan, Providence, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 26 June 1797. Box 16, Hovey File.

103. Minutes of Philadelphia Association, 4 October 1785 (with William Rogers note affixed to it dated 21 July1786) (b. 13, f. 14)

104. Morris, Moses, Augusta, GA, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 14 February 1795. (b. 15, f. 41)

105. Pelot, Francis, Euhaw, SC, to Hezekiah Smith, 19 January 1771. (b. 9, f. )

106. Pelot, Francis, Euhaw, SC, to Hezekiah Smith, 3 October 1770. (b. 9, f. )

107. Pelot, Francis, Euhaw, SC, to Hezekiah Smith, 8 April 1772. (b. 9, f. 26)

108. Pelot, Francis, Euhaw, SC, to Hezekiah Smith, January 1773. (b. 9, f. 34)

109. Philadelphia Association to Warren Association, 5 October 1790. (b. 14, f. 14)

110. Pool, Marcy, to Isaac Backus, 3 July 1804. (b. 15, f. 35)

111. Richards, William, [Lynn?], to Isaac Backus, [?], 5 March 1793. (Box 16 only)

112. Richards, William, [Lynn], to Isaac Backus, 5 March 1793. Box 16, Hovey File.

113. Rippon, John, London, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 5 October 1798. (b. 15, f. 17)

114. Rogers, William, Hopewell, NJ, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 21 July 1786. (b. 13, f. 14) affixed to Association Minutes, 4 October 1785.

115. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Hezekiah Smith, 14 April 1795. (b. 15, f. 42)

116. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, 10 June 1795. (b. 15, f. 44)

117. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 1 June 1796. (b. 15, f. 2)

118. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 10 December 1792. (b. 14, f. 30)

119. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 11 March 1791. (b. 14, f. 17)

120. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 12 August 1774. (b. 10, f. 2)

121. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 14 October 1783. (b. 12, f. 25)

122. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 14 December 1784. (b. 12, f. 37)

123. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 14 April 1795. (b. 15, f. 42)

124. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 15 November 1781. (b. 12, f. 9)

125. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 16 December 1791. (b. 14, f. 20)

126. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 18 August 1784. (b. 12, f. 35)

127. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 19 February 1779. (b. 11, f. 11)

128. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 19 November 1796. (b. 15, f. 4)

129. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 2 August 1787. (b. 13, f. 22)

130. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 2 November 1791. (b. 14, f. 20)

131. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 2 August 1793. (b. 14, f. 33)

132. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 20 December 1799. (b. 15, f. 24)

133. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 21 April 1781. (b. 11, f. 37)

134. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 21 May 1784. (b. 12, f. 30)

135. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 21 July 1792. (b. 14, f. 23)

136. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 22 June 1793. (b. 14, f. 32)

137. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 23 March 1775. (b. 10, f. 12)

138. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 25 October 1785. (b. 13, f. 14)

139. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 25 April 1792. (b. 14, f. 22)

140. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 26 October 1780. (b. 11, f. 34)

141. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 26 November 1782. (b. 12, f. 19)

142. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 27 January 1785. (b. 13, f. 1)

143. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 29 May 1779. (b. 11, f. 12)

144. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 3 October 1783. (b. 12, f. 25)

145. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 3 March 1797. (b. 15, f. 7)

146. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 30 November 1775. (b. 10, f. 19)

147. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 30 May 1783. (b. 12, f. 21)

148. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 30 November 1786. (b. 13, f. 20)

149. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 31 August 1785. (b. 13, f. 8)

150. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 4 June 1781. (b. 11, f. 38)

151. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 6 February 1776. (b. 10, f. 20)

152. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 6 December 1793. (b. 14, f. 34)

153. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 7 November 1774. (b. 10, f. 10)

154. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 7 November 1799. (b. 15)

155. Rogers, William, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middleborough, 9 June 1797. (b. 15, f. 9)

156. Shaw, Jonathan, Raynham, to Isaac Backus, 2 October 1805. Box 16, Hovey File.

157. Shaw, Jonathan, Raynham, to Isaac Backus, 28 September 1805. Box 16, Hovey File.

158. Smith, Ebenezer, Ashfield, to Samuel Stennett, 2 June 1772. (b. 9, f. 27)

159. Smith, Eunice, Ashfield, to Isaac Backus, 20 October 1790. (b. 14, f. 14)

160. Stinson, Lydia, Bowdoinham, ME, to Isaac Backus, 24 August 1802. (b. 15, f. 28)

161. Thayer, Elizabeth, Norton, to Backus, Middleborough, 20 January 1770. (b. 8, f. 42)

162. Ustick, Thomas, Philadelphia, to Isaac Backus, Middelborough, 30 April 1801. (b. 15, f. 27)

163. Ustick, Thomas, to John Davis, 8 August 1772. (b. 9, f. 28)

164. Ware, Esther, Wrentham, to Isaac Backus, 19 April 1773. (b. 9, f. 36).