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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05092.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1880s |
| Title | John G. Whittier declining an invitation to a religious festival |
| Date | 10 May 1886 |
| Author | Whittier, John Greenleaf (1807-1892) |
| Recipient | Unknown |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Whittier declines an invitation to a religious festival because it coincides with the Quarterly Meeting of Friends (Quakers) at Amesbury, Massachusetts. He discusses schisms within his correspondent's religious community, particularly the debate over predestination. |
| Subjects | Literature and Language Arts Poetry Quaker Religion |
| People | Whittier, John Greenleaf (1807-1892) |
| Place written | Danvers, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Religion; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Notes: The original cataloger marked down Sallie E. Bickford as the recipient, stating that the name was inferred from provenance. I could not verify this. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |