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Wilberforce, William, 1759-1833

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William Buell Sprague papers

1928-23-0

 Collection
Identifier: 1928-23-0
Scope and Contents Papers related to William Buell Sprague (1795-1876), clergyman and autograph collector. He was born in Andover, Conn, a son of Benjamin Sprague and Sybil Buell. William Sprague's great grand uncle, John Buell, was one of the original proprietors of Litchfield. After graduation from Yale in 1815, Sprague was a private tutor, studied two years at Princeton theological seminary. In 1819, he was ordained pastor of the First Congregational Church in West Springfield, Mass., remaining there until...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1796-1867; Other: Date acquired: 01/11/1929