COLLECTION NAME:
Methodist Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader DDCW 8/1
Reference Number:
DDCW/8/1
Link to Catalogue:
Series Title:
Notebooks and Manuscript Items (1739-1803)
Parent Work Title:
Notebook on the separation from the church
Creator:
Wesley, Charles, 1707-1788
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
c1755
Description:
Notebook on the separation from the church in Charles Wesley's hand. The notebook contains the following in Charles Wesley's hand: (a) detailed discussion of Methodist separation from the established church in response to the question 'Ought we to separate from the Church of England?'; (b) Ms copy letters dated 1755 between several correspondents namely John Wesley, Samuel Walker and Thomas Adam, discussing in detail the question of separation from the Anglican Church; (c) list of those present at the Leeds Conference of 1755 and a summary of the proceedings with particular regard to the separation question; (d) shorthand notes, consisting of probable transcripts of letters dated 1756.
Language:
English
Language Code:
eng
Subject:
Methodist Church
Category of Material:
Archives
Sub-Category:
Codex
Sub-Category:
Notebooks
Sub-Category:
Correspondence
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
People Covered:
Wesley, John, 1703-1791
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Methodist Church
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Work:
Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes (TMCP)
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2013-02-14
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-06
Metadata Language:
eng-GB