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James Henley Thornwell

1812–1862 · Dates from the Library of Congress · Library of Congress authority record ↗

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Letter from J. Witherspoon to James Henley Thornwell, 1840

Witherspoon, John, 1790-1853 · 1840

Fragmentary letter of 3 March 1840 from John Witherspoon at Hillsborough to the theologian James Henley Thornwell. Witherspoon worries over the spread of Arminianism and antinomianism, urges Thornwell to answer them in print and takes up his views on church boards. Thomas Goulding is also named. From the Columbia Theological Seminary Manuscript Collection.

Included because: Catalog heading in the DPLA record: Thornwell, James Henley, 1812-1862 -- Personal correspondence.

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