Gannett, Ezra S. (Ezra Stiles), 1801-1871

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American Unitarian divine.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, to Messrs. Monroe & Co., 1850 May 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269564796

Ezra Stiles Gannett (1801-1871) graduated from Harvard College in 1820, and from Harvard Divinity School in 1823. He served as an overseer of the University from 1835 to 1858. Ordained in 1824, Reverend Gannett became an assistant minister at the Federal Street Church (Unitarian) in Boston and became its pastor in 1842, a position he held until his death in 1871. He was one of the founding members of the American Unitarian Association (AUA), and authored its constitution. Gannett served the AUA as its first secretary and as president from 1847 to 1851.

From the guide to the Papers, 1824-1924., (Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School)

From the guide to the Sermons, ca. 1830-1871., (Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School)

Unitarian minister.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, to Rev. Dr. [Andrew Preston] Peabody, [1865] Feb. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 740497784

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creatorOf Collection of autographs, [ca. 1797 to ca. 1915] Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn Letters from various correspondents, 1871-1940. Houghton Library
creatorOf Gannett, Ezra Stiles, 1801-1871. Sermons, ca.1830-1871 Andover-Harvard Theological Library
referencedIn Arlington Street Church, Boston, MA. Records, 1730-1979 Andover-Harvard Theological Library
referencedIn Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887. Papers, 1798-1893 (bulk 1827-1887) Houghton Library
creatorOf Boston Association of Congregational Ministers. Secretarial letter : Boston, to the Rev. John Pierpont, 1845 Nov. 4. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Papers, 1824-1924. Andover-Harvard Theological Library
creatorOf Gannett, Ezra S. (Ezra Stiles), 1801-1871. Autograph letter signed Ezra S. Gannett to: "Dear Sir [James William Kimball]" November 11, 1834. Wellesley College
creatorOf Haynes, Watson G.,. Letters sent to Watson G. Haynes on the initiative to change regulations in the United States Navy, 1846-1952. Houghton Library
creatorOf Lamb family. Papers, 1814-1973, 1860-1920. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Channing, William Ellery. Papers, 1803-1900. Andover-Harvard Theological Library
creatorOf Gannett, Ezra S. (Ezra Stiles), 1801-1871. Ezra Stiles Gannett papers, 1816-1918. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Letters, 1830-1856 University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Society for the Promotion of Christianity in India. Records, 1825-1849 (inclusive). Harvard University, Divinity School Library
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referencedIn John Thomas Codman Brook Farm collection, 1840-1901. Houghton Library
referencedIn Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits, oversize, ca. 1829-1985 Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf Wigglesworth family. Papers II, 1832-1865. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Wendte, Charles William, 1844-1931. Papers, 1867-1931 (inclusive). Harvard University, Divinity School Library
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referencedIn Ralph Waldo Emerson letters from various correspondents, ca. 1814-1882. Houghton Library
referencedIn Gannett, Lewis, 1891-1966. Papers, 1681-1966 (bulk 1900-1960) Houghton Library
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referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843 Houghton Library
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referencedIn Samuel Joseph May Diary, 1866. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Papers of Professor Henry William Wilder Foote and Family, 1714-1959 Andover-Harvard Theological Library
referencedIn Letters to William C. Gannett from various correspondents, 1829-1903. Houghton Library
referencedIn Gannett, Lewis, 1891-1966. Papers, 1681-1966 (bulk 1900-1960) Houghton Library
referencedIn Letters sent to Watson G. Haynes on the initiative to change regulations in the United States Navy, 1846-1852. Houghton Library
referencedIn Parker, Theodore, 1810-1860. Papers, 1836-1862 (inclusive). Harvard University, Divinity School Library
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creatorOf Channing, William Ellery, 1780-1842. Papers, 1837. Ohio State University Libraries
creatorOf Gannett, Ezra S. (Ezra Stiles), 1801-1871. Autograph letter signed : Boston, to Rev. Dr. [Andrew Preston] Peabody, [1865] Feb. 14. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Gannett, Ezra S. (Ezra Stiles), 1801-1871. Autograph letter signed Ezra S. Gannett to: "Dear Sir [James William Kimball]" December 30,1868. Wellesley College
creatorOf Gannett, Ezra S. (Ezra Stiles), 1801-1871. Ezra Stiles Gannett. Papers, 1824-1924. Harvard University, Divinity School Library
creatorOf Parker, Theodore, 1810-1860. Theodore Parker papers, 1826-1862. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Gannett, Ezra S. (Ezra Stiles), 1801-1871. Ezra Stiles Gannett. Sermons, ca. 1830-1871. Harvard University, Divinity School Library
referencedIn Walker, James, 1794-1874. Correspondence, 1815-1859 Andover-Harvard Theological Library
referencedIn Wendte, Charles William, 1844-1931. Papers, 1867-1931 Andover-Harvard Theological Library
referencedIn Arlington Street Church (Boston, Mass.). Records, 1730-1979 Harvard University, Divinity School Library
referencedIn Clarke, James Freeman, 1810-1888. Letter, 1849 June 20, Boston. Boston Athenaeum
creatorOf Gannett, Lewis, 1891-1966. Papers, 1681-1966 (inclusive), 1900-1965 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Papers, 1836-1885. Andover-Harvard Theological Library
referencedIn Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874. Correspondence, 1829-1874 Houghton Library
referencedIn Dall, C. H. A. (Charles Henry Appleton), 1816-1886. Papers, 1836-1886 (inclusive). Harvard University, Divinity School Library
referencedIn Chase family. Papers, c. 1787-c. 1915. Gadsden Public Library
creatorOf Gannett, Ezra S. (Ezra Stiles), 1801-1871. Autograph letter signed Ezra S. Gannett to: "My dear Sir [James William Kimball]" January 21, 1868. Wellesley College
creatorOf Lamb family. Lamb family papers, 1750-1971. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Harvard University. Autograph File, G. 1641-2009. Houghton Library
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referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843 Houghton Library
creatorOf Gardiner, William Howard, 1797-1882. Papers, 1708-1893, bulk: 1816-1882. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Papers, 1817-1867. Houghton Library
referencedIn James Thomas Fields autograph album, 1750-1941. Houghton Library
referencedIn Rogers Memorial Collection: Photographs, prints, and drawings, ca. 1600-1936 (bulk: 1861-1936) Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Gannett, Ezra S. (Ezra Stiles), 1801-1871. Autograph letter signed Ezra S. Gannett to: "My dear Sir [James William Kimball]" January 18, 1868. Wellesley College
creatorOf Gannett, Ezra S. (Ezra Stiles), 1801-1871. Autograph letter signed : Boston, to Messrs. Monroe & Co., 1850 May 9. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Letters sent to Watson G. Haynes on the initiative to change regulations in the United States Navy, 1846-1852. Houghton Library
referencedIn Peabody, Ephraim, 1807-1856. Autograph Book, 1717-1849. Andover-Harvard Theological Library
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Death 1871

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