Overview
Two volumes of manuscript sermons from Hasbrouck Davis's years as a Unitarian minister in Watertown, Mass.
Dates
- Creation: 1849-1854.
Extent
1 boxesTwo volumes of manuscript sermons from Davis's years as a Unitarian minister in Watertown, Mass.
Biographical / Historical
Hasbrouck Davis (1827-1870) was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. He attended Williams College in 1845, and afterward studied in Germany. Davis was pastor of the Unitarian church in Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1849. He continued his studies and pursued a degree in law and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1854 and left for Chicago, Illinois , in 1855. Davis entered military service in 1862 as lieutenant colonel of the 11th Illinois Cavalry and left the service as brigadier general. Upon returning to Chicago in 1867, Davis was elected city attorney and served until 1869.
- Title
- Davis, Hasbrouck, 1827-1870. Sermons: A Finding Aid.
- Author
- Andover-Harvard Theological Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- div00091
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard Divinity School Library, Harvard University Repository
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