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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], "The Interesting History of Joseph and his Brethren: Particularly adapted for the instruction of Youth" by Miss Hannah More, SC-000140, Hampden-Sydney College Archives and Special Collections, Hampden-Sydney, VA

Acquisition

Gift of Rev. Joseph A.C. Wadsworth '79

Processing Information

Processed by Dawnelle Ion, Feb. 2024.

Biographical History

Miss Hannah More (1745-1833) was an English religious writer. She wrote The Interesting History of Joseph and his Brethren: Particularly adapted for the instruction of Youth in ca. 1790 (according to note given by Rev. Joseph). Rev. Joseph A.C. Wadsworth '79 is a pastor at Halifax Congregational Church in Halifax, MA. Born in North Carolina, he attended Virginia Episcopal School in Lynchburg, VA, then Hampden-Sydney, where he graduated in 1979. After graduating, he went to Seminary at Andover Newton in Newton Center, MA, where he obtained his Master of Divinity in 1982. He was later ordained in 1983.

Content Description

"The Interesting History of Joseph and his Brethren: Particularly adapted for the instruction of Youth" by Miss Hannah More (ca. 1790) contains one book. Also included is a note with information related to the book.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Congregation.
• Massachusetts.
• More, Miss Hannah.