Parker, Theodore, 1810-1860
Dates
- Existence: 1810 - 1860
Biography
Theodore Parker (August 24, 1810 – May 10, 1860) was an American transcendentalist and reforming minister of the Unitarian church. A reformer and abolitionist, his words and popular quotations would later inspire speeches by Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Joshua Reed Giddings letter
Collection
Identifier: Mss 853129
Webster Mss 853129
Date(s):
1853-01-29
Scope and Contents
Three-page letter from Joshua Reed Giddings in Washington, DC to Theodore Parker, in which he writes of the presidential campaign of 1847-48 and Mr. Webster's decision to take grounds "in favor of liberty and against the encrouchment of slavery." Mentions Mr. Corwin and Judge Allen. Bouns in "Reminiscences of Daniel Webster," by Peter Harvey.
Theodore Parker letter
Collection
Identifier: Mss 845157
Mss 845157
Date(s):
1845-2-07
Abstract
In English.