Reverend John Tripp papers

Collection

Identifier: Coll. 4237

Staff Only

Scope and Content note

This collection includes correspondence, signed statements and decisions, financial documents such as promissory notes, pew deeds and tithe accounts, and publications by or related to Reverend John Tripp, the town of Hebron, and its Baptist Church. Accompanying most items is a typed transcript, often prefaced with context, which may have been prepared for an exhibit.

Dates

Creation: 1787 - 1893

Creator

Tripp, John, 1761-1847 (Person)

Access

Unrestricted

Copyright

Access to collections at Maine Historical Society is not an authorization to publish. Rights and reproduction requests may be submitted in writing to the MHS Image Services Coordinator or Research & Administrative Librarian, subject to format.

Biographical note

Reverend John Tripp (1761-1847) was pastor of the Baptist Church of Hebron, Maine, for 49 years. A Revolutionary War veteran and ordained minister since his 20s, Tripp and his wife Jedidah Smith (1765-1835) were parents of eight children. Tripp published tracts on Christianity and played a central role in the Hebron community.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Provenance

Gift of E. Christopher Livesay, June 20 and June 27, 2022 (acc. no. 2023.021).

Related Materials

The Maine Historical Society also holds the following publications by Tripp:

The certain salvation of every true believer in Christ: argued from the Sacred Scriptures, with answers to several objections, Call No. QJ M 081 D09t
A discourse on the character and work and the death and resurrection of the two witnesses, Call No. QJ M 081 D24t
A sermon delivered at Waterville, August 24, 1824: before the board of trustees of the Maine Baptist Education Society, Call No. QJ M 081 D24t.1
Strictures on Mr. Samuel Hutchinson’s apology for believing in universal reconciliation: to which is added a brief statement of the principal Scriptural argument by which the doctrine of everlasting, Call No. 289.1 T737s

Processing note

E. Christopher Livesay gifted these papers to MHS as part of a larger donation of material compiled over decades as a collector of Maine-related manuscripts and books. All of the material from the donation shares accession number 2023.021.

The material arrived in a single, overly full folder, and thus the papers were separated into two folders. Transcripts glued to backing cardboard were photocopied onto archival paper, and items with accompanying transcripts were nested into folded sheets together. The papers were rehoused in legal-sized archival folders and the material was processed as an individual collection.