This volume contains descriptions of Parker's travels in England, Germany, and Switzerland, as well as miscellaneous sermon notes.

This volume includes an original letter from William Lloyd Garrison to Theodore Parker, 28 Nov. 1845, announcing a meeting of the New England Anti-Slavery Society (p. 205.5).

Notes on the history of the development of religion.

Letter from James I. Dickinson (Middlefield, Conn.) to Mrs. L[ydia] Parker concerning a forthcoming memoir of the life of Theodore Parker.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to James Dickinson about Daniel Webster's reputation as a great Christian and the difficulties inherent in the popular theology.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to James Dickinson about the character and writings of Horace Bushnell.

Letter from S. C. Wales (Boston) to R[ichard] H[enry] Dana about procuring funds for a freedom seeker.

List of subscribers donating money to assist freedom seeker Anthony Burns, presented by Leonard A. Grimes.

Letter from George B. Blake (Boston) to Hamilton Willis contributing money to help secure the liberation of Anthony Burns, a freedom seeker.

Letter from Charles A. White (Boston) to Hamilton Willis informing him that Anthony Burns is to be sold in Alexandria.

Letter from Theodore Parker regarding the freedom seeker Anthony Burns.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Watertown) to D. Huntington about the death of Huntington's brother and the progress of his education.

Letter from Theodore Parker to William P. Huntington about the Lexington Academy, his own school in Watertown, and the progress of his education.

Letter from Harvard University Divinity School to Henry Ware expressing gratitude for Ware's "kindness, attention and urbanity."

Letter from Henry Ware (1764-1845) to the senior class of the Harvard Divinity School acknowledging receipt of their commendatory letter.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Josiah Quincy acknowledging receipt of his diploma from Harvard Divinity School. [duplicate]

Diploma issued to Theodore Parker by Harvard University Divinity School.

Certificate issued to Theodore Parker by John G. Palfrey (Cambridge) on Parker's leaving Harvard Divinity School.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Charles Ellis, Charles L. Thayer, and others declining their offer of a settlement. [partial copy]

Letter from Horace Seaver (Boston) to Theodore Parker inviting him to a dinner in celebration of Thomas Paine's birthday.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Horace Seaver declining Seaver's invitation to a dinner for the celebration of Thomas Paine's birthday because of Parker's lack of sympathy with Paine's views on theology and religion.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to R. W. Emerson enclosing a copy of "Treatise of the Supernatural" and "The Song of the First Boba Link" by Robert Lincoln.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to W. H. Channing about Channing's decision to preach to the parish of West Roxbury.

Letter from Mark Healey (Boston) and others to Theodore Parker inviting him to preach at the Melodeon.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Mark Healey and others accepting their invitation to leave his parish at West Roxbury and preach at the Melodeon.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Widdifield & Co. regarding payment for a thermometer that he was sent.

Letter from Widdifield & Co. to Theodore Parker refusing to accept money for the thermometer that was sent to Parker.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to John Allyn reflecting on the purpose and function of a minister.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Francis E. Parker regarding documents in his possession that once belonged to Thomas Parker.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to [Francis Parker] regarding the history of the Parker family in New England.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Professor Felton about the obligation of the government of the United States to the great lexicographer Dr. F.

Letter from Theodore Parker to E. G. Loring regarding a petition relative to the imprisonment of colored citizens.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to William H. White describing his public and private life since he finished school.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to William H. White regarding his sermon on Mr. Adams and the Cohasset Rocks.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to William White reminiscing about when he was rebuked as a student at the Lexington Academy.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Newton Corner) to Miss White reflecting on the death of her father William H. White and commenting on his role in fostering Parker's desire for knowledge.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Mrs. William White advising her on the education of her daughter.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Sarah B. White reflecting on the repressive doctrines contained in the New Testament.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Suisse) to Francis Jackson commenting on slavery and the Southern states, the pernicious influence of the Irish in the United States, and the "transfiguration of Rufus Choate."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Suisse) to Francis Jackson regarding the distribution of the family land at Newton.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Suisse) to Francis Jackson commenting on the contributions of Horace Mann and John Augustus, the development of an anti-slavery party in the South, and the character of the Swiss people.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to Francis Jackson about the division of the Cabot estate and the hangings of John Brown and his five associates.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to Francis Jackson regarding the division of the Cabot estate.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to Francis Jackson about the division of the Cabot estate and John Brown's abortive project of a foray in the mountains of Virginia.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to Francis Jackson about financial matters, his health, and Buchanan's position on the issue of slavery.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to Eliza F. Eddy about John Brown's attempt to free enslaved people in Virginia and the death of her son in that abortive expedition.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to his brother Isaac Parker explaining his reasons for remaining at the small parish of West Roxbury.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to his brother Isaac Parker informing him of his intention to sail to Italy.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Naples) to his brother Isaac Parker describing the farming techniques, customs of the state, and population in Italy.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to his brother Isaac Parker inquiring, on behalf of Henry Bond, about the family of Benjamin Stearns.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to his brother Isaac Parker about personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Newton Corner) to his brother Isaac Parker about personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Newton Corner) to Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Parker reflecting on the death of their daughter Emily.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Switzerland) to his brother Isaac Parker describing his European journey and discussing the topography and agriculture of St. Croix, France, and Switzerland.

Letter from Theodore Parker (France) to his brother Isaac Parker describing the process of making wine.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to his brother Isaac Parker describing the topography, agricultural methods, and people of Rome.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to his nephews, Theodore J. and George E. Parker, sending them two books.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Frances M. Parker about personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to John B. Parker concerning family matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to John B. Parker about personal and family matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to John B. Parker apologizing for his negligence in writing.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to John B. Parker scorning books on heraldry and encouraging him to read Shakespeare.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to John B. Parker parodying the work of genealogists.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to John Parker about personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to John B. Parker advising him on the purchase of a house.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to John B. Parker discussing the race of people called Cimmerians.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Watertown) to Charles Miller about his engagement to Lydia Cabot.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Charles Miller defending his motives in contending that "Religion [is] independent of the foolish doctrines men have piled upon it."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Miss F. P. Cobbe discussing his belief in the immortality of the soul and in the goodness and purity of Jesus's teachings.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Miss F. P. Cobbe commenting on the validity of experiments in morals.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Miss F. P. Cobbe regarding the publication of Cobbe's book.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Miss F. P. Cobbe introducing the Unitarian minister E. E. Hale.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Miss F. P. Cobbe discussing the infinite perfection of God and the immortality of man and commenting on the setbacks in attempting to publish her book.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Miss F. P. Cobbe commenting on the reception of her book, England's treatment of India, and the corrupting influence of slavery.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to Miss Lucy Osgood reflecting on the character of her dead sister and predicting violence between the North and the South.

Letter from Theodore Parker (St. Thomas) to Frank B. Sanborn commenting on country academics and the aristocracy of St. Croix.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Switzerland) to Franklin B. Sanborn commenting on the rights of women in Germany, Charles Sumner's anti-slavery position, the upcoming presidential election, and politics in Europe.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to Franklin B. Sanborn commenting on Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin and [William Henry] Seward's speech before the Congress.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to E. J. Young about the death of Young's father and about various German academics.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to E. J. Young asking him to purchase certain books.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Patience Ford discussing the perfection of Jesus and the meaning of Christianity.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Patience Ford about the works of Francois De Salignac de La Mothe Fenelon and the necessity of both reason and religion.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Patience Ford explaining that if two people feel alike about the "highest things," then they are in agreement.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Patience Ford commenting on her melancholy disposition and discussing the necessity of having faith. [The correct date of this letter is 11 Aug. 1844.]

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Patience Ford discussing the importance of loving God while not losing sight of the human element.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Patience Ford about the death of her mother.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Patience Ford advising her in respect to her future activity.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Patience Ford discussing his belief in the perfection of God and enclosing a poem entitled "God."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Geneva) to Sarah and Caroline Whitney reflecting on his 22 years as minister of West Roxbury and describing his European trip.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to George Bancroft requesting the Transactions of the New York Geographical and Statistical Society.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to George Bancroft requesting that Bancroft recommend the German scholar Dr. Gunther.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to George Bancroft regarding the participation of Africans at the Battle of Bunker Hill.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Edmund John Senkler commenting on various errors contained in his books, discussing his continued interest in the Greek classics, and describing the uproar created by his pamphlet on "True or False Theology."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Edmund John Senkler discussing the works of [Ralph] Cudworth and [Joseph] Butler, the methods utilized by theological seminaries in the United States, and the occurrence of the word Rahab in the Old Testament.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Edmund John Senkler describing his health and discussing the works of Tindal, Daille, and Middleton.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to Edmund John Senkler discussing Roman Christian mythology and theology and advocating the destruction of the Pope.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to George Bancroft commenting on Bancroft's volume on the Revolution and advocating a history that deals with the people rather than with "kings, priests and nobles."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Reverend J. Martineau relating the story of the freedom seekers William and Ellen Craft.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Reverend J. Martineau listing the titles of his sermons and the books composing his historical development of "Religion in the Caucasian Race."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Cambridge) to Samuel P. Andrews expressing his anxieties about preaching.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Barnstable) to Samuel P. Andrews describing the people and sites of Barnstable.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Northfield) to Samuel P. Andrews describing the scenic beauty of Northfield and stating his belief in the necessity of having a wife.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Cambridge) to Samuel P. Andrews describing his activities and commenting on the circumstances of several of their friends.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Samuel P. Andrews inquiring about Andrews's circumstances and discussing the notion of the divine right of women.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Samuel P. Andrews commenting on the habit of smoking and describing the activities of some of their friends.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Greenfield) to Samuel P. Andrews reflecting on the rewards and responsibilities of being a minister.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Salem) to Samuel P. Andrews commenting on their preaching skills and their congregations and reflecting on his forthcoming marriage.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Samuel P. Andrews reflecting on his recent marriage.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Samuel P. Andrews assuring him that his recent marriage will not weaken the bonds of their friendship and commenting on the recent economic troubles.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Samuel P. Andrews commenting on the activities of some of their mutual friends and inviting Andrews to visit West Roxbury.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Samuel P. Andrews inquiring about his activities.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Samuel P. Andrews suggesting to Andrews that he find himself a wife.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Samuel P. Andrews commenting on Dr. Channing and the fact that most people fear "any new thing."

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Samuel P. Andrews requesting that Andrews not come and preach for him due to a sudden change of plans.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Samuel P. Andrews inquiring about Andrews's activities and gossiping about their mutual friends.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Samuel P. Andrews commenting on the notion of preparing for death.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Samuel P. Andrews about his desire to have a discussion with Dr. [John] Brazer.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Samuel P. Andrews regarding an exchange with Dr. [John] Brazer.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to the Heirs at Law or the next of kin of the late Reverend Samuel Putnam Andrews inquiring about the circumstances of Andrews's death. [The address of the letter is facetious; Putnam was still alive at the time.]

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Samuel P. Andrews lamenting his inability to have children and stating his belief that "Religion is Piety and Goodness - the loving of God, and the loving of Men."

Letter from Theodore Parker to Samuel P. Andrews commenting on how opposition to the Fugitive Slave Bill is greater in Boston than in either New York or Cincinnati.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Samuel P. Andrews about personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Samuel P. Andrews about coming to dine with him.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Samuel P. Andrews about his health.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Samuel P. Andrews about his prospective trip to Europe and his desire to complete "certain pieces of work" before his death.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Santa Cruz) to Samuel P. Andrews about his improved state of health and the apathy prevailing among the people of Santa Cruz.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Barnstable) to William Silsbee inquiring about Silsbee's activities and commenting on the need for a minister to possess both knowledge and skill.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Brookline) to William Silsbee gossiping about the activities of their classmates, describing the 200th anniversary of Harvard College, and commenting on Emerson's book entitled Nature.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to William Silsbee concerning the possibility of his preaching in Salem and expressing his belief in the healing power of love.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Salem) to William Silsbee describing his activities and commenting on the function of matrimony.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to William Silsbee describing his activities, discussing the lectures of [Charles Wentworth] Upham, and contending that [Francis] Bowen is unfit to become a professor at Harvard College.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Lowell) to William Silsbee describing the joys of his recent marriage.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to William Silsbee about Silsbee's decision to remain in Ohio and Parker's ordination at the parish of West Roxbury.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to William Silsbee commenting on Silsbee's engagement, the powers of love, and several works on ethics.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to William Silsbee describing his situation in West Roxbury, the reception to his preaching of transcendentalism, and his present course of studies.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to William Silsbee commenting on the parish in Medford and describing the activities of some of their classmates.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to William Silsbee regarding various religious issues.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to William Silsbee concerning [Orestes Augustus] Brownson and the Boston Quarterly Review.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to William Silsbee commenting on Plato's Phaedrus and the reaction of Boston conservatives to Dr. Channing's use of Faneuil Hall.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to William Silsbee about his translation of De Wette's Einleitung in das alte Testament and about [Alexander] Young's sermon on Dr. Bowditch.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to William Silsbee praising the state of matrimony, describing his delight in the study of philosophy, and stating his views on nature, God, Christ, man, and the Sacred Scriptures.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to William Silsbee commenting on the sources of religious and moral truth, the connection between religious truth and revelation, and the relationship of miracles to the doctrine of Christianity.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to William Silsbee advising him not to settle in Walpole, N.H.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to William Silsbee advising him to settle closer to Boston.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to William Silsbee informing him of the available parishes surrounding Boston.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to William Silsbee attempting to persuade him to move closer to Boston.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to William Silsbee commenting on George Ripley's response to Professor Andrews Norton's The Latest Form of Infidelity.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Westfield) to William Silsbee describing the activities of some of their classmates and commenting on George Ripley's Letters on the Latest Form of Infidelity.

Letter from Theodore Parker to William Silsbee about personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to William Silsbee commenting on [James] Walker's discourse on the connection between religion and philosophy and describing a group of transcendentalists called "Come-outers."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Duxbury) to William Silsbee responding to the queries: "How I know what Christianity is" and "How I get at the Absolute Religion."

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to William Silsbee about [William Dexter] Wilson's article in the Dial and the difficulty in obtaining a logical and definite notion of God.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to William Silsbee about his activities and the question of ministerial exchanges.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to William Silsbee discussing the state of culture and religion in Rome.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to William Silsbee reflecting on the death of Silsbee's wife.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Barnstable) to George E. Ellis regarding the controversy between Andrews Norton and George Ripley.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Greenfield) to George E. Ellis regarding the unjust treatment of Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to George E. Ellis gossiping about local news, commenting on Ralph Waldo Emerson's letter to Van Buren relative to the Cherokees, and mentioning his review of John Gorham Palfrey's latest book. [The correct date of this letter is 29 May 1838.]

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to George E. Ellis describing an exhibition of the Harvard Divinity School and commenting on a dispute between [James] Walker and [John G.] Palfrey.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Roxbury) to George E. Ellis commenting on the religious dispute precipitated by Ralph Waldo Emerson's address to the Harvard Divinity School.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to George E. Ellis commenting on the debate over whether Ralph Waldo Emerson is truly a Christian, discussing the division of the Unitarians into two parties, and describing the current deficiency of Unitarian ministers.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to George E. Ellis ordering various books.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to George E. Ellis about personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to George E. Ellis requesting the three volumes of Bentley's Works.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to George E. Ellis returning Ellis's book on Arabic grammar.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Watertown) to Columbus Greene regarding his intention to begin Harvard Divinity School.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Cambridge) to Columbus Greene outlining the contours of his religious beliefs and stating his expenses relative to the Divinity School.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Cambridge) to Columbus Greene about his receiving funds from Harvard Divinity School, describing his activities there, and gossiping about local news.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Cambridge) to Columbus Greene explaining the meaning of the first chapter of John.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Cambridge) to Columbus Greene about man's responsibility to do good to his own family rather than attempting to reform the whole world.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Cambridge) to Columbus Greene describing the course of proceedings at Harvard Divinity School.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Cambridge) to Columbus Greene describing his activities and advising Greene to attend church and read the Bible.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Cambridge) to Columbus Greene commenting on Greene's decision to attend a Baptist lecture.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Cambridge) to Columbus Greene commenting on Greene's decision to abandon the Unitarian Church, stating that the spirit of Christianity exists in all sects, and giving advice on how to lead a Christian life.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Cambridge) to Columbus Greene arguing against the violent measures used at religious meetings to obtain conversions and urging Greene to cultivate "the Spirit of Prayer."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Cambridge) to Columbus Greene expressing his fear of religious zeal and arguing that religion is the principle by which men should conduct their business.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Cambridge) to Columbus Greene about Greene's contemplated expedition to the West and the need for each man to provide for himself and his family.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Cambridge) to Columbus Greene describing his trip throughout New York.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Cambridge) to Columbus Greene regarding Greene's plans to go out West.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Cambridge) to Columbus Greene about Greene's circumstances in Lowell and Parker's definition of religion as the "total obedience to the will of God, in all things...."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Cambridge) to Columbus Greene about his appointment as an instructor in Hebrew at Harvard College.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Cambridge) to Columbus Greene about personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Cambridge) to Columbus Greene describing his activities and encouraging Greene to go fight in Texas.

Letter from Theodore Parker [Cambridge] to Columbus Greene suggesting that Christianity is both an encouragement and a restraint and commenting on the power of religion to satisfy "all the wants of our nature."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Cambridge) to Columbus Greene contending that life consists of religious as well as secular duties.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Columbus Greene explaining his reasons for not settling in either Barnstable or Northfield.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Greenfield) to Columbus Greene about the breaking off of Greene's engagement.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Columbus Greene about the doctrine of the immortality of the soul.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Dublin, N.H.) to Columbus Greene about his indictment by the grand jury after attempting to rescue the freedom seeker Anthony Burns and about the publication of his "Additional Sermons and Speeches."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Columbus Greene about Greene's ill health.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Columbus Greene requesting a tub of butter.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Columbus Greene predicting violence between the North and South over the issue of slavery.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Newton Corner) to Columbus Greene about his ill health.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Columbus Greene about personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Columbus Greene about personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Columbus Greene about personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Columbus Greene offering to loan him one hundred dollars.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Newton Center) to Columbus Greene describing how his brother's family contracted typhoid fever.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Columbus Greene about his proposed journey to the West Indies.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Martha P. Dingee with practical advice for her son Charles.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Newton Center) to Martha P. Dingee about personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to Martha P. Dingee describing the character of the people and the sites of Rome.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to [Matilda] Goddard expressing his thanks for the purse that she made him.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Miss [Matilda] Goddard about personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Miss Goddard expressing his thanks.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Newton) to Miss [Matilda] Goddard regarding his circumstances in West Newton.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Miss Matilda Goddard regarding the Quakers.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Matilda Goddard introducing Mrs. Hincley.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Switzerland) to Miss Matilda Goddard commenting on the simplicity of the German character and the hypocrisy of Americans thinking themselves a democratic people.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to Miss Matilda Goddard describing his circumstances in Rome.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Mrs. Rebecca Goddard sending her a book.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Mrs. Rebecca Goddard sending her two volumes of miscellaneous matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Mrs. Rebecca Goddard expressing his thanks for her continued kindness.

Letter from Theodore Parker (New York) to Rebecca and Matilda Goddard regarding their works of charity.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to Rebecca and Matilda Goddard about the death of their mother and about John Brown and his scheme for liberating enslaved people in Virginia.

Letter from R. Anne Nichols and others to Theodore and Lydia Parker presenting them with a clock.

Letter from Theodore and Lydia Parker to R. Anne Nichols and others expressing their thanks for the clock.

Letter from several of Parker's parishioners to Theodore and Lydia Parker sending them a cup.

Letter from Theodore and Lydia Parker to several of Parker's parishioners thanking them for their gift.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to the standing committee of the 28th Congregational Society about his decision to take a respite from preaching in order to recover his health.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Caroline Thayer and others expressing his gratitude for the garments that they made for him.

Extract from sermon by Theodore Parker entitled "The Art of Happiness."

Extract of sermon by Theodore Parker entitled "Of the Power of Human Will over or under adverse Circumstances."

Extract of sermon by Theodore Parker entitled "Of the Immediate and Ultimate Consequences of Duty and the Claim of Right."

Prayer given by Theodore Parker at the Music Hall after the unveiling of the statue of Beethoven.

Extract of sermon by Theodore Parker entitled "Of the Culture of the Affections."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to Mrs. Ednah Cheney commenting on the sculpture of [William Wetmore] Story, the religious architecture of Rome, and the social background of the clerical class in Rome.

Extract from sermon by Theodore Parker entitled "Of the Education of the Religious Faculties."

Extract from sermon by Theodore Parker entitled "Of the Dangers and Duties of Young Women."

Extract from sermon by Theodore Parker entitled "Of Gratitude and Ingratitude."

Extract from sermon by Theodore Parker entitled "Of the Ultimate Purpose of Human Life for the Individual and the Peace."

Extract from sermon by Theodore Parker entitled "Of the Practical Consequence of the Idea of God as Infinite Perfection."

Letter from several of Parker's parishioners to Theodore Parker sending him a gift in honor of Valentine's Day.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Havana) to Caroline C. Thayer and others expressing his thanks for their St. Valentine's Day remembrance.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Santa Cruz) to Caroline C. Thayer requesting news about his parish.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Switzerland) to Caroline C. Thayer concerning personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Switzerland) to Caroline C. Thayer about the study of homeopathy, the deterioration of women when exposed to the elements, and the funeral honors paid to [Rufus] Choate.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Montreux) to Caroline C. Thayer commenting on what Massachusetts has to learn from the democracy of Switzerland and describing the activities of Wendell Phillips.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Lyons) to Caroline C. Thayer about personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to Caroline C. Thayer regarding [Edward] Everett's speech at the Union Meeting at Faneuil Hall, Wendell Phillips's address at the grave of John Brown, and Parker's violent hatred of slavery.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to Caroline C. Thayer commenting on the writings and influence of Thomas Paine and the character of [Frederic Dan] Huntington.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to Caroline C. Thayer describing his interview with Elizabeth and Robert Browning.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to George Jackson reflecting on the death of Jackson's wife.

Letter from Theodore Parker (London) to Isaac and Sarah Clark describing the agriculture and topography of Santa Cruz.

Letter from Theodore Parker (London) to Frances Power Cobbe and Mary Carpenter regarding the publication of his sermons on "The Evidence of God found in the world of Matter and of Mind."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Montreux, Switzerland) to Mary Carpenter describing the city of Dijon and praising her works of humanitarianism.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to Mary Drew describing the methods of housekeeping in Rome.

Letter from E. D. Littlehale and others to Theodore Parker requesting that he meet with his flock in order to strengthen their faith.

Letter from Theodore Parker to the Tribe of Curtis and the Tribe of Littlehale concerning his resolution to visit and strengthen them.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Newton Center) to Mrs. Ednah Cheney about his decision to lecture in South Manchester, Conn.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Mrs. Ednah Cheney about his intention to pay her a visit.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Mrs. Ednah Cheney about personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Mrs. Ednah Cheney expressing his thanks for her gift.

Letter from Theodore Parker (New York) to Mrs. Ednah Cheney about personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Montreux, Switzerland) to Mrs. Ednah Cheney describing his activities in London and his visit with the freedom seeker Ellen Craft.

Letter from Theodore Parker to George Cabot filled with advice.

Poem from Theodore and Lydia Parker to George Cabot.

Letter from Theodore Parker (St. Croix) to George Cabot inquiring about Cabot's activities.

Letter from Theodore Parker (St. Thomas) to George Cabot about his plans to sail for Southampton.

Letter from Theodore Parker (London) to George Cabot advising him to be attentive to business matters and to eschew frivolous pleasures.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Switzerland) to George Cabot about Cabot's circumstances in Boston, the Sons of Temperance, and the Austrian invasion of Italy.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Switzerland) to George Cabot commenting on the susceptibility of idle men to temptation, arguing against the practice of gambling, and advising Cabot on his business affairs.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to George Cabot advising him on how to become a well-accomplished merchant.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Switzerland) to Daniel F. Child describing the railroads and steam engines in Switzerland, commenting on the defeat of the Austrians and the motivation of Napoleon III, and discussing the nationalization of slavery in the United States.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to Daniel F. Child commenting on the collapse of the Boston Locomotive Works and describing Rome as a city ruled by systematic villainy.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Montreux, Switzerland) to Mrs. L. B. Meriam stating that without health, an education "is nothing."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to Mrs. L. B. Meriam discussing the fate of only children, describing his circumstances in Rome, and praising the works of William Wetmore Story.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Montreux, Switzerland) to George Adams commenting on the talents of [Thomas Starr] King and the aim of Ralph Waldo Emerson to produce an intellectual rather than a religious or moral effect.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to Gerrit Smith expressing his anxiety over the future of the United States.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to Mrs. Mary S. North commenting on the role of women in Austria and the vast distinction between rich and poor there.

Letter from Theodore Parker (New York) to Mrs. Mary S. North reflecting on his years as minister of the parish in West Roxbury.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to the Reverend Abiel A. Livermore about personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to the Reverend Abiel A. Livermore introducing a Mr. Sanford.

Letter from Theodore Parker (New York) to Abiel A. Livermore about personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Montreux, Switzerland) to Abiel A. Livermore commenting on the lack of society in Santa Cruz, [Henry] Bellow's sermon on the Suspense of Faith, and Parker's Defence following his indictment by the grand jury.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Cyrus Bartol sending him two volumes of his sermons.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Cyrus Bartol stating that differences of opinions should not impair one's friendships.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Cyrus Bartol sending him a volume of sermons.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Cyrus Bartol expressing his appreciation for Bartol's kindness.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Plymouth) to Chandler Robbins regarding his disputes with the leaders of the popular theology.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Chandler Robbins requesting a copy of the "Resolution" of the Boston Association.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Chandler Robbins discussing his conflicts with the Boston Association and expressing his belief that most theologies help toward obtaining truth.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Chandler Robbins regarding the actions of the Boston Association which would exclude him from preaching their Thursday lecture.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Chandler Robbins regarding Reverend John Pierpont's conflict with his church over a sermon on the traffic in liquor.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Chandler Robins concerning his History of the Development of Religion Amongst Men.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Chandler Robbins sending him a copy of Parker's last printed sermons.

Letter from Chandler Robbins (Boston) to Theodore Parker thanking him for the gift of five sermons and a kind note.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to David A. Wasson advising him on whether to settle in Medford or in Columbus, Ohio.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to David Wasson regarding Wasson's journey to Europe.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to David Wasson inquiring about Wasson's health.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to David Wasson enclosing a check for 50 dollars.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to David Wasson about his defense of the Celtic Irish, Blumenbach's five races, and the character of the Shemite people.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to David Wasson regarding his speech at Groveland.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Henry D. Rogers about Henry Thomas Buckle's book on the "History of Civilization in England" and Jean Louis Agassiz's latest work.

Letter from Theodore Parker (New York) to Mrs. L. Cabot regarding his activities.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Elias Durfee stating that while his mistakes will perish with him, the truths he has set forth will live forever.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Miss Annie Gore expressing his thanks for her gift of a cross and enclosing a sonnet.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Dr. R. L. Howard discussing his purposes in exposing the falsehoods of the popular theology.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to E. E. Knowles discussing the issue of violence and the liberation of freedom seekers.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to George Manchester regarding his contribution to the Scriptural Interpreter.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to George Manchester suggesting two volumes relating to religion, atheism, and the popular theology.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to George Manchester suggesting several books on history, philosophy, belles lettres, and theology.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Thomas J. Moore regarding the administration's decision to place slavery above freedom and the rights of man.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Thomas J. Moore discussing his case before the grand jury.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Thomas J. Moore regarding his case before the grand jury.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Thomas J. Moore regarding Parker's Defence after his indictment by the grand jury.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Thomas J. Moore regarding the cost of his books.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Thomas J. Moore about his poor health and his sermon on "The Present Triumph of Despotism in America."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Newton Corner) to Thomas J. Moore about his inability to prepare his sermon for the press.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Thomas J. Moore regarding his sermons on Daniel Webster and on the hard times.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Thomas J. Moore regarding the prayers of the "Brethren" either to convert him or to "remove him out of the way and to let his influence die with him."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Thomas J. Moore discussing the party represented by Mr. Seaver and The Investigator.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Thomas J. Moore giving a brief sketch of Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Thomas J. Moore regarding the cost of his pamphlets and tracts.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Thomas J. Moore supporting the Republican Party because of its anti-slavery tendency.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Thomas J. Moore discussing the reconstruction of the Democratic platform.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Reverend J. L. Merrick regarding the publication of Merrick's work.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Miss Abby M. Parker regarding her journal to the South.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Emmeline Parker about personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Miss Emmeline Parker advising her on how to become less self-conscious.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Miss Emmeline Parker concerning her recent illness.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Miss Emmeline Parker advising her to work, whether it be with her hands or her head.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Miss Emmeline Parker attempting to allay her fears about her schoolwork.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Miss Emmeline Parker attempting to build up her confidence and alleviate her fears about the future.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Miss Emmeline Parker about personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Miss Emmeline Parker regarding the absence of a teaching position for her.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Miss Emmeline Parker advising her on how to become an effective, as well as a confident, teacher.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Miss Emmeline Parker about the importance of rising early.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Miss Emmeline Parker advising her on the importance of leaving home and living amongst strangers.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Miss Emmeline Parker commenting on her dissatisfaction with teaching in Salem.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Miss Emmeline Parker about her obtaining a teaching position closer to Boston.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Miss Emmeline Parker commenting on the necessity and sanctity of marriage.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Miss Emmeline Parker commenting on her financial affairs.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Newton Corner) to Miss Emmeline Parker advising her to remain where she is rather than go to the Normal School of Boston.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Miss Emmeline Parker alluding to a trip to Iowa.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Joshua R. Giddings regarding John Quincy Adams and his attitude toward slavery.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Joshua R. Giddings requesting information about Andrew Jackson and his conduct toward enslaved people.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Joshua R. Giddings requesting information about Daniel Webster and the extent of his dedication to the cause of anti-slavery.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Joshua R. Giddings repeating his request for information on Daniel Webster's conduct.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Miss Helen P. Mills expressing his belief that religion consists of two elements: morality, or the love of man, and piety, or the love of God.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to William A. Taylor stating that the tendency of his writings and preaching "is good and for the advantage of mankind."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Arthur O'Leary regarding a crayon likeness of himself.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Arthur O'Leary complaining that his likeness "is too full, too young, too florid."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Henry A. Wilcox about personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Henry Wilcox stating the necessity of a fixed and abiding confidence in God.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Henry Wilcox about personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Henry Wilcox commenting on the longevity of farmers.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Henry Wilcox concerning public prejudice against Wilcox.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Henry Wilcox about their respective illnesses.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Henry A. Wilcox regarding his hope to replace prejudice and fear with piety and morality.

Letter of advice from Theodore Parker (Boston) to unknown recipient regarding the necessity of employment.

Letter from Philip D. Moore (Newark, N.J.) to Theodore Parker inviting him to address an association in Waterloo, N.Y., whose platform is faith in and love towards God and man.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Philip D. Moore stating his belief that God's power is infinite and that religion is natural to man. [extract]

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to C. E. Potter inquiring if one of Daniel Webster's female ancestors was a Native American.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to C. E. Potter concerning his discourse on Daniel Webster.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Cambridge) to John G. Palfrey describing the affairs of Harvard Divinity School and the activities of several of its students.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to John G. Palfrey about Palfrey's stand on the issue of slavery. [The correct date of this letter is 9 Dec. 1847.]

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to John G. Palfrey requesting information on the Mexican War.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to John G. Palfrey enclosing "a couple of little volumes."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to John G. Palfrey enclosing a copy of his Defence.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to John G. Palfrey thanking him for his kindness, as well as for "the noble example of Conscientiousness you have set in all public affairs."

Letter from R. Parkinson (Oshkosh) to Theodore Parker requesting Parker's views on certain theological issues.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to R. Parkinson presenting his views on the Old and New Testament, the character of Jesus of Nazareth, and man's ability to be saved independent of Jesus.

Letter from Mrs. C. L. Parkinson (Oshkosh) to Mrs. Theodore Parker stating that she views Mrs. Parker's husband as her spiritual father.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Miss Etta M. White regarding personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Miss Etta M. White regarding her circumstances in Salem.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Miss Etta M. White advising her to run among the fields and study the works of nature.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Miss Etta M. White about her situation in Salem and his health.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Miss Etta M. White regarding payment for her education in Salem.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Miss Etta M. White enclosing a check for 60 dollars.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Collins regarding his sermon on "A False and a True Revival of Religion."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Collins enclosing two of his sermons.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Montreux, Switzerland) to W. C. C. E. Wasserbohr advising him that education must be "of the moral and religious powers as well as of the intellect."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to James Orton commenting on the goals and accomplishments of the American Party.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to M. A. H. Niles stating that he finds no evidence that the writers of the Bible were inspired and arguing that while miracles are possible, they must be settled by historical evidence only.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to M. A. H. Niles summarizing the tenets of his theology.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Dr. Noah Porter defending his Discourse of Religion against Porter's indictment in the New Englander of July 1844.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Noah Porter regarding Porter's article in the New Englander.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Noah Porter inquiring about Porter's writings.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Noah Porter regarding the decision of the people of Bridgeport to withdraw their invitation for Parker to lecture there.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Noah Porter about their meeting together in Boston.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Noah Porter discussing the defects of the Unitarian theology. [incomplete]

Letter from Theodore Parker (Gloucester) to Noah Porter commenting on the correlation between one's views of the atonement and one's disposition.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Noah Porter praising Porter's article in the New Englander on the Fugitive Slave Law.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Noah Porter concerning the publication of an article by James G. Birney.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Mr. and Mrs. Hope acknowledging receipt of the English edition of Benjamin Franklin's works.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Switzerland) to Thomas Hope about his goal to lead men and women to the formation of a noble character and about the people and scenery of Switzerland.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Thomas G. Barnard commenting on Barnard's conversion and his conviction that God is infinite.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Thomas G. Barnard agreeing to meet Barnard when he lectures in Norway, Me.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Thomas Barnard about the dubious right of Americans to extirpate Indigenous people and his indictment by the grand jury.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Thomas G. Barnard explaining that lack of time prevents him from writing a long letter.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Augustus Eggers finding fault with the Germans because of their professed atheism.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Center Harbor, N.H.) to Albert Sanford concerning one of his sermons.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Albert Sanford concerning the publication of his sermons.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Newton Center) to Albert Sanford discussing the character of Emanuel Swedenborg.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Albert Sanford commenting on the work of [Edmund Hamilton] Sears and the recent clamor over spiritualism.

Letter from Theodore Parker (New York) to Catherine Johnson about personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Levi B. Meriam thanking him for his gift.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Levi B. Meriam commenting on an exceedingly boring book.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Miss Martha M. Parker commenting on the greatness of both Shakespeare and Emerson and her circumstances in Pennsylvania.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Miss Martha M. Parker discussing her circumstances in York and her plans for the future.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Martha M. Parker commenting on the importance of hard work and advising her to read Shakespeare and Byron.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Newton) to Martha M. Parker discussing the necessity both of exercise and of the acquaintance of educated and refined persons.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to James B. Patterson commenting on Patterson's role as a teacher.

Letter from James B. Patterson (Louisville, Ky.) to Theodore Parker describing his plans for the future.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to James B. Patterson advising him to be wary of the desire to surpass others.

Letter from James B. Patterson (Steubenville, Ohio) to Mrs. Theodore Parker describing in detail his acquaintance with Theodore Parker.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Innsbruck) to Miss Sarah Clark commenting on the architecture and the character of the people in Italy and on the importance of rank in Germany.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Havana) to J. Lyman about his health and about forwarding his letters to American ministers in Europe.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Santa Cruz) to J. Lyman commenting on the dispute over which version of the Bible should be in the public schools and the intellectual sterility of Santa Cruz.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Montreux, Switzerland) to J. Lyman describing his European excursion.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Montreux, Switzerland) to J. Lyman about his activities in Europe and his resignation from his parish.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Montreux, Switzerland) to J. Lyman describing his activities in Switzerland and stating how he wants his funeral services arranged.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Montreux, Switzerland) to J. Lyman about his resignation from the 28th Congregational Society and the uproar he has created among the Unitarians.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Montreux, Switzerland) to [Joseph] Lyman about personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Montreux, Switzerland) to J. Lyman about his health and his meeting with James Thomas Fields.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Montreux, Switzerland) to J. Lyman about his activities and his plans for going to Rome.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Montreux, Switzerland) to J. Lyman describing his activities and gossiping about their mutual friends and acquaintances.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Montreux, Switzerland) to J. Lyman describing his plans for leaving Montreux.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Neuchatel) to J. Lyman describing his friends in Switzerland and commenting on the position of Louis Napoleon.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Geneva) to J. Lyman describing his activities in Geneva.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Hotel de Lyons) to J. Lyman about the revolution in Italy and about the discrepancy between the situation in the United States and the principles of the Declaration of Independence.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to J. Lyman describing his voyage to Rome and his accommodations there.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to J. Lyman commenting on the difference between the masculine and feminine mind and on the uncontrollable temper of women.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to J. Lyman about Harpers Ferry, the leaders of the anti-slavery movement, and John T. Sargent's "Crisis of Unitarianism."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to J. Lyman commenting on the heroic behavior of John Brown, the leaders of the anti-slavery movement, and the passions of Louis Napoleon.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to J. Lyman discussing the presidential contest of 1860, the unpopularity of the pope, the character of the Italian people, the importance of work and self-help, and the need to improve the laws and political institutions of the United States.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to J. Lyman discussing the plight of the pope, the impotence of the Roman Catholic Church, the similarities between Protestantism and Catholicism, and the external prosperity of the United States.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to J. Lyman predicting his death, outlining his future plans, and discussing the consequences of the federal government's acknowledgment of the right of man to own property in human beings.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to J. Lyman about a bust being made of him by William Wetmore Story.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Ellis requesting information on slavery or Southern politics.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Ellis about his desire to visit the South and his sermon on Daniel Webster.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Ellis about the state convention in Massachusetts to revise the Constitution.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Ellis discussing the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the reaction to it in Massachusetts.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Ellis and others describing the political scene in Boston.

Letter from Theodore Parker (St. Croix) to Charles Ellis describing the weather, the people, and the agriculture of Santa Cruz and commenting on the plight of President James Buchanan.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to Charles Ellis describing the Roman topography; the dress of its people; the changes in its population; and the relics, artifacts, and monuments from different phases of Roman history.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to Mrs. Charles Ellis reflecting on the death of her husband.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Charles Ellis requesting information about the expenses of an individual soldier in the army.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Charles Ellis requesting information about how many persons from Boston are sent to the state's prison.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Charles Ellis informing him of a meeting of the executive committee.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Ellis requesting advice for a young man aspiring to become a lawyer. [Date or place is an error.]

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Ellis requesting a list of all the grand jurors in the United States Circuit Court.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Charles Ellis regarding his indictment by the grand jury.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Charles Ellis concerning his indictment by the grand jury.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Charles Ellis requesting information about the jurors who will be drawn to try his case in the spring.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Ellis concerning evidence which would bolster his defense.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Westfield) to Charles Ellis concerning his pending trial following his indictment by the grand jury.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Washington) to Charles Ellis stating that Ellis is the sole counsel for Parker's defense.

Letter from John P. Hale (Washington) to Charles Ellis offering his assistance in the defense of Theodore Parker.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Charles Ellis summarizing his case against Commissioner Loring, who kidnapped the freedom seeker Anthony Burns.

Dedication to Charles Ellis in regard to Theodore Parker's defense.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Dublin, N.H.) to Charles Ellis concerning the publication of his Defence.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Charles Ellis inviting him to go sailing.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Charles Ellis with a list of the names of "Persons for meeting at Faneuil Hall."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Montreux, Switzerland) to Charles Ellis commenting on the character of [Edward] Everett, discussing the failure of American newspapers to oppose revivals, and reproving the Unitarians for their exclusive policies and for having neglected their theological duties.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Samuel J. May about the entrance of his niece into May's school.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Samuel J. May regarding his plans to preach in Lexington.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Samuel J. May summarizing his spiritual philosophy.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Samuel J. May lamenting the fact that the Unitarians have become a static organization with no incentive for reform.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Niagara Falls) to Samuel J. May regarding his intention to write an anonymous "Letter to the American People touching the matter of Slavery by one of the Million."

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Samuel J. May describing Jesus as a perfect man, expressing his belief that "there is a progress of man's capabilities on earth," and predicting the eventual "Democracy of Man."

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Samuel J. May describing the Unitarians as "bigoted and little" and claiming that the Universalists are more human and more concerned with reform.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Samuel J. May concerning a prospectus for his new journal.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Samuel J. May commenting on the new Constitution of New York.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Samuel J. May about the new Constitution of New York and his translation of De Wette.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Samuel J. May regarding his participation in political affairs.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Samuel J. May calling for a state convention in Massachusetts to consider the condition of freedom seekers.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Samuel J. May commenting on the response to his sermon.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Samuel J. May endeavoring to find a position for Dr. Otto Fock, a professor of philosophy at Kiel in Denmark.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Samuel J. May about the kidnapping of freedom seekers and describing Millard Fillmore as "the most contemptible President that ever sat in John Tyler's Chair."

Letter from Theodore Parker to Samuel J. May about May's anti-slavery activities in Syracuse.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Samuel J. May about his intention to lecture in Buffalo.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Samuel J. May regarding women preachers.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Samuel J. May about raising money for May's church.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Newton) to Samuel J. May outlining the academic creed of Harvard.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Newton) to Samuel J. May introducing Mr. E. H. Chesney.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Newton) to Samuel J. May requesting information on the Mormons and Joseph Smith and discussing the political scene.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Samuel J. May requesting any books or documents on the subject of Mormonism.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Newton) to Samuel J. May advocating civil disobedience, for man's allegiance to the laws of his own nature and to the constitution of the universe should override "all claims of any human legislation."

Letter from Theodore Parker to Samuel J. May discussing the state convention to revise the Constitution.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Samuel J. May regarding the dissolution of the Thursday lecture.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Samuel J. May commenting on some of their friends and acquaintances.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Newton Center) to Samuel J. May discussing the hypocrisy of a republican nation demanding slavery as one of its institutions, commenting on the role of the courts in perpetuating slavery, and imploring his listeners to make aggressions against both slavery and the Fugitive Slave Bill.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Samuel J. May criticizing Harvard Divinity School and discussing the criteria for receiving communion.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Samuel J. May praising the acts of Samuel Eliot.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Samuel J. May satirizing the Unitarians.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Samuel J. May regarding the uproar created by May's sermon at the "Great and Thursday lecture."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Samuel J. May describing how he was arrested for speaking at Faneuil Hall.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Burlington, Vt.) to Samuel J. May commenting on the response to his A Discourse of Matters Pertaining to Religion when it was first published in 1842.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Newton Corner) to Samuel J. May describing his activities.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Samuel J. May about his health and his activities.

Paper by Theodore Parker, in answer to a request by George Ripley, providing material for a biographical notice of himself.

Letter from Theodore Parker to George Ripley with information relative to his life and his work.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to George Ripley commenting on Ripley's works on [John] Pierpont and Ralph Waldo Emerson and providing additional material about his boyhood.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to George Ripley about his health, [Frances Power] Cobbe, and the works of [William Henry] Furness.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to George Ripley discussing De Wette's Introduction to the Old Testament and his translation of that German work.

Letter from Theodore Parker (St. Thomas) to George Ripley describing Santa Cruz; claiming that Alexander Hamilton was the son of a Mr. Stevens, an Englishman living in Antigua; and discussing his "Letter to the 28th Congregational Society."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to George Ripley commenting on the location of Rome, the absurdity of Catholicism, and the Italian preference for beauty over utility.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to George Ripley predicting the downfall of Catholicism and discussing the make-up of all religions.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to George Ripley about the poor state of his health and his intention to travel first to the West Indies and then to Europe.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Miss Caroline W. Healey commenting on her religious history and expressing his views on the miraculous character of Jesus and the infallibility of the Scriptures.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Miss Caroline W. Healey commenting on the death of her brother and recommending several books on the subject of miracles.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Caroline W. Healey reflecting on the fact that the apparent accidents of life are often converted into greater goods.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Caroline W. Healey commenting on the death of [William Ellery] Channing.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Caroline W. Healey describing his activities, commenting on her circumstances in Georgetown, and inquiring about her experience on the subject of slavery.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Caroline W. Healey describing the religious goings-on in Boston.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Mrs. Caroline Dall advocating a ministry to the poor and commenting on her plan to Christianize the heart of the enslaver.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Mrs. Caroline Dall regarding accusations by the clergy that his writings are full of abuse, sarcasm, and contumely.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Mrs. Caroline H. Dall commenting on his separation from the Unitarians and the narrowness of the sect's thinking.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Mrs. Caroline Dall commenting on her "work of enlightening the ignorant and comforting the afflicted" and on the place and duty of women.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Mrs. Caroline Dall suggesting readings relative to the anti-slavery movement and discussing his conflict with the Boston association.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Mrs. Caroline Dall discussing a few of their mutual acquaintances.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Mrs. Caroline Dall regarding his dispute with the Boston association.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Mrs. Caroline Dall replying to her accusation that his writings contain untruths and are filled with sarcasm.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Mrs. Caroline Dall commenting that the Unitarians are becoming increasingly sectarian and lack a sufficient dogmatic basis for a sect.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Mrs. Caroline Dall commenting on the deleterious effects of a standing army.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Joseph H. Allen commenting on a Free Discussion Society.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Joseph H. Allen regarding the matter of intercourse and professional reciprocity.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Joseph H. Allen commenting on the publication of Allen's book.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Joseph H. Allen describing slavery as a momentous evil.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Joseph H. Allen discussing Allen's sermon on Senator [John] Fairfield and the influence of [David Friedrich] Strauss.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Joseph H. Allen commenting on the sermons and eulogies on John Quincy Adams and the deterioration of Edward Everett.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Joseph H. Allen commenting on the study of theology in Germany and the lack of organized ecclesiastical action in the area of social reform.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Joseph H. Allen stating that "Sentimentalism is the degeneracy of Religion" and suggesting that there should be an association of theologians for the advancement of theological science.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Joseph H. Allen discussing his method for preparing a lecture.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Joseph H. Allen explaining that his hatred of slavery does not extend to enslavers, expressing his belief in an infinite God, and commenting on the works of Ritter.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Joseph H. Allen predicting civil war between the North and South over the issue of slavery.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Joseph H. Allen generalizing about Unitarian ministers.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Brookline) to Joseph H. Allen discussing the old theological notion of an imperfect God.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Joseph H. Allen making suggestions relative to Allen's paper.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Joseph H. Allen praising Allen's labors in the cause of temperance.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Joseph H. Allen encouraging him to publish his work.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Joseph H. Allen requesting a reference to a stanza quoted in Allen's dissertation.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Joseph H. Allen discussing various books and friends.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Joseph H. Allen discussing the motives underlying Daniel Webster's latest speech.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Newton Center) to Joseph H. Allen about the possibility of starting a new journal.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Joseph H. Allen about Parker's inability to attend Allen's meeting.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Joseph H. Allen commenting on two new books dealing with the "first three centuries of the Christian Era."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Joseph H. Allen discussing the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Joseph H. Allen regarding his ideas on theism.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to James G. Birney discussing John Quincy Adams and his views on slavery.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to James G. Birney inquiring about whether Andrew Jackson was ever involved in the slave trade.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to James G. Birney regarding Birney's article on "The Constitutionality of Slavery" to be published in the Massachusetts Quarterly Review.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to James G. Birney concerning the publication of Birney's article in the Massachusetts Quarterly Review.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to James G. Birney acknowledging receipt of Birney's article.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to James G. Birney about the termination of the Massachusetts Quarterly Review.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to James G. Birney regarding the publication of Birney's manuscript.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to James G. Birney about Parker's difficulty in finding a publisher for Birney's articles.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to James G. Birney regarding the location of Birney's manuscript.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to James G. Birney stating that God is infinite and his works perfect.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to James G. Birney attempting to secure publishers for Birney's books.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to William H. Fish commenting on the election of James Buchanan.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Newton Corner) to William H. Fish describing his hectic schedule and the consequent deterioration of his health.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to William H. Fish listing the titles of several of his sermons.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to William H. Fish defending Parker's work against Fish's criticisms.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to William H. Fish discussing the "Gospel of the Newness."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to William H. Fish about the poor state of his health.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to William H. Fish about personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to William H. Fish reflecting on his contribution to humanity.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Robert White, Jr. commenting on the way of life of the Shakers.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Robert White, Jr. advocating the institution of marriage.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Robert White, Jr. praising the domestic economy of the Shakers, but condemning their neglect of marriage.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Robert White, Jr. stating that each sect, party, or class possesses some fraction of the Truth.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Robert White, Jr. about his busy schedule and the poor state of his health.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Robert White, Jr. advocating the institution of marriage, which he views as a physical, as well as a spiritual, affair.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Robert White, Jr. discussing the issue of whether or not Jesus sanctioned the institution of marriage.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Robert White, Jr. discussing Buddhism, sex work, industrial feudalism, and John Stuart Mill's Political Economy.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Robert White, Jr. regarding his hectic schedule.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Robert White, Jr. about the meetings of the executive committee of the Vigilance Committee.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Robert White, Jr. about his inability to visit the Shaker community because of his involvement with the Fugitive Slave Law.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Robert White, Jr. criticizing a certain clergyman who is as "lascivious as a goat, abstemious as a hermit, capricious as a monkey and as irritable as a Hornet."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Robert White, Jr. explaining that up to now the great results of human science "have been for te few not the many."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Robert White, Jr. concerning the possibility of his writing a book on the "History of the Idea of Woman and of the (Practical) Relations of Woman to Man."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Robert White, Jr. about the positive response to his works in England.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Newton) to Robert White, Jr. contending that it is sometimes necessary to repel violence with violence, despite the teachings of Jesus.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Sumner about personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Newton) to Robert White, Jr. about personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Robert White, Jr. about a religious sect called Hemero-Baptists and his plans for arriving in New York.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Robert White, Jr. regarding Parker's plans to visit White in New York.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Robert White, Jr. expressing his attitude toward death.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Newton Corner) to Robert White, Jr. regarding the publication of a volume of his sermons.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Newton Center) to Robert White, Jr. regarding the work done by Charles Loring Brace in New York.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Robert White, Jr. arguing that sex work arises from the "false idea that Woman is to be the Fool of man, not his Equal."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Robert White, Jr. about personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Robert White, Jr. about personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Robert White, Jr. regarding the completion of his Defence.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to [William R.] Alger regarding Alger's paper on the Pauline eschatology.

Letter from Theodore Parker to William R. Alger advising him to take his German lessons from a Dr. Füster.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Newton Corner) to William R. Alger regarding the dangers of both the despotic church of the Irish and the despotic state of the enslavers.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to William R. Alger praising him for his noble words and brave spirit.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to William H. Herndon about his forthcoming trial and his hatred of slavery.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to William H. Herndon commenting on the work of [Henry Ward] Beecher and the political situation in the United States.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to William H. Herndon describing his hectic schedule.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to William H. Herndon predicting that slavery will engender either the ruin of democratic institutions or a civil war between the North and the South.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to William H. Herndon about the issue of slavery in Kansas, the conquest of Nicaragua, the obligation of Franklin Pierce to the South, and the political schemes of Stephen A. Douglas.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Newton Corner) to William H. Herndon denouncing the Democrats and their support of the Dred Scott decision.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Newton Corner) to William H. Herndon about the shaky political position of Stephen A. Douglas.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to William H. Herndon calling Stephen A. Douglas "a mad dog" and discussing the character and politics of [Horace] Greeley.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to William H. Herndon commenting on the debate between Lincoln and Douglas and an attempt to "lower the Republican Platform."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to William H. Herndon commenting on Horace Greeley, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Republican platform and advocating [William] Seward for the presidential nominations.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to William H. Herndon discussing Douglas's victory over Lincoln in his bid for re-election to the Senate and predicting that the 1860 presidential election will be between Seward and Douglas.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Peter Lesley discussing the work of [Jean Louis] Agassiz.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Peter Lesley discussing the professional relationship between Jean Louis Agassiz and Edouard Desor.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Edward N. Dennys about his arraignment before the Fugitive Slave Bill judges in the Circuit Court in Boston.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Edward N. Dennys enclosing a volume of his latest book.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Rakhal Das Haldan expressing his belief in the infinite perfection of God and arguing that this idea of God is derives not from miraculous revelation but from the spontaneous intuitions and reflective thoughts of man.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Ruth and Stephen Crooker about anti-slavery feelings in Boston.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Ruth and Stephen Crooker about Milford, N.H.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Ruth and Stephen Crooker commenting on the financial troubles disturbing New England.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Ruth and Stephen Crooker advocating the organization of men and women into communities.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Ruth and Stephen Crooker about his delight in teaching young children, as well as older ones.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Dr. E. H. Bowman about the difference between theology and religion and about the false ideas contained in the popular theology.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Dr. E. H. Bowman about Bowman's conversion from the popular theology to natural religion.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Dr. E. H. Bowman about the direful consequences of a popular theology.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Dr. E. H. Bowman about the gradual adoption in New England of a natural theology and about the different methods used by men of science and ministers.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Peter Robertson predicting the disintegration of the popular theology and outlining the tenets of the natural theology.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Mrs. Lydia M. Child discussing her Progress of Religious Ideas Through Successive Ages.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Mrs. Lydia Maria Child about the sack of Lawrence, Kan.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Mrs. Lydia Maria Child about their first meeting in Watertown in 1833.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Charles Sumner praising his oration entitled "What is the True Grandeur of Nations?"

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Charles Sumner mentioning several works on the Anglo-Saxons.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Charles Sumner requesting information about the cost of the Revolutionary War.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Charles Sumner with a reference to Guizot's History of the English Revolution.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Charles Sumner about the deep degradation of the clergy and the lack of interest in religion by the more respectable portions of society.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Charles Sumner reflecting on the statement that "the people are always true to a good man who truly trusts them."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Sumner about Sumner becoming the editor of a new review.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Charles Sumner discussing the positive influences of a new journal.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Sumner about a meeting of the "council of Conservative Reformers."

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Charles Sumner acknowledging receipt of Sumner's oration.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Charles Sumner about personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Sumner referring to a Mr. Sennott.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Sumner regarding a meeting of the anti-slavery petitioners at the Senate chamber.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Sumner about Boston and the Fugitive Slave Law.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Sumner congratulating him on his election to the Senate and counseling him to always represent justice.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Brookline) to Charles Sumner reflecting on Sumner's election to the Senate.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Brookline) to Charles Sumner suggesting that the paper of James G. Birney be published in the Commonwealth.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Sumner requesting that he give his support to a young Hungarian poet.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Sumner enclosing an article by James G. Birney.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Sumner requesting some information regarding law books.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Sumner requesting copies of Revue de Legislation et du Jurisprudence.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Sumner praising the Hungarian patriot Lajos Kossuth.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Sumner commenting on the office-limitation bill and Sumner's speech on the public lands.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Sumner about Ephraim Peabody's criticism of Sumner's land speech.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Newton) to Dr. [Samuel Gridley] Howe regarding the predicament of Charles Sumner.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Newton) to Charles Sumner praising Sumner's speech and discussing the political situation in Massachusetts.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Newton) to Charles Sumner discussing his intention to publish a book on the "progressive Development of Religion in the leading (Caucasian) Races of Mankind" and commenting on the Whigs and the Democrats.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Sumner commenting on Seward's remarks on Daniel Webster and complaining that the Senate is dominated by pro-slavery men.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Charles Sumner requesting a copy of one of Daniel Webster's speeches in the Senate.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Sumner requesting the publication of the Cuban correspondence and the correspondence regarding San Domingo.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Newton Center) to Charles Sumner requesting information on Judges Parsons and Shaw.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Charles Sumner enclosing a copy of his "Sermons on Theism" and requesting a copy of the Coast Survey.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Charles Sumner requesting a copy of the proceedings of the convention to revise the Constitution.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Sumner regarding Sumner's involvement in the "Nebraska Business."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Sumner about his appeal to philanthropists to help the poor girls on the streets of Boston and a scheme he devised in the event of the passage of the Nebraska Act.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Sumner about some books on "the Negro Character" and about the plight of [Edward] Everett.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Sumner about his being misrepresented by the editor of the Era.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Newton Corner) to Charles Sumner about his desire to write a book "showing the Effect of Slavery on the Population, Production, Industry, Etc. of America from 1840 to 1850."

Letter from Theodore Parker to Charles Sumner requesting information regarding Daniel Webster.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Charles Sumner concerning [Gamaliel] Bailey's criticism of him in the National Era.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Sumner suggesting materials relative to the Mormons and outlining the history of polygamy.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Charles Sumner praising him for maintaining his integrity since his election to the Senate.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Charles Sumner praising [Salmon] Chase and discussing his pending trial before Judges Benjamin Curtis and Benjamin Hallett.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Sumner concerning a movement to repeal the Fugitive Slave Bill.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Charles Sumner requesting information about any case where the jury found a verdict against the ruling of the court.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Sumner requesting the names "of some judges of England whom it is safe to praise."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Sumner requesting information about the proper conduct of a grand juror and discussing the lawyers for his defense.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Sumner commenting on various public figures.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Charles Sumner concerning political matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Sumner discussing the character of Benjamin Curtis, measures for the eradication of slavery, the war between slavery and freedom in Congress and in Kansas, and the possibility of electing a Northern president in 1860.

Letter from Theodore Parker (St. Albans, Vt.) to Charles Sumner discussing political issues.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Burlington, Vt.) to Charles Sumner stating that three evils in the United States are the extermination of the Native Americans, the filibuster against Central America, and the extension of slavery, and naming his preferences for the presidency.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to John P. Hale regarding the attack on Charles Sumner by Preston Brooks.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Charles Sumner attempting to set up a meeting with him.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Sumner enclosing one of his sermons.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Charles Sumner expressing Parker's hope that Sumner will revitalize the fight against slavery now that he has returned to the Senate.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Sumner expressing his contempt for the enslavers' threat of disunion and refuting the idea that slavery was consistent with a republican form of government in Athens and Rome.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Sumner discussing [Nathaniel Prentiss] Banks's removal of [Edward Greely] Loring from office.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Sumner describing the courses open to Kansas men in order to become a free state.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Sumner concerning Edward Everett.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Sumner commenting on the repeal of the fishing bounty, the Spoliation Bill, and the misuse of Edward Everett's powers and opportunities.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Charles Sumner commenting on Frances P. Cobbe and Edward Everett.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Santa Cruz) to Charles Sumner about the intentions of the United States regarding Cuba and about the situation in Italy.

Letter from Theodore Parker (London) to Charles Sumner commenting on the situation in Europe.

Letter from Theodore Parker (London) to Charles Sumner about Sumner's health, the situation in Italy, and his plans for sailing to the Continent.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Neuchatel, Switzerland) to Charles Sumner discussing Louis Napoleon and the situation in France and Italy.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Montreux, Switzerland) to Charles Sumner contrasting the careers and characters of Rufus Choate and Horace Mann.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Neuchatel, Switzerland) to Charles Sumner commenting on his resignation of his ministry, Governor Nathaniel Banks, and the political situation in Italy.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Joseph Dugdale stating that there is only one religion in the world and it consists of morality and piety.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Joseph Dugdale discussing the development of a new form of religion which would consist of two elements: piety and morality. [printed]

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Joseph Dugdale about making an address for Dugdale.

Letter from Theodore Parker [Boston] to Joseph Dugdale concerning the preparation of his manuscript.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Joseph Dugdale about personal matters.

Letter from Joseph Dugdale and others to Theodore Parker expressing their sympathy and affection for him. [printed]

Letter from Theodore Parker (Montreux, Switzerland) to the Progressive Friends in Pennsylvania commenting on the spirit of fellowship that exists between them. [printed]

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Horace Mann praising his conduct in the "Education matter."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Horace Mann praising his sermon and his "Instinct of Justice and for Truth."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Horace Mann concerning a petition from the inhabitants of Danvers, Mass., for the repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law.

Letter from Theodore Parker [Boston] to Horace Mann enclosing an article Parker has written for Mann.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Horace Mann attempting to predict the reception of Mann's manuscript on Daniel Webster.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Horace Mann enclosing legal citations for use in a libel case.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Horace Mann discussing various cases throughout history that dealt with the issue of libel.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Mrs. Horace Mann regarding his endorsement, in his speech at the Anti-Slavery Convention, of what [Wendell] Phillips said of H. Mann.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Horace Mann speculating on the consequences in the United States if Buchanan is elected president.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Paris) to Cornelius Cowing describing his visit to Paris and commenting that men whose businesses do not occupy all their time often end up in the temperance or anti-slavery movements.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Cornelius Cowing praising the intellectual and moral powers of Richard Edwards.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Leipsic) to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Billings reflecting on the meaning of their son's death.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Mrs. Julia Bridges replying to Bridges's attempt to convert him to her own theological opinions.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Henry I. Bowditch describing "the consumptive history of a single family."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Dublin, N.H.) to Passmore Williamson commending him for his noble actions.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Darius Lyman, Jr. discussing the authenticity of the gospel and letters attributed to John.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to William Sturgis thanking him for the kindness he displayed 14 years earlier.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Rome) to George D. Cabot reflecting on the death of Cabot's daughter and describing the charms of Rome.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Increase G. Smith about a house and a lot of land located in West Roxbury.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Increase G. Smith concerning his translation of De Wette's Introduction to the Old Testament.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Increase G. Smith describing the life of his niece Emmeline Parker.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Increase G. Smith enclosing 17 dollars as payment for Smith's bill.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Increase G. Smith about his intention to write a Lyceum lecture on slavery among the Romans.

Letter from Theodore Parker [West Roxbury] to Increase G. Smith concerning personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Increase G. Smith concerning Smith's studies and investigations.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Increase Smith concerning a meeting.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Increase G. Smith defending the character of William Adams and commenting on the ambiguous position of Governor George Nixon Briggs on the issue of slavery.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Increase G. Smith commenting on the thinking underlying the Anti-Sabbath Convention.

Letter from Theodore Parker [Boston] to Increase G. Smith discussing the outcome of the Anti-Sabbath Convention.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Increase G. Smith commenting on several Massachusetts ministers.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Increase G. Smith introducing a Miss Baker.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Increase G. Smith about personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Increase G. Smith about personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Increase Smith recommending a Mr. Sennott for the position of schoolmaster for the Norfolk County Grammar School.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Increase Smith recalling "those days of my early struggle."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Oxford) to Alvan Lamson awed by the literary, artistic, and architectural wonders at Oxford.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Lyons) to Alvan Lamson commenting on the Christian massacres and the sights of Arles and Avignon.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to Alvan Lamson endeavoring to secure a teaching position for his niece Emmeline A. Parker.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Alvan Lamson praising his address "Plea for Theology," presented before the Association of the Alumni of the Cambridge Theological School.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Alvan Lamson expressing his gratitude to Lamson for his "encouragement in the hard work of theologic Study."

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to George Adams about his aim to "help anyone see the real Beauty of true Religion."

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to George Adams discussing his failure to support the Latimer Petition.

Letter from Theodore Parker to George Adams expressing his thanks for "the expressions of your sympathy - and for the interest you have all along taken, not in me only, but in the cause of truth."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to John P. Hale requesting that he contribute to a new journal to be called the Massachusetts Quarterly Review.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to John P. Hale commending his anti-slavery activities in the Senate.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to John P. Hale requesting any Senate documents relating to the Mexican affairs.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to John P. Hale requesting documents relating to the Slidell correspondence.

Letter from Theodore Parker (West Roxbury) to John P. Hale requesting information regarding the administration and the abilities of Zachary Taylor.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to John P. Hale requesting government documents on the geography and geology of California.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to John P. Hale enclosing a petition for the repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law to be laid before the Senate.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to John P. Hale requesting for his friend, E. Desor, some copies of the Senate edition of the report of the commissioners appointed to survey the Lake Superior region.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to John P. Hale enclosing a copy of a collection of his speeches.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to John P. Hale requesting information regarding Daniel Webster.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to John P. Hale requesting a copy of Owen's book on the geology of Iowa for his friend Edouard Desor.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to John P. Hale suggesting that "there should be a convention from all the free states on the fourth of July to organize for action against slavery."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to John P. Hale enclosing a book.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Dublin, N.H.) to John P. Hale concerning his indictment by the grand jury and his written Defence.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to John P. Hale concerning the condition of Charles Sumner following the attack on him by Preston Brooks.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to John P. Hale commenting on [Andrew Horatio] Reeder, the unsuccessful Democratic governor of Kansas Territory, and stating that the issue before the people is the extension or non-extension of slavery.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Newton Corner) to John P. Hale requesting a book on the strength of cannon and an inventory of all the military stores of the United States.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to John P. Hale requesting Peter Force's American Archives.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Galesburg) to John P. Hale describing a speech by Stephen A. Douglas, discussing the upcoming presidential election, and predicting civil war between the North and the South.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to John P. Hale commenting on the timidity of the Republican men in not discussing the relation of enslaver and enslaved and in declaring it was never their intention to interfere with slavery in the states.

Letter from Theodore Parker to John P. Hale requesting a copy of "Volume I, Japan Documents."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to John Parker Hale concerning Massachusetts politics.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to John P. Hale requesting information on Native Americans for his History of Religion Among the Leading Races of Mankind.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to John P. Hale praising his anti-slavery speech in the Senate.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to John P. Hale regarding Nathaniel Banks's removal of Mr. Loring.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to John P. Hale about his sermons and the actions of Nathaniel Banks.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to John P. Hale commenting on the character and the actions of Captain Hugh Forbes.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to John P. Hale inquiring about Hugh Forbes and describing the alternative courses to be pursued in Kansas.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to John P. Hale inquiring about Hale's reference to the Constitution of New Hampshire made in 1775.

Letter from Theodore Parker to John P. Hale acknowledging receipt of two volumes of the Pacific Railroad, etc.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to John P. Hale concerning the Republican senators and a possible war with England.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Newton Corner) to John P. Hale congratulating him on his election to the Senate and inquiring about when slavery was abolished in New Hampshire.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Newton Corner) to John P. Hale acknowledging receipt of Hale's books.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Watertown) to George T. Bigelow about his activities and social events in Boston.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Watertown) to George T. Bigelow commenting on the credulity of man and stating that only skepticism is rational.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Watertown) to George T. Bigelow regarding the differences in their religious beliefs.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Miss Carrie H. Pratt setting up an appointment to meet with her.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Carrie H. Pratt reflecting on the power of love.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Carrie H. Pratt about personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Carrie H. Pratt regarding personal matters.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Carrie H. Pratt expressing his thanks for her kind remembrance of him.

Letter from Theodore Parker to Carrie H. Pratt stating that her sorrows are from unreal and imaginary causes.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Carrie H. Pratt stating that "the common duties of life are the best training for mankind and womankind."

Letter from Theodore Parker (New York) to Carrie H. Pratt stating that she can cure the unreal romantic woes of her daydreams by undertaking the plain duties of life.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Carrie H. Pratt condemning her for "the foolish melancholy you indulge in and seem to cherish."

Letter from Theodore Parker (Neuchatel, Switzerland) to Carrie H. Pratt commenting on her brother's death and her situation at Concord.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to George P. Delaplaine stating that many men in both the United States and Europe have already abandoned the popular theology and accepted the truths of natural religion.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to George P. Delaplaine stating that the Germans tend to the side of freedom and the Irish to that of slavery.

Letter from Theodore Parker (Boston) to Miss Ellen Grover suggesting several books on the history of the Christian church.