Reverend Jacob Bailey fonds

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Reverend Jacob Bailey fonds

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    • 1759-1807 (Creation)
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      Bailey, Jacob, 1731-1808

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    12.5 cm of textual records

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    (1731-1808)

    Biographical history

    Jacob Bailey was born 16 April 1731 at Rowley, Mass., the second child of David Bailey and Mary Hodgkins. He received his AB from Harvard in 1755, taught school for a few years, then returned to Harvard to obtain his AM. Bailey converted to the Church of England in 1759 and was ordained a clergyman in London on 16 March 1760. Upon his return to America, he was appointed to the parish at Pownalborough, Mass. In 1761 Bailey married Sally Weeks and they had six children. The American Revolution prompted Bailey and his family to move to Nova Scotia in June 1779. He was assigned to the parish of Cornwallis in October 1779 where he remained until his appointment as rector to the parish at Annapolis Royal in 1782. The latter parish covered the areas of Granville, Clements and Digby. Bailey was also known for his literary works. He wrote anti-rebel and religious satires, including America and Jack Ramble, the Methodist Preacher, along with several (incomplete) novels and plays. Bailey also wrote prose on theology, morality, and American history. He died at Annapolis Royal on 26 July 1808 at age 77.

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    Donated by George Woodbury in 2001, who had received it from his father R.C Woodbury. George's great-great grandmother was Elizabeth Ann Bailey, daughter of Reverend Jacob Bailey.

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    Fonds consists of correspondence, sermons and personal journals of his travels to London, England.

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        2001-1139

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        See R.C Woodbury fonds.

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        Transcriptions of some of Bailey's journals are available in the R.C Woodbury fonds

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