Call Number:

C1080

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division

Extent:

• 1 box
• 0.2 linear feet

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Citations should be as follows: John Henry Hobart Collection, Box #, Folder #, Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Date:

1791-1954 (inclusive)

Creator:

Princeton University. Library. Special Collections and Hobart, John Henry, 1775-1830

Form:

Correspondence -- 19th century, Family papers--19th century., Manuscripts, American--20th century., and Poems--19th century.

Abstract:

Consists primarily of family correspondence of John Henry Hobart, a bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church.

John Henry Hobart was born in Philadelphia, Pa. He graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1793, returned there in 1795 as a tutor, studied for the ministry, and received an A.M. degree in 1796. In 1801 he was ordained as a priest in New York. His abilities, energy, and devotion to Episcopalianism made him a leader of the church. Through his personal influence and his writings he did much to awaken loyalty and a sense of responsibility in clergy and laity and to strenghthen the church which had suffered greatly during the American Revolution.

The collection consists primarily of correspondence of John Henry Hobart and members of his extended family. There are several transcribed letters by Hobart to his mother, Hannah Hobart. Other correspondents include Marabella Story, Hobart's nephews Nathanael Potts Hobart and W. A. Smith, and his brother Robert E. Hobart. Also included are several draft letters from Mrs. Hannah Hobart to her sons and four poems written by different members of Hobart's family.