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Title
Jonathan Huntting Collection

Collection Number
SC 490

OCLC Number
1455481942

Creator 
Jonathan Huntting (1778-1850)

Provenance 
Purchased from Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints in August 2024. 
Acquisition made possible by the Dorothy J. and Ronald W. Siegel Rare Book Fund.

Extent, Scope, and Content Note 
Extent: 1 leaf (sheet)
Date: November 13, 1823; written from Southold, New York.
Dimensions: 16 x20 cm.
Signed: "Your Affectionate Brother Jon.a Huntting."
Verso with calculations in the margins, trace of red sealing wax. 

Summary: In this letter, Jonathan Huntting of Southold writes to his brother Jeremiah Huntting of East Hampton, inquiring about a delivery of beef, discussing his recent illness having prevented him from attending Synod (a group of clergy and lay representatives who meet regularly to make decisions on theological, administrative, and policy matters for the church), and news of the recent deaths of "Dr. Gardiner and his wife." A reference is made to a Mr. Overton.

Arrangement and Processing Note
Processed by Kristen J. Nyitray and Lynn Toscano, August 2024. 
Transcription by Olivia Nissen (intern), September 2024.
Finding aid by Kristen J. Nyitray, August 2024. 

Language
English

Restrictions on Access
The collection is open to researchers without restriction.

Rights and Permissions 
Stony Brook University Libraries' consent to access as the physical owner of the collection does not address copyright issues that may affect publication rights. It is the sole responsibility of the user of Special Collections and University Archives materials to investigate the copyright status of any given work and to seek and obtain permission where needed prior to publication.  

Citation 
Jonathan Huntting Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Stony Brook University Libraries.

Historical Note
Jonathan Huntting was born on Long Island on February 13, 1778. He graduated from Yale College in 1804 and studied theology under Lyman Beecher. He was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Southold, Long Island, New York from 1807 to 1828. His great-grandfather Nathaniel Huntting (1675-1753) was born in Dedham, Massachusetts, and educated at Harvard College. He served as pastor of the Presbyterian Church in East Hampton, Long Island, New York, from 1701 to 1751. 

Subjects
Huntting, Jonathan, 1778-1850. 
Subject
Huntting, Jonathan, 1778-1850
Huntting, Jeremiah, 1772-1845
Clergy -- New York (State) -- Southold
Southold (N.Y.) -- History
East Hampton (N.Y.) -- History

Transcription

Southold Nov 13 1823

Dear Brother

I suppose it will be time before 
long to get my beef -I do not care about having
of it before week after next- Mr Overton will
come over after it but as the weather this fall
is so variable it seems to be uncertain about
sending for it - If you think of coming with Sally
I will be at half of the expence of hireing a boat
If you do not think to come I wish you to send 
me a line by Mr Overton on Saturday next & I will 
make arrangement to get it & inform you about
it as soon as possible - I have been quite unwell
& was disappointed about going to Synod- I set out
but was obliged to return I was so unwell- I did not 
preach but half a day for two Sabbath - At present 
we are all comfortable as to health - Dr Gardiner and
his wife have both died in about three weeks - So un-
certain are all earthly things - How important to be 
prepared for our last great change- your affectionate 

Brother Jon A Hunting