Object Details
- Description
- Reverend Thomas Haweis’ The Communicant’s Spiritual Companion was published by Oliver Steele & Company of New Haven, Connecticut in 1809. The work was meant to open the conscience to the need for Jesus, to explain the nature of the Lord’s Supper, and to “enforce that universal surrender of heart to the Redeemer which his love justly demands.” To these five chapters prayers and meditations are added to aid the reader in incorporating the lessons taught in the work into their daily lives.
- The Copp Collection contains about 150 books of early American imprint and shows a wide range of reading matter typical of a New England Puritan family living in a port town. Literacy was expected of many New Englanders, as Puritan doctrine required everyone to read the Bible. The abundance of multiple Bibles, psalms, hymnodies, sermons, and morality tales reflects the Copp’s religious beliefs. Other highlights of the library include the works of Shakespeare, almanacs, historical and political texts, and travel narratives.
- The Copp Collection contains a variety of household objects that the Copp family of Connecticut used from around 1700 until the mid-1800s. Part of the Puritan Great Migration from England to Boston, the family eventually made their home in New London County, Connecticut, where their textiles, clothes, utensils, ceramics, books, bibles, and letters provide a vivid picture of daily life. More of the collection from the Division of Home and Community Life can be viewed by searching accession number 28810.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- Credit Line
- Gift of John Brenton Copp
- Measurements
- overall: 3 19/32 in x 5 3/4 in x 1 in; 9.0932 cm x 14.605 cm x 2.54 cm
- Object Name
- book
