Manuscript letters and papers

Item author: John Newton
Item date: not given
Grant Value: 300
Item cost: 2,057
Item date acquired: 1976
Item institution: Lambeth Palace Library
Town/City: London

Rev John Newton, curate of Olney is best remembered today for his hymn Amazing Grace recording his dramatic conversion after a life as a slave trader. 120 letters, mostly unpublished at time of purchase; they give a vivid picture of the sources of Newtons religious belief