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A. C. (Abraham Chittenden) Baldwin
1804–1887
A 19th-century Congregational minister, reform-minded writer, and compiler of practical books, he wrote in a clear, purposeful way that aimed to guide everyday readers. His work ranges from religious counsel to anti-slavery writing and even popular reference books for travelers and speakers.
1 Audiobook
Three Prize Essays on American Slavery
by R. B. (Richard Bowers) Thurston, A. C. (Abraham Chittenden) Baldwin, Timothy Williston
About the author
Born in North Guilford, Connecticut, in 1804, Abraham Chittenden Baldwin was a Congregational minister and author whose writing moved easily between the pulpit and the printed page. A commemorative sketch published with one of his sermons describes his family’s New England roots and places him within a tradition of public service and religious life.
Baldwin wrote on several subjects, but a steady thread runs through his work: practical usefulness. He published religious books such as A Pastor's Counsels to Young Christians and sermon material for ministers, while library and catalog records also connect him with Three Prize Essays on American Slavery and The Frozen Zone and Its Explorers. That mix suggests a writer who was interested not only in faith, but also in moral questions, education, and making information accessible to ordinary readers.
He died in 1887. Although he is not widely known today, surviving books, letters, and memorial records show a busy 19th-century author-pastor whose work reached readers in churches, homes, and lecture-minded circles of his time.