Nathan Perkins

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Nathan Perkins

1748–1838

A longtime Connecticut minister, he preached through the American Revolution and early republic, leaving behind sermons and religious writings that capture the moral and political concerns of his era. His career in West Hartford lasted more than six decades, giving his work an unusual sense of continuity across early American history.

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Twenty-four Discourses On Some of the Important and Interesting Truths, Duties, and Institutions, of the Gospel, and the General Excellency of the Christian Religion; Calculated for the People of God of Every Communion, Particularly for the Benefit of Pious Families, and the Instruction of All in the Things Which Concern Their Salvation

Twenty-four Discourses On Some of the Important and Interesting Truths, Duties, and Institutions, of the Gospel, and the General Excellency of the Christian Religion; Calculated for the People of God of Every Communion, Particularly for the Benefit of Pious Families, and the Instruction of All in the Things Which Concern Their Salvation

by Nathan Perkins

About the author

Born in Lisbon, Connecticut, in 1748, Nathan Perkins studied at the College of New Jersey, graduating in 1770. He was ordained in 1772 and became minister of the church in West Hartford, where he remained until his death in 1838.

Perkins is remembered as a Congregational pastor and prolific religious writer. Surviving records of his publications show sermons, doctrinal works, funeral discourses, and occasional addresses, including a sermon to soldiers in 1775 and later writings tied to public fasts, ordinations, and church controversies.

Because he served one congregation for roughly sixty-five years, his life offers a window into New England from the Revolutionary period into the early nineteenth century. His published work suggests a minister deeply engaged with both everyday pastoral life and the larger public events of his time.