George Barrell Cheever (April 7, 1807 – October 1, 1890) was a well-known and controversial abolitionist minister and writer. Born in Hallowell, Maine, he was an 1825 graduate of Bowdoin College, where he was a classmate of Nathanial Hawthorne and Henry W. Longfellow, and Andover Theological Seminary. In 1832 he became pastor of the Howard Street Congregational Church in Salem, Massachusetts. In 1838 he became pastor of the Allen Street Presbyterian Church, in New York City, and in 1846 the new Congregational Church of the Puritans. New York City. In 1846 he married Elizabeth Hoppin Wetmore Cheever; they had no children. (From Wikipedia)
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A narrative of some recent occurrences in the Church of the Puritans, New York with documents relating thereto. (W.S. Dorr, printer, 1857), by Church of the Puritans (New York, N.Y.) (page images at HathiTrust)- Cheever's defence (Leavitt, Lord, & Co., 1836), by George B. Cheever and Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (page images at HathiTrust)
- The charge of ignorance and misrepresentation proved against George B. Cheever. From the Salem Gazette. (Salem, 1833), by Charles Wentworth Upham (page images at HathiTrust)
- Sketch of the life of the Rev. G.B. Cheever, D.D. (New York, 1861), by William Herries (page images at HathiTrust)
- Memorial address given in the First Congregational Church, Washington, D.C. : Dec. 13, 1891, upon the life, character and influence of Rev. Dr. George Barrell Cheever, on occasion of the presentation of his library and bust to the Howard University. (Howard University Press, 1892), by Henry T. Cheever (page images at HathiTrust)
Books by George B. Cheever:
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Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The Fire and Hammer of God's Word Against the Sin of Slavery (page images at MOA)- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: God Against Slavery (page images at MOA)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890, ed.: The Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, in New England, in 1620: Reprinted From the Original Volume, With Historical and Local Illustrations of Providences, Principles, and Persons (New York: J. Wiley, 1848), by Edward Winslow and William Bradford
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890, ed.: The Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, in New England, in 1620: Reprinted From the Original Volume, With Historical and Local Illustrations of Providences, Principles, and Persons (second edition; New York: J. Wiley, 1849), by Edward Winslow and William Bradford
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The Powers of the World to Come (page images at MOA)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Protest Against the Robbery of the Colored Race by the Proposed Amendment of the Constitution (page images at MOA)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Right of the Bible in Our Public Schools (page images at MOA)
Additional books by George B. Cheever in the extended shelves:
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The American common-place book of poetry : with occasional notes. (Boston : Carter, Hendee & Co., 1831., 1831), also by Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The American common-place book of poetry : with occasional notes (H. Hooker, 1841) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The American common-place book of poetry, with occasional notes (H. Hooker, 1846) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The American common-place book of prose, a collection of eloquent and interesting extracts from the writings of American authors (Thomas, Cowperthwait, 1839) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The American common-place book of prose, a collection of eloquent and interesting extracts from the writings of American authors. (S. G. Goodrich, 1828) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The American common-place book of prose : a collection of eloquent and interesting extracts from the writings of American authors (Published by Carter and Hendee, 1831) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The American common-place book of prose; a collection of eloquent and interesting extracts from the writings of American authors. (American stationers' company, 1837), also by B. Franklin and Benjamin Franklin (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The American common-place book of prose : a collection of eloquent and interesting extracts from the writings of American authors. (Carter and Hendee, 1832) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Capital punishment (Published by Saxton & Miles ;, 1843), also by John L. O'Sullivan (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The century of preparation : and the means and time of fulfillment : a sermon delivered before the Foreign Missionary Society of New York and Brooklyn, April 9th, 1854 (Almon Merwin, 1854), also by Foreign Missionary Society of New-York and Brooklyn (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Cheever's defence (Leavitt, Lord, & Co., 1836), also by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Christian melodies; a selection of hymns and tunes designed for social and private worship in the lecture-room and the family. (Barnes, 1852), also by J. E. Sweetser (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Christian melodies; a selection of hymns and tunes designed for social and private worship in the lecture-room and the family. (Barnes, 1851), also by J. E. Sweetser (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Christian melodies : a selection of hymns and tunes designed for social and private worship in the lecture-room and the family (New York : A. S. Barnes and Co., 1851., 1851), also by J. E. Sweetser and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Common-place book of prose. (H. & E. Phinney, 1844) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Cyclopaedia of moral and religious anecdote, with an introductory essay by George Cheever, to which is added a complete series of scriptural texts, illustrated by the anecdotes. (Richard Griffin, 1853) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Deacon Giles's distillery, and other miscellanies. (J. Wiley, 1853) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: A defence of capital punishment. (Wiley and Putnam, 1846), also by Tayler Lewis (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Discourse on the virtues and public services of the late Judge Jay. (American Peace Society, 1860) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The elements of national greatness. An address before the New England society of the city of New York, December 22, 1842 (J. S. Taylor & co., 1843) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Faith, doubt, and evidence : God's vouchers for his written word, with critical illustrations from the Autobiography of Dr. Franklin. (New York : A. D. F. Randolph, [1881], 1881) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The fire and hammer of God's word against the sin of slavery (University of Michigan, Digital Library Initiatives, 1858), also by American Abolition Society (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: God against slavery and the freedom and duty of the pulpit to rebuke it, as a sin against God. (Am reform tract and book society, 1857) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: God against slavery : and the freedom and duty of the pulpit to rebuke it, as a sin against God (Am. Reform Tract and Book Society, 1857) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: God against slavery : and the freedom and duty of the pulpit to rebuke it, as a sin against God (J. H. Ladd, 1857) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: God against slavery, and the freedom and duty of the pulpit to rebuke it, as a sin against God. (Negro Universities Press, 1969) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: God's hand in America (M.W. Dodd;, 1841) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: God's timepiece for man's eternity : its purpose of love and mercy, its plenary infallible inspiration, and its personal experiment of forgiveness and eternal life in Christ (A.C. Armstrong, 1888), also by Cephas H. Kent (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: God's timepiece for man's eternity : Its purpose of love and mercy : its plenary infallible inspiration : and its personal experiment of forgiveness and eternal life in Christ. (New York : A. C. Armstrong, 1883., 1883) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The guilt of slavery and the crime of slaveholding, demonstrated from the Hebrew and Greek scriptures. (Negro Universities Press, 1969) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The guilt of slavery and the crime of slaveholding : demonstrated from the Hebrew and Greek scriptures (J. P. Jewett & company, 1860) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The hierarchial despotism : sophisms of the apostolic succession examined and refuted by the word of God, Lecture IV (New York : Saxton & Miles, 844 [that is, 1844], 1844) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The hierarchical despotism : lectures on the mixture of civil and ecclesiastical power in the governments of the Middle Ages : in illustration of the nature and progress of despotism in the Romish Church (Saxton & Miles, 1844) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The hierarchical despotism. Sophisms of the Apostolical Succession refuted by the word of God. Lecture IV. (New York, [also Boston,], 1844) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The hill difficulty : and some experiences of life in the plains of ease; with other miscellanies (Wiley, 1849) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The inheritance of principles, character, and power received from our Pilgrim and Puritan ancestors, and the only means of perpetuating it. A discourse, preached Dec. 22, 1850, in the Church of the Puritans, on occasion of the anniversary of the landing of our Pilgrim Fathers. (John Wiley, 1851) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: John Bunyan's great work, with illustrations (Keystone Pub. Co., 1889), also by John Bunyan (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, in New England in 1620: reprint from the original volume. (J. Wiley, 1848), also by John Robinson, Robert Cushman, Edward Winslow, and William Bradford (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Lectures on the life, genius and insanity of Cowper. (R. Carter & brothers, 1856) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Lectures on the life, genius and insanity of Cowper. (New York : RObert Carter & Brothers, 1856., 1856), also by Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Lectures on the Pilgrim's progress, and on the life and times of John Bunyan (Wiley and Putnam, 1844) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Lectures on the Pilgrim's progress, and on the life and times of John Bunyan (E. Walker, 1847) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Lectures on the Pilgrim's progress, and on the life and times of John Bunyan (Wiley and Putnam, 1845) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Lectures on the Pilgrim's progress and on The life and times of John Bunyan. (R. Carter & Brothers, 1859) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Lectures on the Pilgrim's progress, and on the life and times of John Bunyan (J. Wiley, 1849) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The log-book of a voyage to the celestial country : a Christian allegory of the sea (A. C. Armstrong, 1885) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Memorabilia of George B. Cheever, D.D., late pastor of the Church of the Puritans, Union square, New York, and of his wife, Elizabeth Wetmore Cheever; in verse and prose. (J. Wiley & Sons, 1890), also by Henry Matthias Booth and Henry T. Cheever (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Memorabilia of George B. Cheever, D.D. : late pastor of the Church of the Puritans, Union square, New York, and of his wife, Elizabeth Wetmore Cheever ; in verse and prose. (Fleming H. Revell, 1890), also by Henry Matthias Booth and Henry T. Cheever (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The Pilgrim fathers; or, The journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, New England, in 1620. (W. Collins, 1849) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The Pilgrim fathers; or, The journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, New England, in 1620. (J.W. Lovell) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The pilgrim in the shadow of the Jungfrau Alp (Wiley & Putnam, 1846) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The pilgrim in the shadow of the Jungfrau Alp. (Wiley, 1848) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The pilgrim's progress ... (G.P. Putnam, 1851), also by John Bunyan, John Dalziel, George Dalziel, and Edward Dalziel (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come, delivered under the similitude of a dream. Wherein is discovered the manner of his setting out, his dangerous journey, and safe arrival at the desired country (D. Bogue, 1857), also by John Bunyan, George Dalziel, and William Harvey (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The poets of America, with explanatory notes. (Hurst & Co., 1857) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Poets of America; with occasional notes. (Andrus, 1849) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The poets of America, with occasional notes. (Leavitt & Allen, 1857) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The poets of America, with occasional notes (S. Andrus and son, 1854) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The poets of America, with occasional notes. (S. Andrus and son, 1847) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The powers of the world to come and the church's stewardship, as invested with them. ... (R. Carter & brothers, 1853) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The prose writers of America : a collection of eloquent and interesting extracts from the writings of American authors (Leavitt & Company, 1853) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The prose writers of America; a collection of eloquent and interesting extracts from the writings of American authors. (Hurst & Co., 1900) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Protest against the robbery of the colored race by the proposed amendment of the Constitution (R. J. Johnston, printer, 1866) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Punishment by death: its authority and expediency. (J. Wiley, 1849) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Punishment by death : its authority and expediency (M.W. Dodd, 1842) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Punishment by death : its authority and expediency (M.W. Dodd, 1843) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: A reel in a bottle, for Jack in the doldrums : being the adventures of two of the King's seamen in a voyage to the celestial country ; edited from the manuscripts of an Old Salt (C. Scribner, 1852), also by Henry T. Cheever (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: A reel in a bottle for Jack in the doldrums, being the adventures of two of the King's seamen in a voyage to the celestial country (Charles Scribner, 1852), also by Henry T. Cheever (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The removal of the Indians. An article from the American monthly magazine: an examination of an article in the North American review: and an exhibition of the advancement of the southern tribes, in civilization and Christianity ... (Peirce and Williams, 1830), also by Convers Francis and Jeremiah Evarts (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The Removal of the Indians an article from the American Monthly Magazine, an examination of an article in the North American Review, and an exhibition of the advancement of the southern tribes in civilization and Christianity. (Peirce and Williams, 1830), also by Convers Francis and Jeremiah Evarts (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Review of Prof. Norton's Statement of reasons for not believing in the doctrines of trinitarians, concerning the nature of God and the person of Christ. (Crocker & Brewster, 1833) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Right of the Bible in our common schools (Maclear, 1854) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Right of the Bible in our public schools (R. Carter & brothers, 1854) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Right of the Bible in our public schools (R. Carter & Brothers, 1854), also by Edward Dickinson and Emily Dickinson (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Right of the Bible in our public schools (Robert Carter & Brothers, 1859) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Rights of the coloured race to citizenship and representation : and the guilt and consequences of legislation against them. (New York : Francis & Loutrel, Printers, 1864., 1864) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Sacred streams. (Stringer & Townsend, 1852), also by Philip Henry Gosse (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The select works of Archbishop Leighton ... (Boston : Peirce & Parker ; New York : H. C. Sleight, 1832., 1832), also by Robert Leighton (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: The select works of Archbishop Leighton : prepared for the practical use of private Christians (Peirce & Parker ;, 1832), also by Robert Leighton (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Some of the principles according to which this world is managed, contrasted with the government of God, and the principles exhibited for man's guidance in the Bible : delivered as an address at the religious celebration, on the Fourth of July, in Salem (Printed by Perkins & Marvin, 1833) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Studies in poetry. Embracing notices of the lives and writings of the best poets in the English language, a copious selection of elegant extracts, a short analysis of Hebrew poetry, and translations from the sacred poets: designed to illustrate the principles of rhetoric, and teach their application to poetry. (Carter and Hendee, 1830) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Two sermons on the tragedy at Harper's Ferry (Walker, Wise, 1859), also by Sawyer & Co Prentiss, Wise & Co Walker, and Church of the Puritans (New York, N.Y.) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Vestiges of the natural history of creation (Wiley and Putnam, 1845), also by Robert Chambers (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Voices of nature to her foster-child, the soul of man : a series of analogies between the natural and the spiritual world (Published by William Collins, 1852), also by Cynthia Morgan St. John, William Knight, and Wordsworth Collection (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Wanderings of a pilgrim in the shadow of Mont Blanc (Wiley & Putnam, 1845) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Wanderings of a pilgrim in the shadow of Mont Blanc (John Wiley, 1859) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Wanderings of a pilgrim in the shadow of Mont Blanc and the Jungfrau Alp. (G. Clark ;, 1848) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: William Cowper: his life, genius, and insanity (Knight, 1856) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Windings of the river of the water of life : in the development, discipline, and fruits of faith (J. Wiley, 1849) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890: Windings of the river of the water of life : in the development, discipline, and fruits of faith (J. Wiley, 1855) (page images at HathiTrust)
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