The Brainerd Diary offers a textured account of the missionary work of a Congregationalist in New England and the mid-Atlantic during the mid-eighteenth century (7/17-11/20/1745). While Jonathan Edwards published the journal after Brainerd's death of tuberculosis in 1747, the original volume at the APS differs from the published version in meaningful ways discussed in the Early American History note. Notably, Brainerd's journal offers a real-time account of his activities that researchers may read against the published version to consider how Edwards shaped the narrative. In addition to supporting the research of Brainerd and Edwards scholars, this diary offers a range of insights into colonial America, including the life and views of a missionaries in the eighteenth century and missionary exchanges with indigenous peoples. Reference the Early American History note for a detailed description of the volume. Interested researchers will also discover that the Beinecke has digitized another Brainerd diary: https://brbl-dl.library.yale.edu/vufind/Author?author=Brainerd%2C+David%2C+1718-1747

David Brainerd diary, July 14, 1745 - November 20, 1745
 
The Brainerd Diary offers a textured account of the missionary work of a Congregationalist in New England and the mid-Atlantic during the mid-eighteenth century (7/17-11/20/1745). While Jonathan Edwards published the journal after Brainerd's death of tuberculosis in 1747, the original volume at the APS differs from the published version in meaningful ways discussed in the Early American History note. Notably, Brainerd's journal offers a real-time account of his activities that researchers may read against the published version to consider how Edwards shaped the narrative. In addition to supporting the research of Brainerd and Edwards scholars, this diary offers a range of insights into colonial America, including the life and views of a missionaries in the eighteenth century and missionary exchanges with indigenous peoples. Reference the Early American History note for a detailed description of the volume. Interested researchers will also discover that the Beinecke has digitized another Brainerd diary: https://brbl-dl.library.yale.edu/vufind/Author?author=Brainerd%2C+David%2C+1718-1747