Letters and Sermons with a Review of Ecclesiastical History and Hymns, Vol. 2

This is a facsimile edition of Volume 2 of the Letters and Sermons of John Henry Newton (1725-1807) an English sailor and Anglican clergyman. As a sailor, he became involved with the slave trade for a few years, experienced a religious conversion, and became a minister, hymn-writer, and later a prominent abolitionist. He is best known as the author of the hymn "Amazing Grace."