Martha Hartley (1746-1794)

Item

Title
Martha Hartley (1746-1794)
Creator
Hartley, Martha, 1746-1794
Publisher
Moravian Lives Project
Type
Text
Format
image/jpg
Description
Written in English, this document is an autobiographical spiritual memoir of Martha Hartley, born in Halifax in 1746. Written in the first person, the narrative recounts her early religious upbringing, spiritual concerns during childhood, participation in Moravian children’s meetings, and growing desire to join the Moravian community at Fulneck and Gomersal. The memoir reflects themes of salvation, religious devotion, spiritual formation, and communal life common to eighteenth-century Moravian autobiographical literature.
Subject
Hartley, Martha, 1746-1794
Moravians--Biography
Women--Biography
Autobiographies
Identifier
Ful/3/13
Place
Fulneck, England
Language
eng
Extent
5 pages
Rights Holder
Fulneck Moravian Archives, Fulneck, England