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The Life and Ministry of Charles Wesley

A Family of his Own

Letter from Charles Wesley to [wife] Sally,[1763] June 9

Charles frequently address his wife as “my dearest Sally”. He does so in this letter from dated in 1763. Page 1 of 4.
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Marriage came later in life for Charles Wesley. He married at 41 years old on April 8, 1749 to Sarah (Sally) Gwyne, a woman who was his junior by nineteen years. The wedding was performed by his brother, John. He would describe Sally as being his “dearest friend” (Yriogen 2013, 13). Starting in 1756, Charles withdrew from much of his itinerant ministry to tend to his wife and children. Most of his ministry was spent in the places that he lived with his family, Bristol and London (Lloyd 2007, 40). He and Sally had three children who survived until adulthood, Charles Wesley Jr., Sarah (Sally Wesley), and Samuel Wesley.

Poem: On the Death of a Child, January 7, 1754 by Sarah Gwynne Wesley (1726-1822)

Poem entitled “On the Death of a Child” written in 1754by Sarah (Sally) Wesley after the death of her and Charles’ son, John. Page 1 of 11.
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Letter: To Sarah Wesley (1759-1828) from Charles Wesley, Jr. (1757-1834), [June 9, 1804]

Letter dated in 1804 from Charles Wesley, Jr. to his sister Sarah (Sally) Wesley. Page 1 of 2.
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Letter: To Adam Clarke from Sarah Wesley (1759-1828), February 8, 1822 (handwritten copy)

Letter dated in 1823 from Sarah (Sally) Wesley, daughter of Charles and Sarah (Sally), to Adam Clarke, a Methodist theologian who is most noted for his detailed commentary of the Bible. Page 1 of 2.
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1823 Dec. 26, Autograph page--handwritings of Charles Wesley, Jr., Sarah (Sally) Wesley, and Samuel Wesley

Autograph page and dated in 1823 of the three children of Charles and Sarah (Sally) Wesley that survived until adulthood, Charles Wesley Jr., Sarah (Sally) Wesley, and Samuel Wesley. Page 1 of 2.
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Letter: To Charles Wesley Jr. (1757-1834) from Samuel Wesley (1766-1837), June 1, 1829

Letter dated in 1829 from Samuel Wesley, son of Charles and Sally, to his brother Charles Wesley. Jr. Page 1 of 2.
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A Family of his Own