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1. William H. W. Barnwell (1806-1863) correspondence, 1841-1843

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3

Scope and Contents

Letters to Barnwell are from, among others, Christopher G. Memminger in Rock Hill (1841) re his success at reviving the Sunday School and his guilt over being proud of that fact; Bishop W. J. Boone re loss of his wife and missionary work in China; Reverend James W. Cooke re religious mission to China with a list of needed medical supplies; Edward McCrady re funding foreign missions; Reverend Jeremiah Murphy re contributions for a church in Lincolnton, North Carolina and "persecution" of Episcopalians; Reverend Evan Johnson, Brooklyn, re church doctrine; Reverends Ed Neufville and John Fielding re Barnwell's Episcopal Protestant periodical; Reverend James H. Thornwell re threat and influence of Catholic, or "Romish" church; William Bacon Stevens re accepting the professorship in belles letters at the University of Georgia; along with other ministers around the country on a number of mostly religious topics. With a fragment of a letter (1842) from Barnwell to his sons about the birth of a brother and the possible death of another.

Dates

  • Creation: 1841-1843

Creator

Language of Material

From the Collection:

Materials predominantly in English; one letter in French; one letter in German

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 1.6 linear feet (4 document boxes)

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

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