Box 1

Scope and Contents Letters of William H. W. Barnwell to family and friends, the earliest one being from him in Litchfield, Connecticut (1826), wanting to know of life in Beaufort, South Carolina. With later letters (1832-1833), many to Horace Day, Catskill, New York, re his religious conversion, temperance for slaves on his plantation, his religious life and thought, his progress in taking religious orders, being called as a minister to Pendleton, South Carolina, mentioning being "born again," freeing slaves...

Scope and Contents Letters to Barnwell include those from Reverend Stephen Tyng (1834), in Philadelphia, mentioning a Miss Grimke; from Reverend John Fielding in Savannah, a Catholic or "Romish" priest converting to the Episcopal religion; Stephen Elliott re the death of children and church affairs, including asking advice if he should become the Bishop of Georgia; Reverend Edward Neufville re John Fielding's conversion, and from Bishop W. J. Boone re his work as a missionary in China. Barnwell's letters...

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...

Scope and Contents Letters from Barnwell to his wife are from the Springs of Virginia, where he has gone to restore his health, mentioning the University of Virginia, a visit to Wyler's Cave, and a later trip to Georgia, mentioning Caesar's Head, Christopher G. Memminger, and Mrs. J. I. Middleton. Many letters to Barnwell refer to the periodical he founded and edited, The Episcopal Protestant. Reverend Thomas Scott, Marietta, Georgia, and others such as William Meade, Ed...

Scope and Contents Mostly letters to Barnwell from other ministers on religious topics. Christopher G. Memminger writes regarding church affairs; James McCabe refers to building a church in Abington, Virginia; Jarvis Buxton does the same for Rutherfordton, North Carolina, as does Reverend William Passmore regarding Brownsville, Texas. Reverend B. Johnson mentions Lutherans, blacks, and poor whites in Ft. Motte, South Carolina, and John Fielding mentions legal problems. A letter from historian Francis L. Hawks...

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Letters to and from Reverend William H. W. Barnwell including a series of letters to him from his brother Senator Robert Woodward Barnwell.

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Letters to Barnwell as editor of the religious periodical The Episcopal Protestant, including some from subscribers, and other anonymous letters re the articles in the periodical and positions it took. With a mention of teaching Negroes, and a partial list of subscribers.

Scope and Contents Printed prospectus for a church periodical, circulars to fund support of disabled clergymen and the school of the Diocese, invitations to national meetings, a broadside advertising church bells, and various publications regarding St. Peter's Church, Charleston, including a blank report for Sunday School teachers. With a pastoral letter (1842) regarding "extension" or outreach of the local Episcopal Church, and a printed thank you letter from Barnwell to church members for their contributions...

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List (1843) of books in Communicant's Library; financial statements of expenses of St. Peter's Church for China missions, with salary for Bishop Boone; receipts for subscription for the Protestant Episcopal Society for the Advancement of Christianity in South Carolina; with Barnwell's 1832 prayer for his Litchfield, Connecticut friends.

Scope and Contents Letters from his brother Senator Robert Woodward Barnwell mostly on religious topics, troubles (1837, 1838) with student discipline at South Carolina College while he was President, noting his feeling he is not meant for this role; with a mention (1846) of catechism for Negroes; and a letter (1851) remarking on the errors in Traditions and Reminiscences Chiefly of the American Revolution by Joseph Johnson regarding their father Robert Barnwell; with an...