Furman, Richard, 1755-1825. Richard Furman papers, 1774-1823.
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Richard Furman papers, 1774-1823.
Chiefly personal correspondence re religion, education, politics, and social activities, including petition, c.1778, for establishment of seminary/academy in Santee, S.C.; 6 letters, 10 Sept. 1800-11 June 1818, Charleston, S.C., re revivals, foreign missions, evangelism among slaves, Baptist church in Beaufort, S.C., and other religious activities. Document, 31 Aug. 1805, re conveyance of land to the Incorporated Baptist Church of Charleston, S.C.; letter, 16 Feb. 1808, South Carolina College, Columbia, S.C., from William T. Brantly, re distress caused by embargo and need for assistance; letter, 14 Oct. 1811, Charleston, S.C., to John Julius Pringle, Board of Trustees, College of Charleston, re resignation from the board, and draft of letter to Charleston Baptist Association re appointment of delegates, religious conversion of slaves, and recent tornado damage. Letter, 5 Apr. 1814, Charleston, S.C., to "Dr. Rogers," Philadelphia, Pa., re missionary work in Philadelphia, Pa., death of Capt. John Hart, and request for pamphlet re biography of [Sarah], wife of Oliver Hart; 2 letters, 1 May 1819 and 23 Mar. 1820, Charleston, S.C., to Iveson L. Brooks, Caswell, N.C., re religious education of young men and invitation to preach in Furman's church while Furman attends [American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions] convention in Philadelphia, Pa. Letter, c. 1822, to Gov. Thomas Bennett, Columbia, S.C., re Denmark Vesey slave rebellion and S.C.'s opposition to evangelizing slaves; also including speech, Nov. 1775, appealing to residents of Broad and Saluda Rivers, S.C., re opposition to authority of the American Congress; letter, 26 June 1796, New York, N.Y., from William Brodhead, re Furman's land rights in Pennsylvania; letter, 16 Oct. 1823, to Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, re report re dueling, and meeting of Shiloh Society at Mariner's Church.
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