Linsley, Joel Harvey, 1790-1868

Presbyterian missionary in S.C. and Georgia; native of Vermont; 1811 graduate of Middlebury; admitted to the bar in 1815, and practiced law, 1815-1822; studied theology at Andover seminary, was licensed to preach, and became a domestic missionary in South Carolina; served as president, 1835-1845, of Marietta College in Ohio; also served as pastor of Presbyterian and Congregational churches in Boston, Mass., and Hartford and Greenwich, Conn.

From the description of Letter, 1829 May 26, Charleston, S.C., to Henry Davis, New York, N.Y. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 31448896