Salter, William, 1821-1910
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Pioneer Congregational minister, abolitionist, author. William Salter, one of the Iowa Band members from the Andover Theological Seminary in Massachusetts, was ordained in Denmark, Iowa in 1843. After spending two years as a circuit rider he became the pastor at the First Congregational Church in Burlington where he remained for over sixty years. Salter publicly opposed slavery, participating in Iowa's underground railroad network and helping to organize support for the free-staters in the Bleeding Kansas conflict. During the Civil War he served in the U.S. Christian Commission, administering aid and religious counsel to soldiers during the Atlanta Campaign. Salter was a prolific author, writing primarily biographies and histories.
From the description of Papers, 1842-1909. (State Historical Society of Iowa, Library). WorldCat record id: 52084549
Congregational clergyman, author, historiographer, and member of the Iowa Band.
From the description of William Salter papers, 1843-1907. (Oglesby Public Library District). WorldCat record id: 37175115
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Subjects:
- Abolitionists
- Antislavery movements
- Atlanta Campaign, 1864
- Biographers
- Congregational churches
- Circuit riders
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Historians
- Underground railroad
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- Iowa (as recorded)
- Burlington (Iowa) (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
