James, Horace, 1818-1875
Horace James (1818-1875) was born in Medford, Mass. He graduated from Yale in 1840, and was installed as pastor of the Old South Church in Worcester, Mass., in 1853. From 1861 to 1864, he was chaplain of the 25th Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers. In 1864, he was appointed a superintendent of freedmen in North Carolina. James returned to Massachusetts as pastor of a church in Lowell and as an associate editor of the _Congregationalist_.
From the description of Correspondence, 1852-1870. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191259455
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| referencedIn | Staples, Samuel E. (Samuel Elias), 1822-1902. Papers, 1849-1900. | American Antiquarian Society | |
| referencedIn | United States American Freedmen's Inquiry Commission records, 1862-1864. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874. Correspondence, 1829-1874 | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Bird, F. W. Letter, 1854 January 16, East Walpole, to Horace James [n.p.]. | Dartmouth College Library | |
| referencedIn | First Church (Worcester, Mass.). Records, 1724-1920. | Gadsden Public Library | |
| referencedIn | Henry Martyn Dexter correspondence, 1843-1845, 1852-1857 | University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection | |
| creatorOf | James, Horace, 1818-1875. Correspondence, 1852-1870. | Gadsden Public Library |
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| associatedWith | Bird, F. W. | person |
| associatedWith | Dexter, Henry Martyn, 1821-1890 | person |
| associatedWith | First Church, Old South (Worcester, Mass.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | First Church (Worcester, Mass.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Gough, John B. (John Bartholomew), 1817-1886. | person |
| associatedWith | Staples, Samuel E. (Samuel Elias), 1822-1902. | person |
| correspondedWith | Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 | person |
| correspondedWith | United States. American Freedmen's Inquiry Commission. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 25th (1861-1865) | corporateBody |
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Birth 1818
Death 1875
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