Peck, John Mason, 1789-1858
Variant namesMissionary.
From the description of John Mason Peck. Journal, 1854. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78151182
Born in Connecticut, came west as an itinerant evangelist and strong abolitionist, settled in St. Clair County, Illinois. In 1827 he opened his Rock Spring Theological Seminary and High School which moved to Alton, Illinois in 1832 and was renamed Shurtleff College.
From the description of Papers, 1819-1856. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 53458400
Peck was a Pioneer Baptist minister, missionary, and journalist in western United States.
From the description of John Mason Peck Letters, 1796-1841 (Wake Forest University - ZSR Library). WorldCat record id: 59882792
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| associatedWith | American Baptist Churches of the Great Rivers Region. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Brown University. Society for Missionary Inquiry. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Dawson, Henry B. (Henry Barton), 1821-1889. | person |
| associatedWith | Dillon, Merton Lynn, 1924- | person |
| associatedWith | Duncan, Joseph, 1794-1844. | person |
| associatedWith | Edwards, Ninian, 1775-1833. | person |
| associatedWith | Farnsworth, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1793-1851. | person |
| correspondedWith | Going, Jonathan, 1786-1844. | person |
| associatedWith | Historical Society of Pennsylvania. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Lewis, Henry, 1819-1904. | person |
| associatedWith | Oliphant, J. Orin (James Orin), 1894-1979. | person |
| associatedWith | Reynolds, John, 1788-1865. | person |
| associatedWith | Russell, J. (John), 1793-1863. | person |
| associatedWith | Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866 | person |
| associatedWith | Western Baptist Educational Association. | corporateBody |
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Birth 1789
Death 1858
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