Letter : New York 1834 Oct. 30.

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Letter : New York 1834 Oct. 30.

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Morgan, John A., fl. 1830-1835; theologian. Professor at Lane Theological Seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio until he was dismissed in 1834 for siding with students in a debate over the Seminary's position on slavery. Letter is to students remaining at the Seminary offering advice and asking them to pay his debts and dispose of his belongings.Holograph letter and photocopy.

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Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections

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A faculty member at Lane Theological Seminary, John A. Morgan was dismissed on October 4, 1834 for his support of the student "rebels" involved with the abolitionist revolt. This revolt was led by Theodore Dwight Weld. Morgan went on to teach at Oberlin College, where many former students from Lane followed him. From the guide to the Letter : New York MS 0036., 1834 Oct. 30., (Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections) ...

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Weed, Edward, 1801-1851

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Lane Theological Seminary founded 1829; merged with Presbyterian Theological Seminary of the South in 1910, retaining its own name; merged with Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Chicago in 1932, under the name: Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Chicago. The seminary suffered from financial difficulties and controversies several times: internal struggle regarding abolitionist student movements; during the Old School/New School schism; in the 1890s when Prof. Henry Preserved Smith was tried and ...