John D. Wells diaries 1852, 1862-1888

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John D. Wells diaries 1852, 1862-1888

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John D. Wells was pastor of the South Third Street Presbyterian Church in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Williamsburg from 1850 until his death in 1903. The John D. Wells diaries are contained in six bound volumes and consist of daily entries recorded by Wells during the period 1862 to 1888. Entries relate to Wells's work as pastor of the South Third Street Presbyterian Church, as well as the general affairs and activities of the congregation. The diaries also contain records of parishioners who had died each year, including dates of death and, occasionally, names of family relatives and causes of death. News clippings, correspondence, and programs are also interfiled throughout.

0.83 Linear feet; in two manuscript boxes.

Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)

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South Third Street Presbyterian Church (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.).

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The First Presbyterian Church, Newtown (founded in 1652) and the First Presbyterian Church, Jamaica (founded in 1662) were the first organized Presbyterian churches in what is today New York City. Located in the present-day borough of Queens, the original churches faced religious suppression when they were forced to take on Anglican pastors by the ruling Anglican colonial governors. After years of religious persecution, including the imprisonment of the Presbyterian preacher and fat...

Wells, John D. (John Dunlap), 1815-1903

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Pastor of the South Third Avenue Presbyterian Church of Williamsburg, 1850-1903. From the description of Daybooks, 1862-1888. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155451764 John Dunlap Wells was born in 1815 in Whitesboro, N.Y. to Solomon Wells and Marion Dunlap. He graduated in 1838 from Union College in Schenectady, N.Y., and was principal of Green Academy in Huntsville, AL from 1838 to 1840. He later attended the Theological Seminary at Princeton, N.J., from which ...