George Coles collection 1821-1851 Coles, George collection

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George Coles collection 1821-1851 Coles, George collection

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The George Coles collection contains 23 items written to the Methodist minister by acquaintances throughout the state of New York. Many of his correspondents discussed religious life in New York between 1821 and 1851.

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Methodist Church (U.S.)

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Coles, George, 1792-1858

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Reverend George Coles was born in England in 1792 and moved to the United States around 1818. An ordained Methodist preacher, he traveled around New York and Connecticut for several years, spending most of his time in New York; he lived in Poughkeepsie, Hudson, Peekskill, Cortlandt, and other towns. He served as an editor for the Christian Advocate and Journal and wrote several books, including My First Seven Years in America (1852) and Heroines of Methodism, or, Pen and Ink Sketches of the Moth...