Henry C. Lay Papers, 1842-1929

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Henry C. Lay Papers, 1842-1929

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Henry C. Lay was an Episcopal clergyman and bishop. Lay preached to the Army of Tennessee at times during the Civil War. The collection includes family and church-related correspondence, including sermons,scrapbooks, writings, and diaries of Henry C. Lay while an Episcopal priest inVirginia, 1846-1847; in Huntsville, Ala., 1847-1859; missionary bishop of Arkansasduring the Civil War; and missionary bishop of the Diocese of Easton, Md.,1869-1885. Included is a journal of Episcopal acts for most of the years1863-1885 and European travel diaries, 1866-1867 and 1878-1879. The Addition of July 2010 consists of a recipe book, circa 1915, belonging to Eliza Atkinson Lay.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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Lay, Henry C. (Henry Champlin), 1823-1885

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Episcopal Bishop of the Missionary District of the Southwest (which embraced the states of Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and the Republic of Texas, as well as the Indian Territory), and first Bishop of Easton. From the description of Henry Champlin Lay papers, 1847-1886. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 659543395 Henry Champlin Lay (1823-1885) was an Episcopal clergyman and bishop. Lay was an Episcopal priest in Virginia, 1846-1847; in Huntsville, Ala., 1847-1859;...