Papers of Joseph C. Stiles, 1837-1869.

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Papers of Joseph C. Stiles, 1837-1869.

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Personal and professional correspondence of Joseph Clay Stiles, mostly letters addressed to him from colleagues, associates, and parishioners. The letters discuss the affairs of the Presbyterian Church in Kentucky, Virginia, New York, and Connecticut; Southern Aid Society and affiliated charitable institutions, and theological and social issues of the day, such as Campbellite controversy and slavery. Included is the correspondence of Gerard Hallock, Treasurer of the Southern Aid Society. There are a few documents relating to the Presbyterian Church in Kentucky and Virginia. Also included is a small group of the Civil War letters of Joseph C. Stiles and his son Randolph Stiles, a Confederate officer.

147 pieces.1 box.

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