Papers [microform], 1814-1879.

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Papers [microform], 1814-1879.

Microfilmed journals, 1831-1840, 1845-1848, 1879, of an American Home Missionary Society minister who served at Sault Ste. Marie, 1831-1833, Peoria and Farmington, Illinois, 1836-1839, and Green Bay, Wisconsin, 1840-1848, and as chaplain at Fort Russell, Wyoming, in 1879, including descriptions of Porter's travels, daily activities as a pastor, and his religious life.

0.1 c.f. (1 folder) and.1 reel of microfilm (35mm)

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Porter, Jeremiah, 1804-1893.

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Congregational Church

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American Home Missionary Society

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The American Home Missionary Society was formed in 1826 by the Congregational and other Protestant churches to financially assist congregations until they could be self-sufficient. From the description of American Home Missionary Society records, 1825-1837. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 663880998 In 1826 the Congregational, Presbyterian, Reformed and Associated Reformed churches formed the American Home Missionary Society to coordinate their national missiona...