Personal documents, 1841-1866.

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Personal documents, 1841-1866.

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Personal Documents 1841-1866. Included in this series are several items of an exclusively personal nature relative to W.W. Allen. Included are Allen's license to preach, a letter from Allen to Rev. Mr. Smith inviting him marry Allen to Cornelia Niles, account sheets of the accounting the estate of J.O. Allen, the rules of the Flat Brook Literary Society written in Allen's hand, a description of Canaan by Allen written in 1841, a photograph of Allen, the registration paper for Allen's commitment to the NYS Lunatic Asylum, and the bill for Allen's coffin.

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Allen, J. Owen

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Allen, William W., 1829-1866.

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William W. Allen was born in 1829, and raised in Rensselaerville, New York. He graduated from Williams College in 1849, and in 1850 was a teacher in New Lebanon. In 1853 he was licensed to preach in the Baptist Church in Canaan, New York. Allen married Cornelia Niles of Rensselaervelle in 1855, and the same year became minister of churches at Sand Lake and Schodack. In 1858 he moved to Iowa, where he served as pastor at a number of churches across the state until 1865. During his time in Iowa he...

Nyles, Cornelia.

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New York (State) Lunatic Asylum

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