Francis Lister Hawks letter, 1844 May 11.

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Francis Lister Hawks letter, 1844 May 11.

Letter from Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi, describes the state convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church, Hawks' election as bishop of Mississippi, expected opposition to his election in the General Convention of the church, and prospects for church expansion in Mississippi.

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Episcopal Church

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In 1982, the General Convention of the Church deleted the words "Protestant" and "in the United States of America" from the official title of the Church, making it the Episcopal Church. From the description of Records of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States of America, Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, 1823-1975 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702152635 ...

Hawks, Francis L. (Francis Lister), 1798-1866

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American priest of the Episcopal Church, church historian, and North Carolina politician. From the description of Francis L. Hawks Letters [manuscript] 1852-1860. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 420463382 American divine. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to an unidentified correspondent, [18]53 Aug. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270470744 Protestant Episcopal clergyman, historian, and first president of the U...