Papers, 1864-1885.

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Papers, 1864-1885.

Personal correspondence of Bishop Green, the first Protestant Episcopal Bishop of Mississippi and a founder of the University of the South in Sewanee.

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University of the South

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Green, William Mercer, 1798-1887

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First Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Mississippi. From the description of William Mercer Green papers, 1833-1879. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 657647634 William Mercer Green was born in Wilmington, N.C., graduated from the University of North Carolina, and in 1837 became Episcopal chaplain and professor of belles-lettres at his alma mater. He became the first Episcopal bishop of Mississippi in 1849. He was also instrumental in the founding of the University of the Sout...

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 ...