Papers, 1836-1917.

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Papers, 1836-1917.

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The collection contains two boxes of personal and family correspondence, and one box of materials on the Methodist Episcopal Church. The family correspondence, 1836-1917, comes from the Stafford family in Attica, Ind. and the Stitt family in Crawfordsville, Ind. Also included are estate documents and items from Stafford's real estate dealings in Ind. and Ill. The church materials (1850-1875) deal with Stafford's work and with his activity in various Methodist conferences. There are arrangements for the pulpit supply and purchase of church furnishings; meetings; and for the examination of ministerial candidates. The letters of John M. Stafford, 1867-1876, from school and his early preaching experience give a good view of the life of a young preacher. Photographs are stored in Visual Collections.

2 boxes.

Indiana Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6969524

Indiana Historical Society Library

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Methodist Episcopal Church

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The Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in the U.S. in 1784. The first general conference was held in 1792 and the constitution was adopted in 1900. In 1939 the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Protestant Church united to form the Methodist Church (U.S.). From the description of Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1791-1945. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122455885 From the guide to the Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1791-1945, (The New ...

Stafford, Oscar.

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Stafford family.

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Stafford, John M., 1845-1899

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Stitt family.

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Stafford, George Washington, 1815-1902

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Stafford, born in Virginia, grew up in Attica, Ind. Converted at the age of 21 in a Methodist prayer meeting, he was licensed to preach in the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1837. He devoted most of his adult life to preaching in eastern and northeastern Indiana. He also ran a farm near Crawfordsville. One of his sons, John M. Stafford, also became a Methodist Episcopal preacher. From the description of Papers, 1836-1917. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 19771...