Papers, 1880-1912.

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Papers, 1880-1912.

Correspondence and legal papers, including a volume of sermons, 1879-1893; civil and criminal dockets, 1879-1916, of cases tried before Wilkerson; a diary and account book, 1880-1886, giving an account of small farm operations; and a record, 1884-1895, of the Hopewell Church (Methodist Episcopal Church, South) of Catawba County containing Sunday school records, library lending records, and minutes of church meetings.

96 items.

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Hopewell Church (Catawba County, N.C.)

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Methodist Episcopal Church, South.

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In 1845, as a result of the North-South tensions, the Methodist Episcopal Church conferences in the Southern states withdrew to form the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. In 1874 at the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South held in Louisville, Kentucky, a Board of Commissioners was appointed to meet with a similar board from the Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC). The Board was empowered to begin talks the MEC board that would resolve differences between the two denomination...

Wilkinson, Sidney W.

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Farmer and justice of the peace; from Edith (Catawba Co.), N.C. From the description of Papers, 1880-1912. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20504579 ...