Emma Maria Service papers, 1803-1892 (bulk 1849-1888) [manuscript].

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Emma Maria Service papers, 1803-1892 (bulk 1849-1888) [manuscript].

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Family correspondence, chiefly 1849-1888, of Emma Maria Service of Augusta, Ga., and her parents, John Hugh James Service and Martha Stackhouse Williford Service, and their children from previous marriages, including William S. Williford, commission merchant at Macon, Ga., and Martha Williford, teacher at Montpelier Institute near Macon and missionary, 1850-1874, in West Africa (at least partly in Liberia) under Episcopal Bishop John Payne, whom she married; and letters from members of the Stackhouse family of Hinds County, Miss. Correspondence concerns William Williford's business in Macon; Martha Williford's work as teacher and as missionary; life in Hinds County, especially during the Civil War; Georgetown College, Georgetown, Ky., where Samuel H. Stackhouse was a student, 1860-1861; family activities; and other matters.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Payne, John, 1815-1874

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Episcopal Bishop of the Missionary District of Cape Palmas and Parts Adjacent (Liberia). From the description of John Payne papers, 1847-1873. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 663098037 ...

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Historical note: Georgetown College, the first Baptist college west of the Allegheny Mountains, was chartered and incorporated in 1829 by members of the Kentucky Baptist Education Association. The institution became co-educational in 1892 when it was consolidated with Georgetown Female Seminary. In addition, title to the property and endowment of Bethel College in Russellville, Kentucky, passed to Georgetown College in 1944. The college has continued to operate as a small liberal arts college wi...

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Service, John Hugh James.

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Service, Emma Maria.

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