Miscellaneous collection of letters and documents, 1784-1859 [manuscript]

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Miscellaneous collection of letters and documents, 1784-1859 [manuscript]

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Many of the letters are addressed to Rev. John McDowell, and a number are by clergy members. In general, topics range from church and legal matters to members of the legislature of New York. Writers include: Matthew Carey (1805), George W. Bethune (1835); several exchanges between Henry Kollock and his sister, Hetty; J.B. Pinney (1844); and Thomas Grimké (1826). There is also a survey of some properties in Elizabethtown (N.J.?) in 1874. There are also a few clippings.

ca. 100 items ; 31 cm. and smaller.

Haverford College Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7378921

Haverford College Library

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Kollock, Henry

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Pinney, John Brooke, 1806-1882

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John Brooke Pinney was an American born Presbyterian minister, serving as a missionary in Liberia on various occasions from 1833-1878. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1828 where he studied law. In 1832 he graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary and was ordained by the Presbytery of Philadelphia that same year. The following year Pinney became a missionary in Africa as agent of the American Colonization Society, which constituted him ex-officio Acting Governor of the colony o...

Grimké, Thomas Smith, 1786-1834

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Grimké served many benevolent causes and specifically peace. Brother of abolitionists Sarah and Angelina Grimké, Thomas Smith Grimké was a jurist and a writer. From the description of ALS, 1825 November, South Carolina to William McDowall Tart. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 44929911 Born in Charleston, South Carolina; practiced law and served as a state senator 1826-1830; championed temperance and world peace and supported a religious, utilitarian educa...

Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839

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Mathew C. Carey (1760-1839) was a publisher, economist, and humanitarian. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, and came to America in 1784, after involvement in Irish revolutionary activity. He took up his trade as a printer, publishing the Pennsylvania Herald and the periodical, The American Museum. His book publishing ventures prospered and his firm was a leader in American printing and publishing in the period 1795-1835. He was an active proponent of the protective tariff, as well as an ardent cha...

McDowell, John, 1780-1863

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John McDowell (1780-1863) served as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Elizabethtown, New Jersey from 1804 until 1833. Following his time at the First Presbyterian Church, he served at the Central Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia. Over the course of his career, Reverend McDowell served as trustee to Princeton University, Director of the Princeton Theological Seminary, both Permanent and Stated Clerk for the Presbyterian Church General Assembly, Professor at the Theological Seminary at...

Bethune, George W. (George Washington), 1805-1862

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