Penuel Bowen family correspondence, 1772-1795.

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Penuel Bowen family correspondence, 1772-1795.

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Correspondence (1772-1788) of Penuel Bowen includes a letterbook fragment (1786-1788) containing drafts of his letters from Charleston (S.C.), Johns Island (S.C.), and Savannah (Ga.) to family members and clergymen. Correspondence concerns his attempts to obtain a parish post, the education of his children, his philosophy of education, the difficulties of raising his children while separated from his family, comparisons between the North and South, and other matters. Correspondence (1788-1795) of Susannah Barrett Bowen, widow of Penuel Bowen, concerns her husband's death, plans to return to Boston (Mass.), religious matters, her assistance from the Society for the Relief of Widows and Orphans of the Protestant Episcopal Clergy, and other matters. Included is a letter (1795) to her from Bishop Robert Smith concerning her son Nathaniel Bowen. Other correspondents include her brother Samuel Barrett and sister Anna Hill (both in Boston), and Nathaniel Russell of Charleston (S.C.).

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Russell, Nathaniel, 1738-1820

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Charleston, S.C. merchant and South Carolina state legislator. He was a native of Bristol, Rhode Island. From the description of Letter : Charleston, [S.C.] to Samuel and William Vernon, 1771 Jan. 11. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36865609 ...

Bowen, Penuel, 1742-1788

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Episcopal minister. A native of New England, Penuel Bowen was appointed to a parish on Johns Island (S.C.) in 1787 and died there late in 1788. After his death his wife, Susannah Barrett Bowen (1741-1797), moved back to her native city of Boston (Mass.). Nathaniel Bowen (1779-1839), Penuel Bowen's second son, was born in Boston. Penuel Bowen's daughter Susannah Bowen (1783-1835) married John Cooke (1775-1840) of Cambridge, Massachusetts. From the description of Penuel Bowen family co...

Epsiscopal Church

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Society for the Relief of the Widows and Orphans of the Clergy of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the State of South-Carolina

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Church relief society formed in 1762 and incorporated in 1786. From the description of Correspondence concerning the family of O.T. Porcher, 1877. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32144575 ...

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 ...

Smith, Robert, 1732-1801

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Robert Smith was a Revolutionay patriot and the first Episcopal bishop of South Carolina. He was the rector of St. Philip's Church (Charleston, SC), an early trustee of the College of Charleston, and the first president of the College. From the description of Collection, 1785-1802. (College of Charleston). WorldCat record id: 47016987 Robert Smith was the rector of St. Philip's Church (Charleston, S.C.); first Episcopal bishop of South Carolina and first President of the Col...

Bowen, Nathaniel, 1779-1839

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Bishop of the Diocese of South Carolina, Protestant Episcopal Church, 1818-1839. From the description of Letter to [Edward] Neufville, 1833 September 30. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 50696663 Episcopal Bishop of South Carolina. From the description of Nathaniel Bowen papers, 1817-1835. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 654374368 ...

Bowen family.

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Bowen, Susannah Barrett, 1741-1797.

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