John McLees papers, 1838-1918.

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McLees, John, 1812-1882. John McLees papers, 1838-1918.

John McLees papers, 1838-1918.

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Chiefly letters and papers re his work as Presbyterian minister, his missionary work among African-American slaves in Greenwood and Pickens Counties, S.C., family correspondence, and diaries re his life as a student at Columbia Theological Seminary and experiences as pastor of various churches in Abbeville District, S.C. Including list, c. 1850, compiled by McLees for theological students; letter, 21 Mar. 1860, Greenwood, S.C., W.F. Pearson to McLees, re case of church member who sold barrel of whiskey and inquiring if McLees thought that the case warranted suspension from church; letter, 8 Dec. 1862, Winder Hospital, Richmond, Va., J.H. Logan to McLees, re inconveniences caused by an inadequate supply of fuel, diseases common among the soldiers, methods for treating smallpox, and regretting unavailability of a chaplain. Letter, c. 1862, J.H. Logan to McLees, re physical effects of smallpox; letter, 29 Dec. 1864, Tullifiny Works near Pocotaligo, S.C., from a soldier to McLees, urging the congregation to pray for the soldiers, the military situation, desertions on both sides, need for the men to receive religious literature, officers trading liquor for votes, gallantry of the soldiers, military realities, and false hopes; memorial, c. 1882, by Rev. R.H. Reid, re John McLees. Fifteen diaries, 1838-1864, kept by John McLees, re his life at Columbia Theological Seminary; duties as a pastor in Abbeville District, S.C.; sermons preached in Greenwood, S.C.; marriages performed and funerals conducted; holding services for slaves; family and community events, and including accounts re his expenses and money received for services. Also including undated calendar of the collection.

450 items and 15 v.

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