Thomas S. Williams incoming correspondence, 1854.

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Thomas S. Williams incoming correspondence, 1854.

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Correspondence concerning arrangements for a meeting of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1854, and replies to the invitation to attend, the majority of which were arranged alphabetically by Williams. The arrangements included publishing notices of the meeting in newspapers, trying to obtain reduced train fares, and organizing housing for the delegates. Other members of the arrangements committee included Henry L. Miller and Daniel S. Dodge.

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American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions

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The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) was among the first American Christian missionary organizations. It was created in 1810 by recent graduates of Williams College. In the 19th century it was the largest and most important of American missionary organizations and consisted of participants from Protestant Reformed traditions such as Presbyterians, Congregationalists, and German Reformed churches. Before 1870, the ABCFM consisted of Protestants of several denominati...

Williams, Thomas Scott, 1777-1861

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Williams was a member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1813-16, 1819, 1825-29; U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1817-19; superior court judge in Connecticut, 1829-47; mayor of Hartford, Conn., 1831-35. He also was president of the American Tract Society of New York from May 1848 until his death. From the description of Thomas S. Williams incoming correspondence, 1854. (Hartford Public Library). WorldCat record id: 449938513 ...

Dodge, Daniel S.

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Miller, Henry L., 1912-1993

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Naval officer. From the description of Reminiscences of Henry Louis Miller : oral history, 1971. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122528552 ...