Mrs. Walter Pierson collection, 1721-1902 (bulk 1755-1800).

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Mrs. Walter Pierson collection, 1721-1902 (bulk 1755-1800).

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Collection of sermons, correspondence, and other papers, 1721-1902 (bulk 1755-1800). Most of the collection consists of the papers of Archibald Laidlie and his immediate family, but there are also some papers related to the Scott family, including two letters from Rufus King to John W. Scott, and a printed sheet (undated) giving multiple copies of the Whig ticket headed by Joseph W. Scott as candidate for council. Other miscellaneous papers include a bundle of sermons dated 1721-1745, a number of deeds to land near Dakota City, Nebraska, dating from the 1870s, and a U.S. passport of the same date issued to Antonio Yznaga del Valle. The bulk of Laidlie's papers consists of sermons preached at Flushing (Netherlands) and New York, copies of the Heidelberg Catechism, and some volumes of his spiritual diary, written in 1755-1756; there are duplicate copies of some of the diary volumes. There are also papers recording his purchase of some debts due to Jared Lane of Connecticut, his notes (in Latin) on Hebrew and Arabic grammar, and letters to his brother, John Laidlie. Some are written from the Netherlands, including one describing the mourning customs he was obliged to observe after hearing the news of his mother's death. One letter describes his impressions of New York City soon after arriving there in 1765. Other family papers include letters from his widow, Mary Laidlie, copies of her will, and legal documents related to her interest in the estate of her father, Martin Hoffman. There are also letters from their son, William Laidlie, written while on military sevice in Vermont in 1800, and from their daughter, Catharine Laidlie Dey. Some of Catharine Dey's letters are written to her children, Mary Laidlie Dey and Richard Varick Dey. A box of sermons dating from the 1830s may be the work of Richard Varick Dey, and there are a few other letters to and from other members of the Dey family. A copy of the Magazine of the Reformed Dutch Church (May, 1827) contains a brief memoir of Archibald Laidlie.

1.6 linear feet (4 boxes)

Churchill County Museum

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Churchill County Museum

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King, Rufus, 1755-1827

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Rufus King (March 24, 1755 – April 29, 1827) was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He was a delegate for Massachusetts to the Continental Congress and the Philadelphia Convention and was one of the signers of the United States Constitution in 1787. After formation of the new Congress he represented New York in the United States Senate. He emerged as a leading member of the Federalist Party, serving as the party's last presidential nominee in the 1816 presidential election. The son...

Hoffman, Martin L.

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Pierson, Walter

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Archibald Laidlie was born in Scotland, served as pastor to the English church in Flushing (Netherlands), and in 1765 went to serve at the Dutch Reformed Church in New York City. From the description of Mrs. Walter Pierson collection, 1721-1902 (bulk 1755-1800). (New York University). WorldCat record id: 475889883 ...

Dey, Richard Varick, 1801-1837

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Richard Varick Dey was a young divinity student from New York City, attending the Theological Seminary in New Brunswick, New Jersey, when he met Lavinia Agnes Scott. Dey was the son of prominent New York attorney Anthony Dey and Catharine Laidlie; Catherine's father, the Rev. Archibald Laidlie, was the first minister called to preach in English in the Dutch Church in New York City. Richard developed a reputation as a gifted orator, a skill shared by his grandfather. Lavi...

Collegiate Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the City of New York

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The Collegiate Church is the oldest Protestant church in America with a continuous ministry since 1628. From the description of Records, 1639-1986. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155499009 ...

Laidlie, Mary Hoffman.

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Whig Party (U.S.)

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Lane, Jared

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Dey, Mary Laidlie.

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Scott family.

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Scott, John White Allen, 1815-1907

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Laidlie family.

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Hoffman family.

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Reformed Protestant Dutch Church (U.S.)

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From 1816 to 1826, was part of the United Missionary Society which merged with the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. From c.1833, the Board of Foreign Missions of the Reformed Dutch Church operated under the ABCFM, but separated completely in 1857. Later known as Reformed Church in America. From the description of Records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in North America, 1828. (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702152631 ...

Laidlie, John.

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Yznaga del Valle, Antonio.

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Scott, Joseph Warren, 1778-1871

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Day family.

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Laidlie, William.

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Dey, Catharine Laidlie.

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Laidlie, Archibald, 1727-1779

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