Rev. William W. Patton diaries and account book, 1835-1889.

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Rev. William W. Patton diaries and account book, 1835-1889.

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A series of diaries and an account book kept by Rev. William Weston Patton. Patton was a native of New York and lived in Connecticut between 1847 and 1857. During that time he served as pastor of the Fourth Congregational Church in Hartford. The diaries begin in 1835, his college years, and continue uninterrupted till 1862. These cover his time in seminary, as a pastor in Boston, Hartford, and Chicago. Patton recorded family deaths and anniversaries of the deaths. His entry on the death of his first wife covered ten pages. In 1837 he related the story of his conversion. Articles Patton had published in the Chicago Tribune are mentioned in his 23 December 1861 entry, as well as his strong views on abolition. The next volume, 1866-1867, is a travel journal, including a trip to Western Europe and the Holy Land. The final volume begins in 1871 with Patton's experience during the Chicago fire. The final entry, 20 December 1889, was written on the day of his retirement from the presidency of Howard University, eleven days before his death. A loose sheet in the back of the final volume lists the pros and cons Patton considered as he faced the decision to move from Boston to Hartford. The account book covers fees for marriages performed, the family's domestic help, book and stationary costs, clothing, travel expenses, donations, and the family's general expenses while living in Boston and Hartford.

0.5 linear foot (1 box).

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Howard University

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Howard University is a private, federally chartered historically black research university in Washington, D.C. Tracing its history to 1867, from its outset Howard has been nonsectarian and open to people of all sexes and races. The institution was named for General Oliver Otis Howard, a Civil War hero who was both the founder of the university and, at the time, commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau. The U.S. Congress chartered Howard on March 2, 1867 and much of its early funding came from endow...

Patton, William W. (William Weston), 1821-1889

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Rev. William Weston Patton was born in New York on October 19, 1821. He was a graduate of the University of the City of New York and Union Theological Seminary. After being ordained, Patton served as pastor of the Phillips Congregational Church in Boston (1843-1846), the Fourth Congregational Church in Hartford (1846-1857), and a church in Chicago. He was a member of many organizations, including the American Missionary association and the Society of the Cincinatti. Patton was the author of seve...