Postal cards addressed to Edward O. Guerrant, 1879-1901.

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Postal cards addressed to Edward O. Guerrant, 1879-1901.

Collection of 11 postal cards from various authors addressed to Rev. Edward O. Guerrant mostly regarding missionary work. The cards were sent to Guerrant at Louisville, Mt. Sterling, and Wilmore, Kentucky respectively. Most are brief, and describe missionary activities and conditions in such places as Leesburg, Columbus, Franklin, and Irvine, Kentucky, as well as Charlotte County Virginia, and Apopka and Wildwood, Florida. An October 1901 card remarks that Florida is "only short of paradise because man is vile."

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SNAC Resource ID: 7811272

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Guerrant, Edward O. (Edward Owings), 1838-1916

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Edward O. Guerrant (1838-1916) was a Confederate Army officer, physician at Mt. Sterling, Ky., Presbyterian missionary, and editor of The Soul Winner . From the guide to the Edward O. Guerrant Papers, ., 1856-1917, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Confederate Army officer, physician at Mt. Sterling, Ky., and Presbyterian missionary and editor. From the description of Edward O. Guerrant papers, 1856-1917 [manu...