Francis Asbury collection, 1791-1978.

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Francis Asbury collection, 1791-1978.

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The collection consists of materials relating to Francis Asbury including correspondence, a copy of Asbury's last will and testament, notes on Methodist Conferences, and printed material. The four pieces of correspondence includes a autobiographical letter from Abraham Andrews (1800), an 1805 letter from Asbury to Thomas Coke, and a letter from Soloman Sias (Rochester, New Hampshire) in 1812. Of particular interest is a handwritten reply to a question posed to the Western Annual Conference in 1808 regarding slavery and a petition to Governor Edward Telfair signed by Asbury and others for a charter to incorporate the Methodist Episcopal Church in Georgia in 1791.

.5 linear ft. (2 boxes)

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8332438

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Asbury, Francis, 1745-1816

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Francis Asbury (1745-1816) was one of the first two bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States. Born in England, he came to America in 1771; in 1784 he, with Thomas Coke, was named the head of the Methodist Church in America. There is a statue to his memory in Washington, DC, and in many towns and cities across America one may find an Asbury United Methodist Church. From the guide to the Francis Asbury Letters, 1811, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse ...

Methodist Episcopal Church

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The Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in the U.S. in 1784. The first general conference was held in 1792 and the constitution was adopted in 1900. In 1939 the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Protestant Church united to form the Methodist Church (U.S.). From the description of Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1791-1945. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122455885 From the guide to the Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1791-1945, (The New ...