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Henry Newton papers, 1842-1900
Papers dating from 1842-1900 belonging to Henry Newton, a Presbyterian preacher raised in Athens, Georgia, who served numerous churches throughout northeast Georgia.
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Date of Original
1842/1900
Subject
Clergy--Georgia--Athens
Presbyterian Church--Georgia
Church records and registers--Georgia
Slaves--Georgia
Christian slaves--Georgia
Slavery--Georgia
Enslaved persons--Georgia
African Americans--Social conditions--Georgia
African Americans--Religion--Georgia
Slaves--Social conditions--Georgia
Slavery--Religious aspects--Christianity
Georgia--Race relations
Georgia--History--20th century
Georgia--History--19th century
Georgia--Economic conditions--20th century
Georgia--Economic conditions--19th century
Church membership--Georgia
Genealogy
Church membership--Georgia
Evolution--Religious aspects--Presbyterians
African Americans--Southern States--Religion--History--19th century
Slavery--Southern States
Slaves--Southern States
Enslaved persons--Southern States
Location
United States, Georgia, Clarke County, 33.95117, -83.36733
United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
United States, Georgia, Hall County, 34.31689, -83.81968
United States, Georgia, Jackson County, 34.13388, -83.56635
Medium
sermons
church records
registers (lists)
Type
Text
Description
Papers belonging to Henry Newton, a Presbyterian preacher raised in Athens who graduated from the University of Georgia in 1841 and the Columbia Theological Seminary in 1845. He served numerous Northeast Georgian churches from 1845-1897. Inside this collection is a sermon register volume, as well as a register embedded within the account book containing a listing of sermons preached (1863-1866) before multiple enslaved and emancipated audiences of African Americans with location details. There are also writings that document early sympathies shown for the theory of evolution within a religious setting, tensions over the question of slavery mounting within the Presbyterian Church, and economic and social conditions throughout Georgia, especially Jackson, Hall, and Clarke counties.
Language
eng
Holding Institution
Columbia Theological Seminary
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