- Collection:
- James Woodrow papers, 1808, 1836-1916 [bulk 1850-1867]
- Title:
- Letters: Woodrow family, 1853-1857
- Creator:
- Woodrow, James, 1828-1907
- Publisher:
- Columbia Theological Seminary Collection
- Date of Original:
- 1853/1857
- Subject:
- Woodrow family
Columbia Theological Seminary--History
Correspondence
Oglethorpe University--History--19th century
Presbyterian Church--History
Baker family
Natural history
Presbyterian universities and colleges - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Baldwin County, Milledgeville, 33.08014, -83.2321
United States, Georgia, Liberty County, 31.80723, -81.45626
United States, Georgia, Liberty County, Midway, 31.80577, -81.43066
United States, Ohio, Ross County, Chillicothe, 39.33312, -82.9824
United States, Virginia, Prince Edward County, 37.2243, -78.44108
United States, Virginia, Prince Edward County, Hampden Sydney, 37.24237, -78.45972 - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Fifteen letters from James Woodrow to family members (including a couple letters written by both James and his brother Thomas Woodrow), 1853-1857. James writes from Oglethorpe University in Georgia, where he has taken a new position, having resigned his position in LaFayette, Alabama. He writes to Joseph Wilson, husband of his sister Jeanie, and recounts his travels from Alabama to Georgia, and discusses details about his new position at Oglethorpe University. In an 1853 letter to their sister Marion, written from Chillicothe, Ohio, James Woodrow's brother Thomas gossips about local people, discusses the state of crops, and shares the experience of working at his store; the letter includes additions by James Woodrow at the end. In a second letter to Joseph, written from Oglethorpe University in 1853, Woodrow reports that he is studying Agassiz's 'Principals of Zoology.' While looking at shells and crabs found on the beach, he reflects on God's decisions in creating the components of a crab. The letter includes his sketch of a map of the Savannah River deltas. In 1854 letters to his sister Jeanie, he says that he wishes to be a 'practical geologist' and tells his sister that studying abroad would enable him to study collections of fossil plants and animals, and not just via books. He reports that he is growing attached to the Reverend Mr. Baker's daughter, Felie, and was required to pacify a student who was afflicted by "mania a potu." Woodrow also discusses his work in organizing a bible study class at the penitentiary near Milledgeville, and weighs the merits of studying in Europe versus answering a call to preach the Gospel. In a 1857 letter, he declines the offer of a chair at Franklin College due to his existing commitment to Oglethorpe University.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:gcl_jwp_gcl-20070804-20070804-03-02
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/gcl/jwp/do:gcl-20070804-20070804-03-02
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 56 pg.
- Holding Institution:
- Columbia Theological Seminary
- Rights:
-
