- Collection:
- Columbia Theological Seminary Manuscript Collection
- Title:
- Letters from John Bailey Adger to James Henley Thornwell, 1847-1857
- Creator:
- Adger, John B. (John Bailey), 1810-1899
- Contributor to Resource:
- Thornwell, James Henley, 1812-1862
- Date of Original:
- 1847
1852
1854
1857 - Subject:
- African Americans--Missions--Charleston (S.C.)--19th century
Enslaved persons
Presbyterian Church--South Carolina
Presbyterian Church--South Carolina--Newspapers
Presbyterians--South Carolina
Presbyterians--South Carolina--Clergy
Slavery
Slaves--Religious life
Charleston Mercury (Charleston, S.C. : 1825)
Southern Presbyterian (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1847-1908
Southern Presbyterian. (Columbia, S.C.)
Charleston Union Presbytery (1839-1852)
Columbia Theological Seminary--History--19th century
Columbia Theological Seminary. Faculty
Glebe Street Presbyterian Church (Charleston, S.C.)
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (New School)
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (Old School). General Assembly
Princeton Theological Seminary
Second Presbyterian Church (Charleston, S.C.)
Western Theological Seminary of the Presbyterian Church
Charleston (S.C.)
Charleston (S.C.)--Newspapers
South Carolina - People:
- Adger, John B. (John Bailey), 1810-1899--Personal correspondence
Baird, Washington, -1868
Boardman, Henry A. (Henry Augustus), 1808-1880
Breckinridge, Robert J. (Robert Jefferson), 1800-1871
Dubose, Julius J. (Julius Jesse), 1808-1852
Gildersleeve, Benjamin, 1791-1875
Howe, George, 1802-1883
Humphrey, Edward P. (Edward Porter), 1809-1887
Lord, John C. (John Chase), 1805-1877
Magrath, A. G. (Andrew Gordon), 1813-1893
Palmer, B. M. (Benjamin Morgan), 1818-1902
Smith, B. M. (Benjamin Mosby), 1811-1893
Smyth, Thomas, 1808-1873
Thornwell, James Henley, 1812-1862--Personal correspondence
Trapier, Paul, 1806-1872
Young, John Clarke, 1803-1857 - Location:
- United States, South Carolina, 34.00043, -81.00009
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
manuscripts (documents)
personal correspondence - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Letters from John Bailey Adger to James Henley Thornwell concerning reception of his sermon [The religious instruction of the colored population, May 1847], a review of Trapier’s sermon from “Many Citizens” [A.G. Magrath], the possibility of upcoming ministry [to enslaved persons], and writing on Apostolic Christianity, Charleston (S.C.), October 28, 1847; requesting Thornwell’s opinion of his moving to Glebe Street Presbyterian Church (Charleston, S.C.) and concerning the death of Dubose, Charleston (S.C.), April 27, 1852; discussing activities at the [64th (Old School)] General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. concerning the nomination of Breckinridge and others, and an overture from the Charleston Union Presbytery concerning its status, Charleston (S.C.), May 24, 1852; concerning the General Assembly’s action towards the Charleston Union Presbytery, Charleston (S.C.), June 14, 1852; regarding his concern over Howe and his treatment of Palmer, Allegheny’s [Western] interest in Thomas Smyth’s library, Baird’s interest to sell out the Southern Presbyterian and hopes Gildersleeve will be editor, and B.M. Smith’s decline as chair [at Columbia], Pendleton (S.C.), Feb 18, 1854; commending Thornwell to remain at the seminary rather than return to South Carolina College, Pendleton (S.C.), October 10, 1857.
Institution: C. Benton Kline, Jr. Special Collections and Archives, John Bulow Campbell Library, Columbia Theological Seminary - Metadata URL:
- http://cdm17323.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p17323coll7/id/1960
- IIIF manifest:
- https://cdm17323.contentdm.oclc.org/iiif/2/p17323coll7:1960/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 18 pages
- Original Collection:
- James Henley Thornwell papers, 1836-1861
- Holding Institution:
- Columbia Theological Seminary
- Rights:
-
