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Brock Collection: Papers of Joseph C. Stiles

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Description
Personal and professional correspondence of Joseph Clay Stiles, mostly letters addressed to him from colleagues, associates, and parishioners. The letters discuss the affairs of the Presbyterian Church in Kentucky, Virginia, New York, and Connecticut; Southern Aid Society and affiliated charitable institutions, and theological and social issues of the day, such as Campbellite controversy and slavery.
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date
1837-1869.
Call number
mssBR Boxes 105 & 106
Creator
Stiles, Joseph C (1795-1875)(Opens in new tab)
Additional description
Included is the correspondence of Gerard Hallock, Treasurer of the Southern Aid Society. There are a few documents relating to the Presbyterian Church in Kentucky and Virginia
Provenance
Purchased with the Brock collection from Elizabeth Brock, 1922.
Associated people
Hallock, Gerard, (1800-1866.)
Associated organization
Southern Aid Society.
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