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Letter from William Capers (Charleston, South Carolina) to Robert Paine - April 25, 1849
Capers, William, 1790-1855A letter from William Capers to Robert Paine proposing arrangements for the rotating assignment of Bishops (Capers, Paine, and Andrew) to oversee the Western, Middle, and Eastern regions of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, conferences. -
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Letter from William Capers (Anderson, [South Carolina]) to Robert Paine (Aberdeen, Mississippi) - March 22, 1853
Capers, William, 1790-1855A letter from William Capers to Robert Paine discussing the monetary collections he sent to Joshua Soule, offering his opinion on which of them should attend the Alabama Conference annual meeting, and listing where each of the conferences' annual meetings in the eastern region will be held. -
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Letter from D. S. Doggett (Williamsburg, Virginia) to Robert Paine (Aberdeen, Mississippi) - February 21, 1861
Doggett, D. S. (David Seth), 1810-1880A letter from D. S. Doggett to Robert Paine asking for his thoughts on the case of Richard Smiley who is under investigation with the possibility of suspension from the conference, discussing Doggett's decision to temporarily replace Smiley with another preacher (Starr), asking if Paine might send another man to assist, and speaking to the uncertain position of Virginia in regards to the formation of the Confederacy and withdrawal from the Union. -
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Letter from John Early (Lynchburg, Virginia) to Robert Paine - June 19, 1855
Early, John, 1786-1873A letter from John Early to Robert Paine asking after William Finlay who was recently transferred to the Virginia Conference, sharing his concern about manning the Kansas Missionary Conference in light of the manpower needed in both the Missouri and St. Louis Conferences, making suggestions for how the bishops can cover conference responsibilities if either Bishop Kavanaugh or Pierce travels to California, and asking for Paine's thoughts on the matter. -
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Letter from John Early (Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania]) to Robert Paine - July 18, 1855
Early, John, 1786-1873A letter from John Early to Robert Paine mentioning that he and his wife travelled to Philadelphia to settle his daughter Bettie (Elizabeth) for medical treatment, sharing his plans to travel to Western Virginia, arguing that it is too expensive to send one of the Bishops to California and that he will discuss the matter with Bishop Andrew, confirming Paine's decisions to transfer two preachers to the St. Louis Conference, recommending that preachers be pulled from the Mississippi and St. -
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Letter from John Early (Lynchburg, Virginia) to Robert Paine (Aberdeen, Mississippi) - June 18, 1855
Early, John, 1786-1873A letter from John Early to Robert Paine mentioning that his wife and daughter (Elizabeth) are both unwell, discussing his recent travels and future travel plans, making recommendations for possible preachers to assign to the Kansas Mission, discussing the transfer of William Parsons, expressing his concerns about the St. Louis Conference management, and discussing possibilities of sending a Bishop to the Pacific Conference and how to manage that Bishop's conferences while they are gone. -
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Letter from John Early (Nashville, Tennessee) to Robert Paine - October 13, 1860
Early, John, 1786-1873A letter from John Early to Robert Paine reporting on the success of the Western Virginia, Kentucky, and Louisville conferences, discussing issues with James Atkins, and asking Paine to pass along Early's greetings to members of the Holston Conference. -
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Letter from John Early (Nashville, Tennessee) to Robert Paine (Asheville, North Carolina) - October 16, 1860
Early, John, 1786-1873A letter from John Early to Robert Paine presenting options for arranging their attendance schedules at various conferences, reporting on the Western Virginia, Kentucky, and Louisville Conferences, mentioning that he is preparing certificates for ministers converting from other denominations, and discussing an issue of funding for missionaries to be sent to Central America. -
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Letter from John Early (Lynchburg, Virginia) to Robert Paine - November 1860
Early, John, 1786-1873A letter from John Early to Robert Paine offering his suggestions for shifting preachers within the Virginia Conference, informing Paine that he had transferred a preacher to the Virginia Conferences at the request of Bishop Andrew, commenting on a recent election, and asking for certificates used when preachers from other denominations convert. -
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Letter from John Early (Lynchburg, Virginia) to Robert Paine (Aberdeen, Mississippi) - March 23, 1861
Early, John, 1786-1873A letter from John Early to Robert Paine discussing his son-in-law's search for an appointment as a paymaster for the Confederate Army under recommendation to Jefferson Davis by a number of other prominent men, requesting that Paine add his recommendation to the list, mentioning the Virginia Convention's hesitance to secede, and sharing that he has heard the Baltimore Conference has voted by large majority to secede. -
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Letter from John Early (Richmond, Virginia) to Robert Paine (Aberdeen, Mississippi) - February 24, 1862
Early, John, 1786-1873A letter from John Early to Robert Paine discussing the dangerous state of affairs in Virginia and Tennessee and recommending that they postpone the General Conference until 1863 since a number of conferences will not be able to safely hold their annual meetings due to military action. -
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Letter from John Early (Richmond, Virginia) to Robert Paine (Aberdeen, Mississippi) - August 27, 1862
Early, John, 1786-1873A letter from John Early to Robert Paine discussing an issue with Brother Mizell abandoning his assigned district in Tennessee, discussing an issue with Rufus Hefflin departing the North Carolina Conference before a hearing could be held regarding charges against him, mentioning that he does not intend to transfer either of these preachers to Texas, sharing his tentative plans for holding the Tennessee, Holston, and Virginia Conferences, and discussing his disappointment in the conduct of the northern forces. -
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Letter from John Early (Lynchburg, Virginia) to Robert Paine - August 27, 1871
Early, John, 1786-1873A letter from John Early to Robert Paine confirming that the distribution to Paine from the Bishop Fund of the Virginia Conference was correct, requesting Paine facilitate the disbursement of $500 from the North Carolina Conference Bishop Fund, and providing a brief update on his health. -
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Letter from John Early (Near Richmond, Virginia) to Robert Paine (Alexandria, Virginia) - July 19, 1871
Early, John, 1786-1873A letter from John Early to Robert Paine explaining that he was delayed in his travels but plans on continuing to Natchez, asking Paine to send a preacher to a Presiding Elder Field from the Virginia Conference, making suggestions for who to send to Field, suggesting a preacher to sent to Washington City, suggesting Paine advise the preacher being sent to Randolph about his responsibility to the local congregation, and asking about a preacher who was transferred to Virginia. -
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Letter from H. H. Kavanaugh (Versaille, Kentucky) to Robert Paine (Aberdeen, Mississippi) - June 22, 1860
Kavanaugh, H. H. (Hubbard Hinde), 1802-1884A letter from H. H. Kavanaugh to Robert Paine providing an update on his slowly improving health, encouraging Paine to answer the request for a sermon to be published, and making a vague reference to a colleague from Virginia visiting Kentucky (possibly D. S. Doggett). -
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Letter from John Early (Washington, D.C.) to Robert Paine (Aberdeen, Mississippi) - May 25, 1860
Early, John, 1786-1873This letter contains harmful and/or objectionable language and perspectives. -
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The Baltimore Conference, 1844-1866
Armstrong, James Edward, 1830-1908Date1895CopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATESFree
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After fifty years
Butts, D. G. C. (Daniel Gregory Claiborne), 1848-1930Date1920CopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATESFree
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