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Letter from D. S. Doggett (Williamsburg, Virginia) to Robert Paine (Aberdeen, Mississippi) - February 21, 1861

Doggett, D. S. (David Seth), 1810-1880
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A 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.

Date Created
1861-02-21
Subject - Topic/Names
Bishops
Priests
Methodists
Methodist conferences
Politics
Civil war
American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
Safe-conducts
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Methodist Church
Subject - Geographic
Southern States
Virginia
Staunton (Va.)
Baltimore (Md.)
Subject - Time Period
Nineteenth century
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P_MSS404_B001_F007_I003
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300000445311
Title
Letter from D. S. Doggett (Williamsburg, Virginia) to Robert Paine (Aberdeen, Mississippi) - February 21, 1861
Date Created
1861-02-21
Description
A 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.
Creator
Doggett, D. S. (David Seth), 1810-1880
Contributor
Paine, Robert, 1799-1882
Primary Language
English
Subject - Topic/Names
Bishops
Priests
Methodists
Methodist conferences
Politics
Civil war
American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
Safe-conducts
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Methodist Church
Subject - Geographic
Southern States
Virginia
Staunton (Va.)
Baltimore (Md.)
Subject - Time Period
Nineteenth century
Extent/Dimensions
17.5 x 22.4 cm
33.5 x 22.4 cm
17.5 x 22.1 cm
23.4 x 13.2 cm
5 pages, envelope
Content Type
Text
Content Genre
letters (correspondence)
Related Material
Manuscript Collection No. 404
Letter from D. S. Doggett (Williamsburg, Virginia) to Robert Paine (Aberdeen, Mississippi) - February 21, 1861 (Emory Digital Collections)
Source
Robert Paine papers
Sublocation
Box 1, Folder 7
Local Call Number
MSS 404
Rights Statement
The online edition of this book in the public domain, i.e., not protected by copyright, has been produced by the Emory University Digital Library Publications Program.
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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Emory University
Holding Repository
Pitts Theology Library
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1861
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