Title: American Home Missionary Society Papers, 1825-1853
Collection identifier: 423
Primary Creator: American Home Missionary Society
Extent: 4.0 cubic feet. More info below.
Subjects: American Home Missionary Society, Atterbury, John G. (John Guest), 1811-1887, Bliss, Stephen, 1787-1847, Bond County--Greenville (Ill.), Calhoun County--Centerville (Ill.), Cleaveland, John P. (John Payne), 1799-1873, Clergy, Education, Fulton County--Canton (Ill.), Fulton County--Lewistown (Ill.), Greene County--Carrollton (Ill.), Hastings, Eurotas P., 1791-1866, Indiana, Jo Daviess County--Galena (Ill.), Lippincott, Thomas, 1791-1869, Madison County--Alton (Ill.), Madison County--Collinsville (Ill.), Madison County--Edwardsville (Ill.), Michigan, Missouri, Monteith, John, 1788-1868, Montgomery County--Hillsboro (Ill.), Morgan County--Jacksonville (Ill.), Peck, John Mason, 1789-1858, Pierce, John D., 1797-1882, Randolph County--Kaskaskia (Ill.), Sangamon County--Springfield (Ill.), Schuyler County--Rushville (Ill.), Vermilion County--Danville (Ill.)
Forms of Material: Copies, Organizational records
These letters and reports were written to the secretary of the American Home Missionary Society by Presbyterian and Congregational ministers and agents. They discuss social, economic, and educational issues in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Michigan. Some notable Illinois correspondents include Stephen Bliss, John Ellis, Thomas Lippincott, B. Y. Messenger, and John Mason Peck.
The Society's work in Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri is documented by 2,032 items (photostats), for which there is a chronological card calendar. Reports from Michigan are available on microfilm and calendared in Necia Ann Musser, "Home Missionaries on the Michigan Frontier, 1825-1846," 3 volume. (Ph.D. diss., University of Michigan, 1967).
The originals of the entire American Home Missionary Society collection went to the Amistad Research Center, Tulane University, in the 1970s.
American Home Missionary Society
Atterbury, John G. (John Guest), 1811-1887
Bliss, Stephen, 1787-1847
Bond County--Greenville (Ill.)
Calhoun County--Centerville (Ill.)
Cleaveland, John P. (John Payne), 1799-1873
Clergy
Education
Fulton County--Canton (Ill.)
Fulton County--Lewistown (Ill.)
Greene County--Carrollton (Ill.)
Hastings, Eurotas P., 1791-1866
Indiana
Jo Daviess County--Galena (Ill.)
Lippincott, Thomas, 1791-1869
Madison County--Alton (Ill.)
Madison County--Collinsville (Ill.)
Madison County--Edwardsville (Ill.)
Michigan
Missouri
Monteith, John, 1788-1868
Montgomery County--Hillsboro (Ill.)
Morgan County--Jacksonville (Ill.)
Peck, John Mason, 1789-1858
Pierce, John D., 1797-1882
Randolph County--Kaskaskia (Ill.)
Sangamon County--Springfield (Ill.)
Schuyler County--Rushville (Ill.)
Vermilion County--Danville (Ill.)
Repository: Illinois History and Lincoln Collections
Alternate Extent Statement: 6 microfilm reels
Original/Copies Note: American Home Missionary Society Records, 1816-1907: original records at the Amistad Research Center at Tulane University For more information please see https://amistad-finding-aids.tulane.edu/repositories/2/resources/72.
URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/ihlcsfa/american-home-missionary-society.pdf
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