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Still imageA money changer and his patrons just inside the Jaffa gate at Jerusalem
Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930A money changer's shop near the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem, showing a line of waiting patrons.Subject - Time PeriodDate Issued or PublishedCollectionCopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATESA money changer's shop near the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem, showing a line of waiting patrons. -
TextA plea for Colonial Dioceses : in reply to strictures on the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel
Field, EdwardSummary: A report and plea to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel for additional funding for diocese in the British colonies in North America.Subject - Time PeriodDate Issued or PublishedCopyrightCOPYRIGHT UNDETERMINEDSummary: A report and plea to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel for additional funding for diocese in the British colonies in North America. -
TextCircular letter from John Wesley to "My Dear Brother," [unaddressed], London
Wesley, John, 1703-1791A circular letter from John Wesley sharing a letter he recieved which presents the financial state of the Methodists and proposes a method for paying off their debts.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightIN COPYRIGHTA circular letter from John Wesley sharing a letter he recieved which presents the financial state of the Methodists and proposes a method for paying off their debts. -
TextLetter from Charles Wesley to Ebenezer Blackwell, Bristol
Wesley, Charles, 1707-1788A letter from Charles Wesley to Ebenezer Blackwell following up on the whereabouts of a sum of money entrusted to Blackwell by a Mr. Lloyd which was intended for Wesley and asking for news of Wesley's brother, John Wesley.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightIN COPYRIGHTA letter from Charles Wesley to Ebenezer Blackwell following up on the whereabouts of a sum of money entrusted to Blackwell by a Mr. Lloyd which was intended for Wesley and asking for news of Wesley's brother, John Wesley. -
TextLetter from Jesse Boring (Athens, Georgia) to Robert Paine (Mobile, Alabama) - December 12, 1849
Boring, JesseA letter from Jesse Boring to Robert Paine discussing preparations, mainly the collection of funds and materials, for the planned mission to California.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATESA letter from Jesse Boring to Robert Paine discussing preparations, mainly the collection of funds and materials, for the planned mission to California. -
TextLetter from Jesse Boring (Columbus, Georgia) to Robert Paine (Aberdeen, Mississippi) - January 1, 1850
Boring, JesseA letter from Jesse Boring to Robert Paine recommending his estimates on the financial needs for the first year of the California mission and requesting Paine write him immediately.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATESA letter from Jesse Boring to Robert Paine recommending his estimates on the financial needs for the first year of the California mission and requesting Paine write him immediately. -
TextLetter from Jesse Boring (Mobile, Alabama) to Robert Paine (Aberdeen, Mississippi) - February 21, 1850
Boring, JesseA letter from Jesse Boring to Robert Paine updating him on the California-bound missionaries' plans to travel on to New Orleans and providing an informal report (with the promise of a formal one forthcoming) of the collections they've made in support of the mission.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATESA letter from Jesse Boring to Robert Paine updating him on the California-bound missionaries' plans to travel on to New Orleans and providing an informal report (with the promise of a formal one forthcoming) of the collections they've made in support of the mission. -
TextLetter from Jesse Boring (New Orleans, Louisiana) to Robert Paine ([?], Alabama) - February 25, 1850
Boring, JesseA letter from Jesse Boring to Robert Paine reporting on the planned departure of the missionaries aboard a steamship and including an itemized report of the mission finances.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATESA letter from Jesse Boring to Robert Paine reporting on the planned departure of the missionaries aboard a steamship and including an itemized report of the mission finances. -
TextLetter from Jesse Boring (San Francisco, California) to Robert Paine (Savannah, Georgia) - November 15, 1850
Boring, JesseA letter from Jesse Boring to Robert Paine giving an update on the mission and requesting additional missionaries be sent to support the mission, discussing the presence of Northern Methodist missionaries, and addressing published comments made in regards to Boring's management of the mission's finances.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATESA letter from Jesse Boring to Robert Paine giving an update on the mission and requesting additional missionaries be sent to support the mission, discussing the presence of Northern Methodist missionaries, and addressing published comments made in regards to Boring's management of the mission's finances. -
TextLetter from Jesse Boring (San Francisco, California) to Robert Paine - June 10, 1851
Boring, JesseAn incomplete letter from Jesse Boring to Robert Paine expressing his dismay over his treatment by the Board of Managers and Secretaries in regards to his handling of the mission finances, detailing the struggles the missionaries and their families have had to endure only to be so poorly treated by the church itself, expressing his concern that the delay in sending monetary aid is too late to make up the lost ground, announcing his intention to no longer personally draw on the missionary funds so that more of the money may be spent to support additional missionaries, assuring Paine of hisSubject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATESAn incomplete letter from Jesse Boring to Robert Paine expressing his dismay over his treatment by the Board of Managers and Secretaries in regards to his handling of the mission finances, detailing the struggles the missionaries and their families have had to endure only to be so poorly treated by the church itself, expressing his concern that the delay in sending monetary aid is too late to make up the lost ground, announcing his intention to no longer personally draw on the missionary funds so that more of the money may be spent to support additional missionaries, assuring Paine of his -
TextLetter 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.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATESA 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. -
TextLetter from John Wesley to "Sister" Gobby, Haverford
Wesley, John, 1703-1791A letter from Johnn Wesley to a "Sister" Gobby discussing the debate around allocating funds to build a preaching house in Harwich.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightIN COPYRIGHTA letter from Johnn Wesley to a "Sister" Gobby discussing the debate around allocating funds to build a preaching house in Harwich. -
TextLetter from John Wesley to "Tommy" Thomas Tattershall, London
Wesley, John, 1703-1791A letter from John Wesley to Thomas Tattershall giving Tattershall advice on navigating the financial decisions of the Conference in relation to his personal finances.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightIN COPYRIGHTA letter from John Wesley to Thomas Tattershall giving Tattershall advice on navigating the financial decisions of the Conference in relation to his personal finances. -
TextLetter from John Wesley to Francis Wrigley, Scarborough
Wesley, John, 1703-1791A letter from John Wesley to Francis Wrigley giving advice on how to proceed with assisting some of the people under Wrigley's spiritual care.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightIN COPYRIGHTA letter from John Wesley to Francis Wrigley giving advice on how to proceed with assisting some of the people under Wrigley's spiritual care. -
TextLetter from John Wesley to Robert Lindsay, Bristol
Wesley, John, 1703-1791A letter from John Wesley to Robert Lindsay discussing the sail of a chapel and the feasibility of sending another preacher to Ireland.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATESA letter from John Wesley to Robert Lindsay discussing the sail of a chapel and the feasibility of sending another preacher to Ireland. -
TextLetter from John Wesley to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, City Road [London]
Wesley, John, 1703-1791A letter from John Wesley to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley giving her advice on saving money.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATESA letter from John Wesley to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley giving her advice on saving money. -
TextLetter from John Wesley to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, West Street, [London]
Wesley, John, 1703-1791A letter from John Wesley to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley apologising for not having money to send and assuring her that he has asked Mr. Whitfield to gather the money and get it to her.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightIN COPYRIGHTA letter from John Wesley to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley apologising for not having money to send and assuring her that he has asked Mr. Whitfield to gather the money and get it to her. -
TextLetter from John Wesley to Thomas Rankin, London
Wesley, John, 1703-1791A letter from John Wesley to Thomas Rankin discussing yearly subscriptions and the challenge of paying off a large debt when contributions are lower than expected.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATESA letter from John Wesley to Thomas Rankin discussing yearly subscriptions and the challenge of paying off a large debt when contributions are lower than expected. -
TextLetter from Joshua Soule (Lebanon, Ohio) to Robert Paine - October 28, 1851
Soule, Joshua, 1781-1867A letter from Joshua Soule to Robert Paine giving an update on his wife's health, sharing that it is unlikely that he will be able to make it to the Tennessee Conference due to health and weather reasons, assuring Paine of his intention to attend the Memphis Conference, asking if Paine would cover Soule's financial obligations at the Tennessee Conference (to be repaid upon Soule's next return to Nashville), confirming he has received the appointments for the Missouri Conference, asking after Bishop Capers' appointments, and mentioning the sudden death of Brother Lanius.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATESA letter from Joshua Soule to Robert Paine giving an update on his wife's health, sharing that it is unlikely that he will be able to make it to the Tennessee Conference due to health and weather reasons, assuring Paine of his intention to attend the Memphis Conference, asking if Paine would cover Soule's financial obligations at the Tennessee Conference (to be repaid upon Soule's next return to Nashville), confirming he has received the appointments for the Missouri Conference, asking after Bishop Capers' appointments, and mentioning the sudden death of Brother Lanius. -
TextLetter from Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley to Sarah Wesley
Wesley, Sarah Gwynne, 1726-1822A letter from Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley to her daughter, Sarah, updating her daughter on the various social calls and dinners they have attended, advising her daughter on housekeeping finances, and asking after her sons, Samuel and Charles.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightIN COPYRIGHTA letter from Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley to her daughter, Sarah, updating her daughter on the various social calls and dinners they have attended, advising her daughter on housekeeping finances, and asking after her sons, Samuel and Charles. -
TextLetter from Sarah Wesley to "My dearest Uncle and Friend," [London]
Wesley, Sarah, 1760-1828A letter from Sarah Wesley to John Wesley thanking her uncle for placing a sizable amount of money aside for her and asking his advice on her using some of that money to support her mother.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATESA letter from Sarah Wesley to John Wesley thanking her uncle for placing a sizable amount of money aside for her and asking his advice on her using some of that money to support her mother.