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Transcripts of early Newark, Delaware, church records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0347
Abstract
This single volume, created through a 1936-1937 National Youth Administration project, supervised by Henry Clay Reed, the noted Delaware historian and University of Delaware professor, contains transcriptions from the record books of five Newark churches: the Village Presbyterian Church; the First Presbyterian Church; the Welsh Tract Baptist Church; the White Clay Creek Presbyterian Church; and the Head of Christiana Church. The records inlcude detailed accounts of minutes from meetings;...
Dates:
1739-1906
Athaliah Voorhies spiritual journal
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0116
Abstract
This spiritual diary and journal was kept by Athaliah Voorhies of Hamilton Square, New Jersey, from 1838-1844. Entries primarily are of a religious nature and feature meditations, biblical text, and comments on sermons delivered by a number of preachers. Brief entries also note community births, deaths, marriages, accidents, and events regarding family members.
Dates:
1838-1844