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Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, transcripts of letters relating to Delaware
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0462
Abstract
The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (SPG) was established in London in 1701 through a charter from King William III. The organization was created as a vehicle for sending priests and teachers to North America, in order to improve and expand the ministry of the Church of England to the colonists. The University of Delaware’s collection of Society for the Propagation of the Gospel Transcripts consists of one box of typescript letters related to the Delaware...
Dates:
1703-1782; Majority of material found within 1703-1776
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