Item 1: William Meade, 1852 June

Declares that he was brought up in the Episcopal Church and that he had never had any design of entering the Presbyterian ministry.

Item 2: Rt. Rev. C. P. Mcilvaine, Paris, France, to William Meade, 1853 May 28

Relates his journeys through England and the occasion to speak from different pulpits which it afforded him; made the case for evangelicalism wherever he went; noted that the High Church there was high and dry; warns Meade "Don't let this letter go out of your hands."

Item 3: William Meade to Rev. Thomas. Atkinson, 1853 June 17

Notes that correspondence between Meade and Atkinson has been of an official nature and not of a personal one because they differ in their views of church polity; fears that he is a tractarian; believes that he is not the worst choice for the Bishopric of North Carolina; informs him that he knows that many of the laity were opposed to the selection of anyone other than a Low Churchman; wished him well in the episcopate.

Item 4: William Meade, Millwood, to the Editor of the Calendar, 1853 July 20

Incomplete. Addresses the paper regarding two correspondents who had attacked a book as misleading which Meade had published containing extracts of J.M.'s [?] work on Baptismal Regeneration; argues that his design in publishing the book was to give an extract that was "as practical and useful as possible"; to have published the offending omitted passages would not have been "profitable" and would have been unrepresentative.

Item 5: William Meade, Millwood, to a minister, 1853 July 25

Expresses dismay over some of the errors which Wilberforce had fallen into in his History of the American Church, perhaps because of his remarks on slaveholders, to which the Southern Bishops objected; noted that English clergy might come to the General Convention in New York if invited, but that the invitation would be better if from a private individual or society; hopes no English clergy will come; affirms affection for England and the early influence of Wilberforce.

Item 6: William Meade, Winchester, Virginia, to Rev. J. A. Weed, Richmond, Virginia, 1854 May 22

Urges Weed, who has been attending Roman Catholic services to choose between the Episcopal and Roman Catholic churches; argues that since he was trained in an Episcopal seminary and has been preaching for ten years that he ought to choose between the two churches.

Item 7: William Meade, King George Co., Virginia, to Unknown, 1854 June 20

Informs correspondent that Bishop Whittingham warned Meade that he was injuring the Church by maintaining his association with the E. K. S. [Evangelical Knowledge Society] and that the E. K. S. had accused the Church of being corrupt; Meade argued that they had only noted that there was error in the church.

Item 8: William Meade, "Mountain View," to Ann, 1854 December 8

Expresses a long-held desire that a commentary on certain portions of the Bible be prepared for slaves; sends personal regards.