Abner Johnson Leavenworth Papers
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Scope and Contents
Correspondence and papers of Rev. Abner J. Leavenworth, Presbyterian clergyman relating to his theological studies at Andover, Massachusetts and New Haven, Connecticut and his ministry at Waterbury and Bristol, Connecticut, Charlotte, North Carolina and Warrenton and Petersburg, Virginia. Includes correspondence and accounts, 1835-1838, with Turner & Hughes, booksellers in Raleigh, North Carolina. Includes correspondence with his wife Elizabeth M. Peabody Leavenworth and a letter, 1832, from missionary friends in Turkey.
Dates
- Creation: 1825-1850
Creator
- Leavenworth, Abner Johnson (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access:
Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
Conditions Governing Use:
Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Extent
1.417 Linear Feet
Acquisition Information:
Acc. 2014.121 was received by Special Collections via Fedex on 5/19/2014. The letter was purchased for Swem Library with support from the SCRC Donors Fund.
Processing Information:
Box and folder list compiled by Gabbie DeCuir in October 2012.
Subject
- Peabody family (Family)
- Root family (Family)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Abner Johnson Leavenworth Papers
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: Special Collections Staff.
- Date
- 2007-06-04
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- The collection description/finding aid is written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository