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Baptism

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Baptismal records of enslaved and emancipated Cubans

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01636
Scope and Contents

Four separate letters directed to Catholic Priests in various localities in Cuba asking for the Baptism of children of enslaved individuals. One letter asks for Baptism from an emancipated man by the direction of Public Works for the state. Translations provided.

Dates: 1838-1875

Thomas Fury Letter to William Tate

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01421
Scope and Contents

One page letter informing Tate of the activities of peoeple he knew before going off to fight for the Confederacy. He reports that one person made a profession of religion and was baptized and another has volunteered for the war. Fury write on behalf of some of his friends reports that and all support the Southern Confederacy, send their regards, and pray for his safe return from war.

Dates: 1861 December 16