Mitchell, Samuel Williamson, 1833-1902 (SC 3324)

Authors

Manuscripts & Folklife Archives, Western Kentucky UniversityFollow

Publication Date

1-23-2019

Comments

This collection is archived in Manuscripts & Folklife Archives at Western Kentucky University; 270-745-6434; mssfa@wku.edu

Abstract

Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3324. Letter, 24 December, 1856?, of Samuel W. Mitchell, Danville, Kentucky (where he graduated from Centre College in 1857 and from the theological seminary in 1860) to H. B. Craig, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. Mitchell tells of his profitable resale to area Presbyterians of books purchased from an agent, and of meeting a “very fine” young lady. Describing Christmas in Danville, he notes the noisy firecrackers and the visibility of local African Americans, who uncharacteristically venture into the cold under the “impulse” of the liberty granted them during the holidays. He inquires about the state of Jefferson College in Canonsburg, and also mentions Elders Ridge Academy, McIntyre, Pennsylvania.

Disciplines

Religion | United States History

Recommended Citation

Folklife Archives, Manuscripts &, "Mitchell, Samuel Williamson, 1833-1902 (SC 3324)" (2019). MSS Finding Aids. Paper 4573.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_mss_fin_aid/4573