Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
John Mason Peck Letters
MS3
0.21 Linear Feet
1 half-document box
1796-1841
Peck was a pioneer Baptist minister, missionary, and journalist in the western United States. Twelve of the letters in this collection are from prominent Baptist leaders with decided views on missionary funds, support for Peck's newspaper and missionary activities, and doctrinal questions. Several letters relate to book purchases and are not addressed to Peck.
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Biographical Note
Peck was a pioneer Baptist minister, missionary, and journalist in the western United States.
Collection Overview
This collection contains correspondence to and from John Peck. Twelve of the letters are from prominent Baptist leaders with decided views on missionary funds, support for Peck's newspaper and missionary activities, and doctrinal questions. Several letters relate to book purchases and are not addressed to Peck.
Missing Title
- Baptists -- Missions -- Western States
- Baptists -- Clergy
- Missionaries -- United States
Preferred Citation
John Mason Peck Letters (MS3), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for use.
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Processing Information
Processed by John Woodard. Encoded by Apex, March, 2005. Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), with support provided through North Carolina ECHO.
Missionaries -- United States
Baptists -- Missions -- West (U.S.)
Baptists -- Clergy
Bradley, Joshua (1773-1855) ALS Middletown1830 February 1511Scope and ContentsLetters dated from 1796-1841 from or to John Mason Peck, a pioneer Baptist minister, missionary, and journalist in the Western United States. 12 of the letters are from prominent Baptist leaders with decided views on missionary funds, support for Peck's newspaper and missionary activities, and questions of doctrine. Several letters relate to book purchases and are not addressed to Peck.
Bennett, Alfred (1780-1851) ALS St. Louis1835 January 1211Howell, Robert Boyte Crawford (1801-1868) ALS White Creek Springs, Tennessee1839 August 811Wilson, John S. (1795-1835) ALS Louisville1834 September11McCoy, Isaac (1784-1846) ALS Westport, Missouri1834 December 1111Rogers, William (1751-1824) ANS to William Young, Philadelphia1796 February 411Lincoln, Heman (1821-1887) ALS Boston1834 July 1011Broaddus, Andrew (1770-1848) ALS St. Francisville, Missouri1840 June 311Benedict, David (1779-1874) ALS Pawtucket1840 April 1411Brown, Thomas, ALS Scotch Plains1811 March 111Taylor, James Barnett (1819-1871) ALS Richmond, VA1841 May 2511Johnson, William Bullein (1782-1862) ALS to William M. Woodward, Columbia1811 October 711Ruter, M. ALS to Samuel Williams1827 May 2911Staughton, William (1770-1829) ALS Philadelphia1819 September 1511Bolles, Lucius (1799-1844) ALS to Hubbel Loomis, Boston1830 February 1111Taylor, Isaac (1799-1847) ALS Philadelphia1832 October 2211Rogers, Ebenezer (1788-1854) ALS Howard City1833 December 211