A Collection in
the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Manuscript Number MS 76.4
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial
Williamsburg Foundation
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James Remly Papers, Manuscript MS 76.4, John D.
Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg
Foundation
James Remly (b. ca. 1815), son of Elias Remly of Lewisburg,
Va. Attended the College of William and Mary during the
1834-1835 session, and boarded with the Rev. Scervant Jones of
Williamsburg (1785-1854). Remly later became an itinerant
Baptist preacher in Greenbrier County, Va.
The papers include a teaching contract for Pocahontas
County, Va., 1832, and a letter, 1835, by the Rev. Scervant
Jones sanctioning Remly's preaching ability. The remaining
items appear to relate to Remly's ordination, 1837, his
certification to perform marriages, 1840, quarterly reports on
his missionary activities, 1839-1841, as well as notes for
sermons, records of miles traveled on his circuit, baptisms,
and miscellaneous letters. Names in the collection include
Joseph Alderson, Lewis Allen Alderson, Rev. Joseph Brown,
Brother Dempsey, Brother Feller, Brother Harris, D. G.
Margrave, Brother William Sands, John Spotts, and Edwin W.
Woodson.