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Preferred Citation

James Remly Papers, Manuscript MS 76.4, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Acquisition Information

Gift, 1976.

Alternative Form

Also available on microfilm (M-1560)

Biographical/Historical Information

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.

Scope and Content Information

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.

Arrangement

Chronologically arranged.

Index Terms

Persons:

• Alderson, Joseph.
• Alderson, Lewis Allen.
• Brown, Joseph.
• Dempsey, Mr.
• Feller, Mr.
• Harris, Mr.
• Jones, Scervant, 1785-1854.
• Margrave, D. G.
• Remly, James, b. 1815.
• Sands, William.
• Spotts, John.

Subjects:

• Baptists--Virginia--History--19th century.
• Clergy--Virginia-- History-- 19th century.
• Clergy--West Virginia--Greenbrier County--History--19th century.
• Education--Virginia-- Pocahontas County-- History--19th century.

Corporate Names:

• Greenbrier Baptist Association.