A Guide to the J. D. Kingsbury Papers, 1854
A Collection in
Special Collections
Collection Number
Ms1989-054
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Scope and Content
Missionary sent by the American Sunday-School Union in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Monongalia and Marion counties, Virginia (now West Virginia), in 1854. Papers include Kingsbury's certificate appointing him to his position by the Union, and five letters to him from co-workers and friends referring to Kingsbury's concerns over the position given him and his plans to establish a library.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
- Virginia--History
- West Virginia