A Guide to the Shiloh Church (Charlotte County, Va.) Minute Book, 1825-1873 Shiloh Church (Charlotte County, Va.) Minute Book, 1825-1873 27453

A Guide to the Shiloh Church (Charlotte County, Va.) Minute Book, 1825-1873

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 27453

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Funding: Web version of the finding aid funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Processed by: Jim Greve, 14 May 1997

Repository

Library of Virginia

Accession number

27453

Title

Shiloh Church (Charlotte County, Va.) Minute Book, 1825-1873

Physical Characteristics

Photocopies, 1 volume (60 leaves).

Physical Location

Church records collection, Baptist.

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Shiloh Church (Charlotte County, Va.). Minute Book, 1825-1873. Accession 27453, Church records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Lent for copying by Mrs. J. Carroll McKinney, 28 December 1970.

Biographical/Historical Information

Organized in November 1825 as the Baptist Church of Christ at Chaney's Chapel. Sometime prior to July 1833, the name was changed to Shiloh.

Scope and Content Information

These minutes cover the period from November 1825 to 15 March 1873. They record in detail the church's concern with the problems of the times, such as the question of foreign missions, the tragedy of the Civil War, and matters related to black members after the war. Membership lists appear on page 7 (members who organized the church at Chaney's Chapel), and 240-351 (1825-1873).