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Abstract | Joseph Benson Cottrell (1829-1895) was a Methodist minister of Florida, South Carolina, Alabama, and Kentucky. The collection includes a diary, 1854-1892, of Cottrell in Eufaula, Enon, and Union Springs, Ala.; Greenville, S.C.; Russellville and Owensboro, Ky.; and Pensacola, Fla. Entries, which are largely accounts of family life, pastoral activities, and personal meditations, are irregular and not in order. Also included are clippings of articles by Cottrell on church news, political questions, inspirational topics, and life in Alabama and Florida in the 1880s. |
Creator | Cottrell, Joseph Benson, 1829-1895. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, January 2011; Nancy Kaiser, October 2020
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Joseph Benson Cottrell (1829-1895) was a Methodist minister in Eufaula, Enon, and Union Springs, Alabama; Greenville, S.C.; Russellville and Owensboro, Ky.; and Pensacola, Fla.
Back to TopThe collection includes a diary, 1854-1892, of Cottrell in Eufaula, Enon, and Union Springs, Alabama; Greenville, S.C.; Russellville and Owensboro, Ky.; and Pensacola, Fla. Entries, which are largely accounts of family life, pastoral activities, and personal meditations, are irregular and not in order. Also included are clippings of articles by Cottrell on church news, political questions, inspirational topics, and life in Alabama and Florida in the 1880s.
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Diary, 1854-1892 |
Reel M-184/1-2
M-184/1M-184/2 |
Microfilm |