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Size | About 20 items |
Abstract | John Woodville (died after 1827) was an Episcopal minister of Culpeper, Va. The collection includes correspondence of Woodville and a few other related items, collected and transcribed by William Samuel Slack (1869-1944). Twelve items are letters from John Dunn (1762-1827), minister in Loudoun County, Va., to Woodville, about Episcopal church matters, particularly in Virginia; most other items are scattered family letters. |
Creator | Slack, William Samuel, 1869-1944, collector.
Dunn, John, 1762-1827. Woodville, John. |
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: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, April 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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John Woodville (died after 1827) was an Episcopal minister of Culpeper, Va. In addition to his clerical duties he conducted a school. Woodville was married to Sarah Stephenson, daughter of John Stephenson. Their children included James, Walker, Fanny, and Sarah.
Back to TopThe collection includes correspondence of John Woodville and a few other related items, collected and transcribed by William Samuel Slack (1869-1944). Twelve items are letters from John Dunn (1762-1827), minister in Loudoun County, Va., to Woodville, about Episcopal church matters, particularly in Virginia; most other items are scattered family letters.
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