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Size | 3 items |
Abstract | Alexander Macwhorter (1734-1807) was a Presbyterian minister of New Jersey, North Carolina, and South Carolina and trustee of the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University). The collection includes manuscript copies of extracts (22 pages) from the oration at the funeral of Macwhorter; a pastoral letter, 1766, of Elihu Spencer (1721-1784), moderator of the Presbyterian Church of New York, containing a religious interpretation of the relations of France, England, and the colonies; and minutes, 1764, of the New Jersey synod sending Macwhorter and Spencer on a southern mission. |
Creator | Macwhorter, Alexander, 1734-1807. |
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, June 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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Alexander Macwhorter (1734-1807) was a Presbyterian minister of Scottish descent. His maternal ancestors were among the first emigrants from Scotland to the North of Ireland, and his direct maternal ancestors and their children were wiped out in the massacre of 1641, with the exception of an infant from whom Macwhorter is descended. His parents emigrated to America about the year 1730 and settled in Delaware. Following his father's death, the family relocated to North Carolina. Macwhorter went on to live and work and North Carolina, South Carolina, and New Jersey, and he was a trustee of the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University).
Back to TopThe collection includes manuscript copies of extracts (22 pages) from the oration at the funeral of Alexander Macwhorter; a pastoral letter, 1766, of Elihu Spencer (1721-1784), moderator of the Presbyterian Church of New York, containing a religious interpretation of the relations of France, England, and the colonies; and minutes, 1764, of the New Jersey synod sending Macwhorter and Spencer on a southern mission.
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Papers, 1764-1807Includes original finding aid. |