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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 175 items) |
Abstract | Joseph Adolph Linn, of Gold Hill, Rowan County, N.C., was a student at the Lutheran theological seminaries at Lexington, S.C., and Gettysburg, Pa., and a minister of several churches in Rowan County. He also operated a farm and grist mill. Among the papers are letters of J. A. Linn as a student; disconnected items pertaining to his church work and his varied business interests, including farming, milling, a tannery and shoe-making business, and a gold mine; papers of Shuler and Bernhardt relatives; papers relating to slaves, including some about insurance policies on slaves; several letters from Confederate soldiers in Virginia; and a few items pertaining to Western Carolina Male Academy (later North Carolina College) in Cabarrus County, N.C. Volumes include library records of the seminary at Lexington, lecture notes kept by Linn as a student, and the diary of Margaret Bernhardt, Linn's second wife, while in school in Concord, N.C., 1845-1846. |
Creator | Linn, Joseph Adolph, 1820-1864. |
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, May 2009
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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Joseph Adolph Linn (1820-1864), of Gold Hill, Rowan County, N.C., was a Lutheran minister and business man. Linn was educated at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Lexington, S.C., and at the Wittemburg Seminary at Gettsyburg, Pa. He served as a minister of several churches in Rowan County. He also operated a farm and grist mill and had business interests in a tannery and leather-working company and a gold-mining company. Linn was married twice. His first wife was Rebecca Shuler of Lexington, S.C., who died in 1848, leaving a son, John T. S. Linn. His second wife was Margaret Ann Bernhardt (also spelled Barnhardt) of Cabarrus County, N.C., with whom he also had a son, Joseph Adolph Linn Junior.
Back to TopThe collection includes correspondence and varied business papers of Joseph Adolph Linn. Correspondence relates to Linn's education; Lutheran religious topics, including church activities and appointments; family and personal affairs; and other matters. There are also disconnected items pertaining to Linn's business interests including farming, milling, a tannery and shoe-making business, and a gold mine. Also included are some papers of Shuler and Bernhardt relatives; papers relating to slaves; several letters from Confederate soldiers in Virginia; and a few items pertaining to Western Carolina Male Academy (later North Carolina College) in Cabarrus County, N.C. Volumes include library records of the seminary at Lexington, lecture notes kept by Linn as a student, and the diary of Margaret Bernhardt, Linn's second wife, while in school in Concord, N.C., 1845-1846.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1839-1844 |
Folder 2 |
1845-1848 |
Folder 3 |
1849-1853 |
Folder 4 |
1854-1856 |
Folder 5 |
1857-1869 |
Folder 6 |
1870-1881 |
Folder 7 |
Undated |
Folder 8 |
Volume 1: Circulation book, Library, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Lexington, S.C., 1841 |
Folder 9 |
Volume 2: Student's notebook, Joseph Linn, 1841 |
Folder 10 |
Volume 3: Student's notebook, Joseph Linn, undated |
Folder 11 |
Volume 4: Student's notebook, Joseph Linn, undated |
Folder 12 |
Volume 5: Student's notebook, Joseph Linn, 1843 |
Folder 13 |
Volume 6: Diary and copy book, Margaret Ann Bernhardt, 1845-1846 |