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Rev. Alexander Mcleod, New York City, to Rev. William J. Stavely, near Ballymoney, County Antrim, 6 December 1816
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Collection Reverend William Stavely Letters
Title Rev. Alexander Mcleod, New York City, to Rev. William J. Stavely, near Ballymoney, County Antrim, 6 December 1816
Description McLeod was the minister of the Reformed (Covenanter) Presbyterian Church in New York City. Describes conflicts within the Church, especially in Pittsburgh, between the authority of Presbytery (which McLeod supports) and trouble-making or defiant clergy, recently arrived from Ireland, and their allies among church elders. [William J. Stavely lives in Ballyboyland(s), Ballymoney as per his letter of 9 February 1851 in the William Stavely Letters series].
Date 06/12/1816
Date Issued 27/03/2023
Resource Type Text
Archival Record Id p155/25/4/1
Publisher University of Galway
Extent 3pp
Topic Reverend William Stavely Letters
Geographic New York City,New York (state),United States,Ballyboylands (townland),Antrim (county),Ireland
Temporal Nineteenth century,Eighteen tens
Genre Transcript
Note Title, description and transcript text by Professor Kerby Miller.
Creator / Author Name Alexander Mcleod