Maltby Gelston letter
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letter dated 8 Aug. 1832. The item is addressed to Rev. Miles D. Squire, Corresponding Secretary of the American Home Missionary Society, of Geneva, New York. Gelston reports on conversions and religious intolerance in Medina, approximately sixty miles west of Palmyra, New York. He states that through both open and secret means, a group of citizens are actively striving to discourage his congregation and attempting to expell them from their meeting house.
Dates
- 1832 August 8
Creator
- Gelston, Maltby (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Maltby Gelston letter must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical note
Congregational minister in Medina, New York.
Extent
1 item (3 p.)(0.01 linear ft.)
Custodial History
Donated by Rick Grunder in 1986.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Rick Grunder; 1986.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- American Home Missionary Society -- History
- City and Town Life
- Clergy -- New York (State) -- Medina -- History -- Sources
- Congregational churches -- New York (State) -- Medina -- History -- Sources
- Congregationalists -- New York (State) -- Medina -- History -- Sources
- Letters
- Medina (N.Y.) -- History -- Sources
- Social Life and Customs
- Squire, Miles D.
- Title
- Register of Maltby Gelston letter
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Benjamin Sipes
- Date
- 2010 October 28
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
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Brigham Young University
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