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Reverend John Spotts Manuscript Notebook

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4268

Scope and Contents

Bound manuscript notebook belonging to Reverend John Spotts (1784-1838). The notebook includes manuscript notes by Rev. Spotts recording the subjects of sermons he gave in various settlements, baptisms, his notes on the Ten Commandments, notes on intemperance, and a 6 page list of names of subscribers to the building of the Big Levels Baptist Church of Christ (today known as Mount Tabor Baptist Church) to be built in Lewisburg, WV. Additional information about the church, and some information about Spotts, can be found on the church's National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form (filed with the collection).

Dates

  • Creation: ca. 1834

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Extent

.1 Linear Feet (1/2 in. (1 folder))

Physical Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Physical Description

Please note, some of the pages are partially torn already (due to age of item and tightness of binding).

Title
Reverend John Spotts Manuscript Notebook
Author
Jane LaBarbara
Date
2017/09/28
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Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536