Series 4 - Henry Allen letter

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P/P155/49/4

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Henry Allen letter

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  • 1856-1991 (Creation)

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169pp

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Kerby A. Miller created his transcript of this letter from the original manuscript held in PRONI [reference number T3084].

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Materials pertaining to Henry Allen, a Presbyterian minister of Irish origin serving in Iowa who wrote a letter to his brother in Dublin, Rev. Robert Allen, in 1856. The series includes transcripts of the letter, and research and correspondence compiled by Kerby A. Miller and Beth Ruffin McIntyre while attempting to learn more about Henry Allen (mainly excerpts of publications regarding the Presbyterian Church in Iowa City and LeClaire, Iowa. Per the letter, Allen preached to a small congregation who met in an Iowa City schoolhouse, was paranoid about the growth of the Catholic Church in the Mississippi Valley and western United States, and held strong anti-slavery convictions.

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