John Emory letter

Collection — Box: Multi 02

Identifier: MS-0019

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John Emory Letter

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Scope and Content Note

This collection contains a letter from John Emory dated December 31, 1823, thanking the Board of Visitors & Governors of Washington College for conferring on him the honorary degree of Gradus Doctoralis in Sacrosancta Theologia. Also included is a transcript of the letter.

Dates

Creation: 1823 December 31

Access restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Publication rights

Copyright has not been assigned to Washington College. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Washington College as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Biographical Information Note

John Emory (1789-1835) was born in Spaniard’s Neck in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland. His early education was with a Schoolmaster in Easton, MD. Whom he followed to Pennsylvania. Emory attended Washington College, graduating in 1804. Following his father’s wishes he read law with fellow Washington College Alum the Hon. Richard Tilghman Earle in Centerville and passed the bar in 1808. In 1806 Emory had converted to Methodism and entered the Philadelphia Conference “on trial” in 1810. He was ordained as a Deacon in 1812, then as an elder in 1814. He went on to become Bishop and a prominant member of the Methodist Church. John Emory died in a runaway carriage accident near Reisterstown, MD, December 15, 1835. A year later Emory College, now Emory University, in Georgia was chartered in his name.

Extent

.05 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical and Technical Access Restrictions

None.

Custodial history note

Letter was in possession of a member of the 1823 Board of Visitors & Governors of Washington College and his descendants prior to being placed in the archives.