Letter from Jesse Boring (San Francisco, California) to Robert Paine - June 10, 1851
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- Pitts Theology Library
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- Box 1, Folder 4
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About This Item
- Creator:
- Boring, Jesse
- Date Created:
- June 10, 1851
- Format:
- Text
- Genre:
- letters (correspondence)
- Extent / Dimensions:
- 9.1 x 11.4 inches
- Description / Abstract:
- An incomplete letter from Jesse Boring to Robert Paine expressing his dismay over his treatment by the Board of Managers and Secretaries in regards to his handling of the mission finances, detailing the struggles the missionaries and their families have had to endure only to be so poorly treated by the church itself, expressing his concern that the delay in sending monetary aid is too late to make up the lost ground, announcing his intention to no longer personally draw on the missionary funds so that more of the money may be spent to support additional missionaries, assuring Paine of his intention to continue in his role despite this, repeating his request for additional missionaries, and asking after the potential return of Brother Pollock to serve as Presiding Elder.
Subjects / Keywords
- Subject - Topics:
- Money, Missionaries, Health, Finance, Circuit riders, Elders (Church officials), Methodist Church, Bishops, and Missions
- Subject - Names:
- Methodist Episcopal Church, South
- Subject - Geographic Locations:
- Marysville (Calif.), Sacramento (Calif.), San Francisco (Calif.), Stockton (Calif.), California, and Nevada (Calif.)
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- The online edition of this book in the public domain, i.e., not protected by copyright, has been produced by the Emory University Digital Library Publications Program.
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- No Copyright - United States
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This item is part of:
About This Item
- Creator:
- Boring, Jesse
- Date Created:
- June 10, 1851
- Format:
- Text
- Genre:
- letters (correspondence)
- Extent / Dimensions:
- 9.1 x 11.4 inches
- Description / Abstract:
- An incomplete letter from Jesse Boring to Robert Paine expressing his dismay over his treatment by the Board of Managers and Secretaries in regards to his handling of the mission finances, detailing the struggles the missionaries and their families have had to endure only to be so poorly treated by the church itself, expressing his concern that the delay in sending monetary aid is too late to make up the lost ground, announcing his intention to no longer personally draw on the missionary funds so that more of the money may be spent to support additional missionaries, assuring Paine of his intention to continue in his role despite this, repeating his request for additional missionaries, and asking after the potential return of Brother Pollock to serve as Presiding Elder.
Subjects / Keywords
- Subject - Topics:
- Money, Missionaries, Health, Finance, Circuit riders, Elders (Church officials), Methodist Church, Bishops, and Missions
- Subject - Names:
- Methodist Episcopal Church, South
- Subject - Geographic Locations:
- Marysville (Calif.), Sacramento (Calif.), San Francisco (Calif.), Stockton (Calif.), California, and Nevada (Calif.)
Find This Item
- Persistent URL:
- https://digital.library.emory.edu/purl/730bvq84j7-cor
- Other Identifiers:
- dams:597155
- Institution:
- Emory University
- Library:
- Pitts Theology Library
- Sublocation:
- Box 1, Folder 4
- Call Number:
- P-MSS 404
Access and Copyright
- Rights Statement:
- The online edition of this book in the public domain, i.e., not protected by copyright, has been produced by the Emory University Digital Library Publications Program.
- Rights Status:
- No Copyright - United States
Emory Libraries provides copyright information as a courtesy and makes no representation about copyright or other legal status of materials in its digital collections.