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Charles H. Hall letter of invitation from the American Colonization Society

Call Number

1978.097

Date

1886

Creator

Coppinger, William, 1828-1892 (Role: Author)

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet in one folder.

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

One 1886 letter requesting Rev. Charles H. Hall of Brooklyn's Holy Trinity Church to speak at the 70th meeting of the American Colonization Society in Washington, D.C. in 1887.

Historical note

The American Colonization Society was established in 1817 and was originally named the American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Colour of the United States. The Society supported the idea of helping free African Americans settle in Africa so as to enjoy greater freedoms.

Biographical note

The Reverend Charles Henry Hall (1820-1895) was rector of the Holy Trinity Church (now St. Ann and the Holy Trinity), located at Clinton and Montague Streets in Brooklyn, N.Y., from January 1869 until his death. On January 11, 1887, he led the funeral service of his friend and prominent Brooklyn clergyman Henry Ward Beecher.

Arrangement

This collection consists of a single document.

Scope and Contents

One 1886 letter requesting Rev. Charles H. Hall of Brooklyn's Holy Trinity Church to speak at the 70th meeting of the American Colonization Society in Washington, D.C. in 1887. The letter was written by William Coppinger, who was the society's secretary from 1873 until his death in 1892.

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Conditions Governing Use

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Preferred Citation

Charles H. Hall letter of invitation from the American Colonization Society, 1886, 1978.097, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source and date of acquisition unknown. Formally accessioned in 1978.

Collection processed by

Nicholas Pavlik

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-01-10 19:32:00 +0000.
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Language: Description is written in: English, Latin script.

Processing Information

This collection was rehoused and the finding aid revised by Dee Bowers in 2024.

Repository

Brooklyn Historical Society

Container

Box: A0032 (Material Type: Text)
Center for Brooklyn History
128 Pierrepont Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201