Preliminary Inventory of the Daniel Oliver Morton Sermons, ca. 1839-1850 and undated

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Descriptive Summary

Title

Daniel Oliver Morton Sermons, ca. 1839-1850and undated

Creator

Morton, Daniel Oliver, 1788-1852

Extent

.1 Linear Feet
12 Items

Repository

Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University

Language

English.

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Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Daniel Oliver Morton Sermons, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.

Provenance

The Daniel Oliver Morton Sermons was received by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library as a purchase in 2001.

Processing Information

Processed by Ruth E. Bryan; Sue-Ellen Katz

Completed December 11, 2001

Encoded by Ruth E. Bryan

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

This collection is unprocessed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.

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Biographical Note

The Rev. Daniel O. Morton (1788 December 21-1852 March 25) was ordained 1814 June 30 and served as Congregational pastor and evangelist in Rochester, VT (1814-1831), Springfield, VT (1832-1837), Winchendon, MA (1837-1842), and Bristol, NH (ca. 1842-1850). He also organized the Temperance Society in Shoreham, VT in 1828. He was the father of Levi P. Morton, Vice-President under U.S. President Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893).

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Collection Overview

Seven complete and five fragments of handwritten sermons dealing with various Biblical texts and subjects.

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Subject Headings

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