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Record Creator: | Colbert, William |
Title: | William Colbert Journals |
Date Span: | 1790 - 1822 |
Abstract: | William Colbert (1764-1833) was a Methodist Episcopal Church minister who served several circuits in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, and Virginia. This collection contains his travel journals. |
Extent: | 0.66 cubic feet |
Resource ID: | gcah.ms.2007 |
William Colbert (1764-1833) was a Methodist Episcopal Church minister who served several circuits in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, and Virginia. He was admitted on trial to the Philadelphia Conference in 1790. Colbert served most of his time as a traveling minister and had a traveling connection with the Baltimore Conference until 1811, when he located. In 1826 he was readmitted as a supernumerary in the Philadelphia Conference. He was instrumental in forming the Strousburg (Pennsylvania) and Milford circuits.
In November 1804 he married Elizabeth Stroud, whose parents were the original founders of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. The Colberts had six children.
This accession contains a typed copy of the travel journals of William Colbert. It recounts his work as a Methodist preacher in parts of Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, and Virginia. There are ten volumes in this collection. The total work is approximately 1,120 pages in length. There is no notation about who completed the transcription of these journals.
When citing material from this collection please use the following format: Direct reference to the item or its file folder, William Colbert Journals, United Methodist Church Archives - GCAH, Madison, New Jersey. Do not make use of the item's call number as that is not a stable descriptor.
There are no restrictions on this collection.
Subject Terms | ||
Subject Topics | ||
Circuit riders | ||
Ministry. | ||
Subject Geographic | ||
Delaware | ||
Maryland | ||
New York (State) | ||
Pennsylvania | ||
Virginia. | ||
Genre | ||
Journals. | ||
Occupations | ||
Minister. |
Call Number | Folder Title | Date(s) |
1306-3-1: 1 | JOURNAL VOL. I | 1790-1794 |
1306-3-1: 2 | JOURNAL VOL. II | 1794-1798 |
1306-3-1: 3 | JOUNRAL VOL. III | 1797-1801 |
1306-3-1: 4 | JOURNAL VOL. IV | 1801-1804 |
1306-3-1: 5 | JOURNAL VOL. V | 1804-1807 |
1306-3-1: 6 | JOURNAL VOL. VII | 1807-1810 |
1306-3-1: 7 | JOURNAL VOL. VIII | 1810-1814 |
1306-3-1: 8 | JOURNAL VOL. IX | 1814-1817 |
1306-3-1: 9 | JOURNAL VOL. X | 1817-1822 |