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| Record Creator: | Roberts, Robert Richford |
| Title: | Bishop Robert Richford Roberts Papers, |
| Dates: | 1805- 1815 |
| Extent: | 20.025 cubic feet |
| Resource ID: | gcah.ms.669 |
Robert Richford Roberts was born in Frederick County, Maryland on August 2, 1778. He migrated to Mercer County, Pennsylvania where he lived as a frontiersperson with his wife Elizabeth Oldham of York County, Pennsylvania. Roberts was admitted on trial in the Baltimore Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church and ordained by Bishops Asbury and Coke in 1804 and 1806. After several appointments in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, he was elected a bishop in 1816. In 1819 Roberts moved to Indiana where he became known as "the log cabin" bishop. His episcopal journeys took him from Maine to Mississippi and to the Indian missions west of Arkansas. Roberts died in Indiana on March 26, 1843.
Bishop Roberts was a typical itinerant circuit rider for the Methodist Episcopal Church. The saddlebags were a common tool for such men. Methodist ministers literaly lived out of their saddlebags for large blocks of time. These bags reflect the wear and tear that accompanied their normal usage.
Also included in this collestion is Robert's pocket watch, Bible and rocking chair.
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Related material and topics can be found at : Depauw University, Greencastle, Indiana
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| Circuit riders | ||
| Episcopacy. | ||
| Bishops | ||
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| Minister. | ||
| Bishop | ||
| Call Number | Folder Title | Date(s) |
| 5022-3-1: 1 | ARTIFACT: Saddlebags | 1815 |
| 5022-3-1: 2 | ARTIFACT: Saddlebags | 1815 |
| 5037-7-1: 1 | ARTIFACT: Rocking Chair | circa 1805 |
| 5017-4-8: 1 | ARTIFACT: Watch | Undated |
| 5017-6-8: 1 | ARTIFACT: Bible | 1839 |
