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| Record Creator: | Farmer, George Washington |
| Title: | George Washington Farmer Manuscripts |
| Date Span: | 1875-1992 |
| Abstract: | George Washington Farmer was a circuit rider in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The collection consists of two manuscripts regarding itinerancy, sermons, and the Civil War. |
| Extent: | .218 cubic feet |
| Resource ID: | gcah.ms.767 |
George Washington Farmer was a circuit rider in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and a soldier for the Federal Army during the Civil War. He was a member of the itinerancy in Mississippi in 1860-61, and in southern Illinois in the late 1860s and 1870s.
The collection consists of two manuscripts. Both manuscripts include a section called, "Circuit Rider, or Seven Sides of the Itinerancy." The theme of itinerancy is present throughout both manuscripts. The photocopy of the original manuscript is incomplete. Other topics within these manuscripts are sermons, sermon outlines, life during the Civil War, poems, and an obituary.
When citing material from this collection please use the following format: Direct reference to the item or its file folder, George Washington Farmer Collection, United Methodist Church Archives - GCAH, Madison, New Jersey. Do not make use of the items' call number as that is not a stable descriptor.
There are no restrictions regarding this collection.
| Call Number | Folder Title | Date(s) |
| 1342-4-3: 1 | Seven Sides of the Itinerancy, Part I (Photocopy) | Undated |
| 1342-4-3: 2 | Seven Sides of the Itinerancy, Part II (Photocopy) | Undated |
| 1342-4-3: 3 | Sermon Notes | Undated |
| 1342-4-3: 4 | Circuit Rider, Part I | Undated |
| 1342-4-3: 5 | Circuit Rider, Part II | Undated |
