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Title	Francis Wilson Letter, April 3, 1850
Subject	Universities & Colleges Family Education Students Land Clergy
Description	A letter from Adam Poe [?] in Ohio City, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The letter discusses the failed Weslyan College and it's students. Poe also writes about his family and friends, his possible move to Texas, and his methodist faith.
Date	1850-04-03
Collection	Francis Wilson Papers
Collection Identifer	A49, Box1, Folder2
Collection Link	http://library.sfasu.edu/findingaids/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=252
Biographical Note	Francis Wilson (1790-1867) was a circuit-riding Methodist minister based primarily in San Augustine and Newton Counties from 1839 to 1867. He and his wife, Elizabeth Kountz, had ten children and for a few years he and his sons engaged in mercantile business in Belgrade and Sabine Pass, but their business dissolved in bankruptcy in 1856. Wilson estimated he traveled 150,000 miles throughout his career, and delivered over 7,000 sermons, preaching in circuits in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio as well as Texas. His autobiographical materials trace a journey from Texas to Petersburg, Virginia for a Southern Methodist Church conference. Though poorly educated and afflicted with a nervous disorder resembling palsy, Wilson still managed to record a wealth of personal experiences and religious philosophy. (Smith, William E., "Wilson, Francis A." The New Handbook of Texas, 1996; Francis Wilson Papers, East Texas Research Center, Ralph W. Steen Library, Stephen F. Austin State University)
Scope and Content Note	Original letters; autobiographical, religious and creative writing manuscripts; business and legal documents of Francis Wilson and other Wilson family members.
Associated Dates	1850-1859
Type	Manuscript
Format	JPEG
Repository	East Texas Research Center
Repository Link	http://library.sfasu.edu/etrc/
Rights	This item may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. It is available for non-commercial research and education. For permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the East Texas Research Center at asketrc@sfasu.edu.

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Title	Francis Wilson Letter, April 3, 1850 - Page 1
Collection Identifer	A49, Box1, Folder2
Rights	This item may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. It is available for non-commercial research and education. For permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the East Texas Research Center at asketrc@sfasu.edu.

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