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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05339.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters pertaining to Stephen Duncan, a landowner, slaveholder, and financier in pre-Civil War America. |
| Title | Stephen Duncan to unknown regarding the separation of Christian denominations |
| Date | 9 January 1860 |
| Author | Duncan, Stephen (1787-1867) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Instructs the recipient to direct future correspondence by way of New Orleans. Predicts a separation between the Northern and Southern Presbyterian church and a separation in the Methodist church. Writes, "I really think the union cannot hang together long..." Discusses disunion and instructs the recipient to "tend your Ballot Boxes." Mentions items lost during shipment. Contains a postscript including financial information. |
| Subjects | African American History Civil War Religion Election Politics Government and Civics Finance |
| People | Leverich, Charles P. (1803-1876) Duncan, Stephen (1787-1867) |
| Place written | Natchez, Mississippi |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Stephen Duncan was a landowner, slaveholder, and financier in pre-Civil War America. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |