Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation

MSS 16081, John McAllister Jr. letter, Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from Ian Brabner, Rare Americana by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia on December 9, 2015.

Scope and Contents

John McAllister Jr., letter to his mother, 0.03 cubic feet, 1837. McAllister, a Philadelphia manufacturer, wrote to his mother about his wife Eliza's trip to White Sulpher [sic] Springs and other Virginia resorts. With his wife traveling in the South, McAllister adds his own observations on a North/South split just then occurring among Presbyterians meeting in Philadelphia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Presbyterians