0.25 Linear Feet, Summary: 3 in. (1 small flat storage box, 3 in.)
Creator
Jacob, Reverend John Jeremiah (1757-1839)
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown,
WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
The M.A. thesis of Majorie Maran Holmes, Duke University, 1941. The thesis contains a sketch of the life and ancestry of John
Jeremiah Jacob, a Methodist minister, beginning with the family history in 1563, and his diary covers the period 1791-1829.
Information on Jacob's life from the age of fifteen to nineteen years when he was an employee and member of Michael Cresap's
household; his acquisition of land and residence in Hampshire County, and the beginning of his ministry there in 1789 is included.
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Conditions Governing Access
No special access restriction applies.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Reverend John Jeremiah Jacob (1757-1839), Masters Thesis Regarding Life
and Diary of Reverend Jacob, A&M 1993, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown,
West Virginia.
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