Peck, John Mason, 1789-1858

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Born in Connecticut, came west as an itinerant evangelist and strong abolitionist, settled in St. Clair County, Illinois. In 1827 he opened his Rock Spring Theological Seminary and High School which moved to Alton, Illinois in 1832 and was renamed Shurtleff College.

From the description of Papers, 1819-1856. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 53458400

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referencedIn Draper, Lyman Copeland, 1815-1891,. Draper manuscripts: Illinois papers, 1776-1868. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Reynolds, John, 1788-1865. Papers, 1823-1858. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Peck, John Mason, 1789-1858. John Mason Peck Letters, 1796-1841 Wake Forest University - ZSR Library, Z. Smith Reynolds Library
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Personal papers, 1808-1866 Houghton Library
referencedIn Going, Jonathan, 1786-1844. Papers, 1805-1841. Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries
referencedIn Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Material from the McKesson, Pemberton, and Gratz collections, [microform] 1767-1798. Southern Baptist Historical Library & Archives
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Letterbooks, 1789-1866 Houghton Library
referencedIn American Baptist Churches of the Great Rivers Region. Records, 1805-1984. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Russell, J. (John), 1793-1863. Papers, 1792-1927. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Dillon, Merton Lynn, 1924-. Papers, ca. 1960-1961. Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library
referencedIn Oliphant, J. Orin (James Orin), 1894-1979. James Orin Oliphant papers [manuscript], 1851-1945. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
creatorOf Lewis, Henry, 1819-1904. Henry Lewis and family papers, 1829-1965. Minnesota Historical Society Library
referencedIn Duncan, Joseph, 1794-1844. Papers, 1831-1843. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Jonathan Going Papers, 1805-1841 Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
creatorOf Peck, John Mason, 1789-1858. Papers, 1819-1856. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Brown University. Society for Missionary Inquiry. Society for Missionary Inquiry records, 1827-1891. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
creatorOf John Mason Peck. John Mason Peck. Journal, 1854. New York State Archives
creatorOf Edwards, Ninian, 1775-1833. Papers, 1800-1835. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
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associatedWith American Baptist Churches of the Great Rivers Region. corporateBody
associatedWith Brown University. Society for Missionary Inquiry. corporateBody
associatedWith Dawson, Henry B. (Henry Barton), 1821-1889. person
associatedWith Dillon, Merton Lynn, 1924- person
associatedWith Duncan, Joseph, 1794-1844. person
associatedWith Edwards, Ninian, 1775-1833. person
associatedWith Farnsworth, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1793-1851. person
correspondedWith Going, Jonathan, 1786-1844. person
associatedWith Historical Society of Pennsylvania. corporateBody
associatedWith Lewis, Henry, 1819-1904. person
associatedWith Oliphant, J. Orin (James Orin), 1894-1979. person
associatedWith Reynolds, John, 1788-1865. person
associatedWith Russell, J. (John), 1793-1863. person
associatedWith Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866 person
associatedWith Western Baptist Educational Association. corporateBody
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Birth 1789

Death 1858

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