Notes on Charles Cummings
This collection includes a notepad with a handwritten letter describing the life of Charles Cummings from 1767 to 1812, and it is dated March 25, 1850. The notes include his work with presbyteries, his marriage to Millie Carter, and personal stories. The notes are addressed to David Campbell at Montcalm, Abingdon, Virginia. On the inside cover of the notebook is written “Mary E. Spencer” and “Knoxville High School”.
Dates
- 1850 March 25
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This collection includes a notepad with a handwritten letter describing the life of Charles Cummings from 1767 to 1812, and it is dated March 25, 1850. The notes include his work with presbyteries, his marriage to Millie Carter, and personal stories. The notes are addressed to David Campbell at Montcalm, Abingdon, Virginia. On the inside cover of the notebook is written “Mary E. Spencer” and “Knoxville High School”.
Biographical/Historical Note
Charles Cummings was born in Ireland around 1733. After coming to the U.S. at the age of eighteen, he studied theology and became licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Hanover, Virginia in 1776. He served at several places throughout Virginia before settling near Abingdon, VA and serving as the pastor of Sinking Spring Presbyterian Church until his death in 1812. Cummings married Mildred Millicent Carter in 1766, and they had twelve children.
David Campbell (1779-1859) was a Virginia politician, serving as a state senator (1820-1824) and as the state's governor (1837-1840).
Arrangement
This collection is in one folder.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository