Rev-John-J-Spooner-PapersSpooner, Rev. John J. papersGuide to the Rev. John J. Spooner Papers Mss. 39.2 Sp6Finding Aid Authors: Special Collections Staff.Special Collections Research Center

2007-07-09

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-05-15 12:22:08 -0400.The collection description/finding aid is written in English Special Collections Research Center Rev. John J. Spooner Papers Mss. 39.2 Sp6 /repositories/2/resources/1600 0.01 Linear Foot 1786-1792 English Acquisition Information:

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 Scope and Contents

Papers, 1757-1792, of the Rev. John Jones Spooner including his election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; and his installation as minister to Martins Brandon Parish, Prince George County, Va. Also Includes certificate of ordination, 1792, signed by Bishop James Madison.

 Certificates Correspondence Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Virginia--Religious history American Academy of Arts and Sciences Episcopal Church--Clergy Episcopal Church--Virginia--History Memorandums Prince George County (Va.)--History--18th century United States--Religious History--Christianity Madison, James, 1749-1812 Papersid129786/repositories/2/archival_objects/1511491786-1792Manuscripts Group 2 Box 291Joseph Willard, Corresponding Secretary of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Cambridge, Mass., to John Jones Spooner, Roxbury, Mass., announcing his election as a fellow of the Academy.id129787/repositories/2/archival_objects/151150September 2, 1786Statement issued by the vestry of Martins Brandon Parish, Prince George County, Virginia, recommending John Jones Spooner for the priesthood and expressing a willingness to receive him as a minister.id129790/repositories/2/archival_objects/151151September 8, 1789S. Parker, Boston, Mass., to Right Rev'd, Bishop Seabury, New London, Va., recommending the ordination of John Jones Spooner as a minister of the Episcopal Church.id129792/repositories/2/archival_objects/151152November 14, 1789Resolutions of the vestry of Martins Brandon Parish expressing their willingness to receive John Jones Spooner as minister.id129794/repositories/2/archival_objects/151153April 23, 1792Certificate of ordination of John Jones Spooner, signed by the Bishop James Madison.id129795/repositories/2/archival_objects/151154May 7, 1792A memorandum concerning the birth and death of John Jones Spooner, and his son William; and the marriage of Ann Boylston Trott, daughter of Peter Trott and Bathsheba Spooner, to Thomas Crocker.id129797/repositories/2/archival_objects/151155Certificate of Ordination Signed by Bishop James Madison/repositories/2/archival_objects/2863951792 May 7English1