Goodale, Persis, 1793-1827
Dates
- Existence: 1793 - 1827
Parallel Names
- Parkhurst, Persis Goodale
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
William Goodell letter
Item 1
Identifier: Mss 814611.3
Mss 814611.3
Date(s):
1814-11-11
Scope and Contents
Three-page letter in sermon form from William Goodell at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire to Miss Persis Goodale, includes envelope. (Photocopy)
William Goodell letter
Item 1
Identifier: Mss 815614.1
Mss 815614.1
Date(s):
1815-11-14
Scope and Contents
Three-page letter from William Goodell of Dartmouth College to Miss Persis Goodale, telling her that he finds himself even more agreeably situated than he expected to be. His Uncle Solomon has requested him to spend vacation at his house and G. plans to teach school while there. There were eight professors of religion in the College before the entrance of his class, and now there are 17 or 18. There are conference meetings every week. Talks about the need for reformation and the number of...
William Goodell letter
Item 1
Identifier: Mss 813614
Mss 813614
Date(s):
1813-11-14
Content Description
Four-page letter from William Goodell at Dartmouth College to his cousin Persis Goodale at Marlborough, MA. Goodell conveys his plans to teach school during winter vacation. He discusses the state of religious sentiment at the college and the need for a "reformation," and urges devotion to God. Goodell mentions reading Yale President Timothy Dwight's sermon to the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions at Boston.