Elementos de identidade
Código de referência
Nome e localização da entidade custodiadora
Nível de descrição
Título
Data(s)
- 1833-1879 (Produção)
Dimensão
0.45 cubic feet
Nome do produtor
História biográfica
Pelatiah Ward was born in Dover, Dutchess County, New York. The year of his birth is not known. While studying/practicing law at Poughkeepsie, New York, a religious experience eventually led to his call to the Methodist ministry. Ward decided to enroll in Amenia Seminary, located in New York State, for theological preparation. He joined the New York Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1846 and served several churches including Dutchess, Lee, Salisbury, New Concord, Chatham, Harlem, Yonkers, and Yorkville. Ward was active in local temperance movements. He was a part-time lecturer at Spencertown Academy. In 1861, Ward was the pastor at Ellenville, New York. It was during this pastorate that Ward volunteered to serve in the Union Army. As a part of his enlistment he encouraged others to join as well. One hundred and thirty men joined him. His original intent was to go as a chaplain, but the men voted that he be their commander with the rank of captain. Their first engagement was at the Second Battle of Bull Run on August 3, 1862. During the battle Ward was wounded three times. He died of those wounds on September 2, 1862.
Elementos de conteúdo e estrutura
Âmbito e conteúdo
These papers document Reverend Ward's life while he was in seminary, serving as a pastor, and his subsequent death after the Second Battle of Bull Run during the American Civil War. Ward was a copious writer on a variety of subjects. The papers show his development as an individual which eventually laid the foundation for his personal conviction to serve actively in the war. There are some documents assigned to Mrs. Jane E. Ward, Pelatiah's wife, after his death.
Sistema de arranjo
The folders are arranged by record type.
Condições de acesso e uso dos elementos
Condições de acesso
There are no restrictions on this collection.
Acesso físico
Acesso técnico
Condiçoes de reprodução
Detailed use restrictions relating to our collections can be requested from the office of the archivist at the General Commission on Archives and History. Photocopying is handled by the staff and may be limited in certain instances. Before using any material for publication from this collection a formal request for permission to publish is expected and required.
Idiomas do material
- inglês
Escrita do material
Notas ao idioma e script
Instrumentos de descrição
Elementos de aquisição e avaliação
História custodial
Fonte imediata de aquisição
1982-007: The Santa Cruz County Museum
Informações de avaliação, seleção e eliminação
Incorporações
Elementos de materiais relacionados
Existência e localização de originais
Existência e localização de cópias
Material arquivístico relacionado
Descrições relacionadas
Elemento de notas
Nota geral
The purpose of this finding aid is to help you understand the nature of this collection and to assist you in the retrieval of material from this collection. The following pages contain a brief biographical history of the person, or persons, who created or collected these papers, followed by a general description of the collection in the scope and content note. If more detailed information is warranted then series descriptions also appear. The container listing appears last and is the listing of material in each box, or container, of this collection. To request material you need to turn to the container listing section. It is essentially a listing of file folders, or artifact items, in the collection. Each folder, or item, has a call number associated with it. Each folder also lists the inclusive dates of the material in the folder. On the material request form list both the call number and the folder, or item, title. Use a different line for each folder, or item, requested. When your request sheet is complete, or full, bring it to the archivist and the material will be retrieved.
Nota geral
When citing material from this collection please use the following format: Direct reference to the item or its file folder, Pelatiah Ward Collection, United Methodist Church Archives - GCAH, Madison, New Jersey. Do not make use of the item's call number as that is not a stable descriptor.
Notas especializadas
Identificador(es) alternativo(s)
Elemento de controle de descrição
Regras ou convenções
Fontes utilizadas
Nota do arquivista
Prepared by Daisy Wiggins King, Student Assistant, Robert Drew Simpson, Assistant Archivist and Mark C. Shenise, Associate Archivist
Pontos de acesso
Pontos de acesso - Assuntos
Pontos de acesso - Locais
Pontos de acesso - Nomes
- Methodist Episcopal Church (Assunto)