Guide to the James M'Chord Papers

Descriptive Summary

Title

James M'Chord Papers

Inclusive Dates

1809-1820

Call Number

RG 387

Creator(s)

M'Chord, James, 1785-1820.

Quantity

0.10 cubic feet (3 folders)

Restrictions on Access

Open for research. Medical, educational, and psychological records of living people are closed. Original manuscript restricted for preservation reasons; researchers are encouraged to use Shane Collection microfilm, the bound transcript, or the digitized version.

Digital Content

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Materials marked "Digital" in the Collection Inventory may not be available on Pearl or in their entirety.

Repository

Presbyterian Historical Society, 425 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1516 USA

Biographical Note / Administrative History

Biographical Note

James M'Chord was born in Baltimore, the son of John and Isabella Caldwell M'Chord. The family moved to Kentucky in 1790. M'Chord married Mary Logan of Fayette County, KY in 1809. Until 1819 they lived in Lexington, where M'Chord was a pastor. In 1819 he moved to Paris, KY to take charge of the Bourbon Academy.

Collection Overview

This collection consists of a letter book M'Chord kept between 1809 and 1820. The letters are all addressed to Samuel Crothers, a pastor in Greenfield, OH. Also included is a bound transcript of the letters, done by John Dabney Shane.

Alternative Formats

Letter book also available in the Shane Collection microfilm (MFPOS 766 r.1-32).

To browse this collection's digitized materials visit Pearl.

Materials marked "Digital" in the Collection Inventory may not be available on Pearl or in their entirety.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

This volume was donated to the Presbyterian Historical Society as a part of the Shane Collection.

Processing Information

Collection processed and finding aid prepared: February 1994
Stephanie Muntone, Processing Archivist

Catalog Headings

The following headings have been used to index the description of this collection in the society’s electronic catalog.

Personal Name Subject

M'Chord, James, 1785-1820.

Topical Subject

Presbyterian Church--Clergy--Kentucky.

Genre-form

Correspondence. aat

Corporate Added Name

Crothers, Samuel, 1783-1856.

Collection Inventory

Box	Folder	Description	Alternative Formats
			Microfilm: MFPOS 766
1	1	Finding Aid to Record Group 387
1	2	Letter book, 1809-1820 [binding fragile, handle with care]	Digital
1	3	Transcript of Letter book	Digital