Road Church Papers

Name/Title

Road Church Papers

Entry/Object ID

2026.203.3

Scope and Content

Collection of papers relating to the Road Church of Stonington, 1874-1892. *Subscription list, money raised for the purpose of defraying the expenses of repairing Rev. Paul Couch's carriage *Subscription list, money raised for the purpose of paying Mr. Norman for assisting the Road Church choir "by use of the bass viol," c. 1853 *Subscription list, money raised for the purpose of obtaining a teacher to instruct the choir of the First Congregational Church *List of ministers at the Road Church, 1674-1874: James Noyes, Ebenezer Rossiter, Nathaniel Eells, Hezekiah Woodruff, Ira Hart, Joseph Whittlesey, Peter Shaw, Nehemiah Cook, Pliny Warner, Paul Couch. *Letter to Benjamin F. Stanton to Richard A. Wheeler re. meeting of the committee of the First Congregational Church of Stonington, January 5, 1861 *Letter written to Maria Stanton from Paul Couch re. the bicentennial of the Road Church, October 17, 1873 *Letter written to Maria Stanton from Eleazer Williams re. the bicentennial of the Road Church, May 15, 1874 *Letter written to Maria Stanton from Gurdon Bill re. the bicentennial of the Road Church, May 18, 1874 *Letter written to Maria Stanton from J.S. Swan re. the bicentennial of the Road Church, May 18, 1874 *Invitation to the Bicentennial Picnic Celebration of the Road Church, June 3, 1874. Sent of the corresponding secretary of the church, Maria Stanton. (2 copies). *Poem and Hymn written by Annie L. Smith for the Road Church Bicentennial, 1874. *Program from the Bicentennial of the Road Church, June 3, 1874. *Letter written to Maria Stanton from Charles H. Denison, re. the bicentennial of the Road Church, June 25, 1874 *Receipt for Maria Stanton *Certificate issued to Emma A. Smith from the Woman's Congregational Home Missionary Union of Connecticut, May 3, 1892

Collection

Carol Kimball