Reverend John Spotts Manuscript Notebook

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Reverend John Spotts Manuscript Notebook, A&M 4268, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
.1 Linear Feet 1/2 in. (1 folder)
Creator:
Spotts, John
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Reverend John Spotts Manuscript Notebook, A&M 4268, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Bound manuscript notebook belonging to Reverend John Spotts (1784-1838). The notebook includes manuscript notes by Rev. Spotts recording the subjects of sermons he gave in various settlements, baptisms, his notes on the Ten Commandments, notes on intemperance, and a 6 page list of names of subscribers to the building of the Big Levels Baptist Church of Christ (today known as Mount Tabor Baptist Church) to be built in Lewisburg, WV. Additional information about the church, and some information about Spotts, can be found on the church's National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form (filed with the collection).

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Physical description:
Please note, some of the pages are partially torn already (due to age of item and tightness of binding).
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard