Ben-Ezra Stiles Ely (1828-1910) Autobiography: Chapters 20-24, 1900

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Collection comprises multiple documents from three members of the Ely family, Ben-Ezra Stiles Ely, his father Ezra Stiles Ely, and his brother Samuel Carswell Ely. This includes the handwritten autobiography of Ben-Ezra Stiles Ely, handwritten and printed official law documents of Ezra Stiles Ely and his wife Caroline Thompson Holmes Ely, and a land certificate of Samuel Carswell Ely.

Dates

Creation: 1900

Creator

Ely, Ben-Ezra Stiles, Reverend, 1828-1910 (Person)

Extent

1 folder(s) (Folder contains the twentieth through twenty-fourth chapters of Ben-Ezra Stiles Ely's autobiography. These papers are handwritten and have Ely's corrections. The chapters include mentions of his final pastorate in Winterset, Madison County, Iowa, Bible verses, his understanding of the "language of scripture," his birthday, heaven, and other subjects. )