Guide to the William Marshall Papers

Descriptive Summary

Title

William Marshall Papers

Inclusive Dates

1764-1802

Call Number

RG 359

Creator(s)

Marshall, William, approximately 1740-1802.

Quantity

0.50 cubic feet (2 boxes)

Restrictions on Access

Collection open for research. The letter in Box 1, folder 2 is restricted for preservation reasons; please use transcript in Box 1, folder 3.

Repository

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

Biographical Note / Administrative History

Biographical Note

William Marshall was born in Fifeshire, Scotland. He was licensed in 1763 by Perth Presbytery (Associate Presbyterian Church) and sent as a missionary to Philadelphia. He was ordained by the Associate Presbytery of Pennsylvania in 1765.

Marshall served as pastor of the church at Deep Run in Bucks County until 1769, at which time he was called to the Associate congregation in Philadelphia. He remained pastor of this congregation, known as the Scots Presbyterian Church, until his death.

In 1782 the Associate Presbytery of Pennsylvania voted to unite with the Reformed Presbytery. Marshall and others protested the merger, appealed to the Synod in Scotland, and continued the Associate Presbytery. Marshall served as stated clerk of the presbytery. He holds the distinction of being the first moderator of the Synod of the Associate Reformed Church (afterwards the UPCNA).

Collection Overview

This collection consists of correspondence and five bound volumes of sermons and sermon notes.

Organization and Arrangement

SERIES 1: CORRESPONDENCE, 1788-1802

SERIES 2: SERMON BOOKS, 1764-1795

Four of the sermon books (volumes 1-4) were professionally bound and stamped with volume numbers. When this collection was processed, those numbers were followed in the arrangement, although they are not in strict chronological order.

Administrative Information

Processing Information

Collection processed and finding aid prepared: February 1993
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

Marshall, William, approximately 1740-1802.

Corporate Subject

Associate Reformed Synod (1782-1801)

Topical Subject

Presbyterian Church--Pennsylvania--Clergy--18th century.

Sermons, American--18th century.

Genre-form

Correspondence. aat

Sermons. aat

Corporate Added Name

Scots Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Deep Run Presbyterian Church (Deep Run, Pa.)

Collection Inventory

Box	Folder	Description

1	1	Finding Aid to Record Group 359

		SERIES 1: CORRESPONDENCE, 1788-1802

1	2	Outgoing--to James MacGregor, 1788 [restricted for preservation reasons; use transcript in Box 1, folder 3]
1	3	Transcript of outgoing 1788 Letter to James MacGregor
1	4	Incoming--from Robert Culbertson, 1793-1800
1	5	Incoming--general correspondence, 1799-1802

1	6	Extract of Minutes from Edinburgh Presbytery, 1796

		SERIES 2: SERMON BOOKS, 1764-1795

2	1	1764
2	2	1763-66
2	3	1767-90
2	4	1793-95
2	5	undated

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