E.K. Talley, A.L.S. Hanover County [Va]. St. Paul's [Church]. March 5 1788 : to [Richard Clough Anderson?]
1788
MSS L1241.9
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Title
E.K. Talley, A.L.S. Hanover County [Va]. St. Paul's [Church]. March 5 1788 : to [Richard Clough Anderson?]
Published
Hanover County, [Va] 1788
Language
English
Description
[2] p. ; 22 x 19 cm.
Call Number
MSS L1241.9
Note
Talley seeks information from prominent Kentucky residents on what "reception & encouragement I might expect to meet with in that Country, in the capacity of a minister of the protestant Episcopal church." Talley directs his letter to [Anderson] enclosing letters to other prominent Kentucky citizens because he does not know the addresses of any of the other recipients and hopes [Anderson] will forward the letters on for him.
Talley adds a postscript commenting on the new Constitution and the strong opposition against it in the area. Talley says, "The 6 Article speaks the language of despotism, in terms too explicit for Maryland, Virginia, or North Carolina to swallow down the bitter pill, which in its operation would carry off Liberty." Talley is likely referring to Article 6, Clause 2 of the Constitution which establishes the Constitution as the supreme law of the land superseding the laws of the states.
Talley jokes about the "miraculous" appearance of a Tory in the next county who is opposed to the Constitution saying, "...there is not another person in the state, who was a Tory, but is not for the Constitution."
Talley adds a few other postscripts remarking on the weather and health of a few individuals named Anderson, probably relatives of R.C. Anderson. Talley married R.C. Anderson's sister Mary in 1789.
Elkanah Talley was a Episcopal Reverend in Virginia in the late 18th century. Talley apparently fell out of favor in the church later in life. According to a reference in Bishop Meade's history of the Episcopal Church in Virginia, Talley became a Universalist and died a drunkard. He is also recorded as having been expelled from the Masons in 1805 for unworthy conduct.
Alexander Ferguson Anderson collection.
Talley adds a postscript commenting on the new Constitution and the strong opposition against it in the area. Talley says, "The 6 Article speaks the language of despotism, in terms too explicit for Maryland, Virginia, or North Carolina to swallow down the bitter pill, which in its operation would carry off Liberty." Talley is likely referring to Article 6, Clause 2 of the Constitution which establishes the Constitution as the supreme law of the land superseding the laws of the states.
Talley jokes about the "miraculous" appearance of a Tory in the next county who is opposed to the Constitution saying, "...there is not another person in the state, who was a Tory, but is not for the Constitution."
Talley adds a few other postscripts remarking on the weather and health of a few individuals named Anderson, probably relatives of R.C. Anderson. Talley married R.C. Anderson's sister Mary in 1789.
Elkanah Talley was a Episcopal Reverend in Virginia in the late 18th century. Talley apparently fell out of favor in the church later in life. According to a reference in Bishop Meade's history of the Episcopal Church in Virginia, Talley became a Universalist and died a drunkard. He is also recorded as having been expelled from the Masons in 1805 for unworthy conduct.
Alexander Ferguson Anderson collection.
Source of Acquisition
L1241.9
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