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Preferred Citation:

Rev. John J. Spooner Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Gift

Scope and Contents

Papers, 1757-1792, of the Rev. John Jones Spooner including his election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; and his installation as minister to Martins Brandon Parish, Prince George County, Va. Also Includes certificate of ordination, 1792, signed by Bishop James Madison.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• Certificates
• Correspondence
• Episcopal Church--Clergy
• Episcopal Church--Virginia--History
• Madison, James, 1749-1812
• Memorandums
• Prince George County (Va.)--History--18th century
• United States--Religious History--Christianity
• Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
• Virginia--Religious history