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Preferred Citation

Sarah Anderson Jones Diary, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Scope and Contents

Diary, 1792-1793, of Sarah Anderson Jones kept in Mecklenburg County, Virginia which contains religious writings but also references to the schism in the Methodist Church between the followers of James O'Kelly and Francis Asbury. Sarah Jones diary, 1792-1793 in Swem Library's microforms area, 1 reel, call number BX8236 .J66

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• American diaries--Women authors
• Methodist Church -- United States -- History
• United States--Women--History