Letter from Jacob Young to James B. Finley

Young [Presiding Elder of the Lancaster District] sends a newsy letter to Finley [Presiding Elder of the Lebanon District & superintendent of the Wyandot Mission]. As P.E. of the Lancaster District, Young visited the Wyandot Mission in December for a quarterly meeting. Charles Elliott [appointed to Wyandot Mission] hosted him in the absence of Finley. Young reports that Elliott preached an excellent sermon on Sunday. The following day, Young went to the mission house to discuss proposed rules for the school with the Wyandot Council. Once approved the Council went to the school, where Brother Elliott read the rules to the children. Note: The first page of the letter is dated January 6, 1822, but Finley himself dates the letter as 1823. Given the description of appointments and events, it is reasonable to conclude that the actual year is 1823. Abstract Number - 648https://digitalcommons.owu.edu/finley-letters/1743/thumbnail.jp