The Rt. Rev. Charles Pettit McIlvaine, D. D. was the second President of Kenyon College serving from 1832 to 1840. This collection of his letters is kept in the College Archives and is available to researchers.
The Charles P. McIlvaine letters were written in the 18th and 19th century and therefore may contain language that we understand today as harmful or offensive. You may encounter paternalist descriptions of Native Americans, racial slurs, or sexism. For more information, see our policy page.
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Letter to Bishop Bedell
Charles Pettit McIlvaine
June 15, 1857
KC: Lucas suspended, denied privileges of a communicant
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Letter to Intrepid Morse
Charles Pettit McIlvaine
July 1, 1857
Seminary honorary degree of Dr. of Divinity for Morse
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Letter to Chevalier Bunsen
Joseph Kay
January 1, 1858
Makes reference to meeting with Bishop McIlvaine; ENGLAND: State of the Protestant School of Germany, MCI, Protestant Teachers' Colleges
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Letter to Carus
Charles Pettit McIlvaine
April 22, 1858
Letter of introduction for Bishop Potter of Pennsylvania
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Letter to G.W. Du Bois (son-in-law)
Charles Pettit McIlvaine
August 2, 1858
FAMILY: Nain, Mrs. Deane, Margaretta, Gadsden, Mary, Bishop Davis
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Letter to C.P. McIlvaine
Charles Bridges
August 31, 1858
chatty letter, describing planned trip to European continent
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Letter to Francis Wharton
Charles Pettit McIlvaine
September 1, 1858
Requests Wharton to watch over Bishop's son Charles; hopes for God to work a thorough grace in Charels' heart. Possibly only part of the letter.
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Letter to C.P. McIlvaine
C. C. Rafn
September 3, 1858
Notification of election as a fellow to the society.
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Letter to Francis Wharton
Charles Pettit McIlvaine
September 14, 1858
Reports receiving a letter from son Charles revealing the present satisfactory state of his spiritual life
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Letter from the Bishop of Winchester to C.P. McIlvaine
Charles Pettit McIlvaine
November 29, 1858
Strong Letterbook no.89
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Letter to Potter
Charles Pettit McIlvaine
December 8, 1858
Regrets missing his call. It is time that Bishop of Salisbury refused permission to preach? As for me, I carry no papers at all.
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Letter to C.P. McIlvaine
Bishop M Landon Tail
December 9, 1858
Strong Letterbook no. 87, request to give sermon
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Letter to G. W. Dubois
Charles Pettit McIlvaine
December 16, 1858
Updating Washington on Church activities and daily life
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Letter to C.P. McIlvaine
Samuel Waldengrove
December 17, 1858
Extending dinner to McIlvaine's friend, the Rev. William Carus
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Fragment of Letter to Unknown Recipient
Charles Petit McIlvaine
January 1, 1859
Fragment of a letter by Charles Petit McIlvaine to unknown recipient
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Letter to Charles Petit McIlvaine
Lord Shaftesbury
January 19, 1859
Brief discussion of a project of the Lord's dealing with education (accompanied by explanitory note).
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Letter to Charles Petit McIlvaine
William Heathcote
January 29, 1859
Arrangements for a visit from McIlvaine
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Letter to Charles Petit McIlvaine
George Peabody
February 7, 1859
brief, off-hand discussion of one of his philanthropic enterprises
