Charles Dutton Mallary Papers

Collection

Identifier: MU-PP-0066

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Charles D. Mallary Collection Finding Aid

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Scope and Contents

This fragile scrapbook contains numerous items in no particular order: printed minutes of an organization, articles by CDM clipped from the Christian Index and Southern Baptist Missionary Journal, handwritten manuscripts on various topics (including sermons or exegetical essays), an associational circular letter, financial records, much poetry, and at least two printed pamphlets.

Dates

Creation: 1861-1864

Creator

Mallary, Charles Dutton, 1801-1864 (Person)

Conditions Governing Use

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Biographical / Historical

Charles Dutton Mallary was born in West Poultney, Vermont, on January 23, 1801. He studied at Middlebury College (1817-1821). He was baptized into the Baptist faith in June 1822. He moved from Vermont to South Carolina after teaching for a year. In 1824, Mallary heeded the call to ministry and became a licensed minister. He settled in Columbia, South Carolina, and was officially ordained. On July 11, 1825, he married Susan Mary Evans. The couple had two surviving children, Charles and Rollin, but Mrs. Mallary died of consumption in 1834. In 1830, the Mallary family moved to Georgia. Rev. Mallary began pastoring churches throughout the state. He married Mrs. Mary E. Welch on December 1840. She died unexpectedly August 28, 1862. Rev. Mallary was also an author and a Mercer University Executive and Trustee. He preached for many years and passed away in 1864.

(Source: Boykin, Samuel, History of the Baptist Denomination in Georgia, Biographical Compendium (1881), 348-356)