1912 Letter from Andrew Meneely to Rev. Wylie about bells
Letter from Andrew Meneely, President and General Manager of Meneely & Co., about the various stamps the company used on bells previous to 1849. This letter is in response to a previous letter to Meneely & Co, and relates to Rev. Wylie’s search for information about the Church’s missing bell.
Meneely, Andrew
05/01/1912
First Presbyterian Church of Iowa City
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Iowa City, Iowa; West Troy, New York
1911 Letter to Meneely & Co.
A letter to Meneely & Co., possibly written by Rev. D. W. Wylie. The letter is in response to a previous letter from Andrew Meneely, and relates to Rev. Wylie’s search for information about the Church’s missing bell. It mentions a bell that is located in the Desert [sic] Museum in Salt Lake City. A hand-written note references another letter sent to Prof. Macbride from Jas. Talmage, Director of that Museum.
Wylie, D.W.?
11/21/1911
First Presbyterian Church of Iowa City
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Iowa City, Iowa; Salt Lake City, Utah
1911 Letter from Andrew Meneely of Meneely & Co. to Rev. Wylie, about the bell that the foundry made for a church in Iowa City in 1849.
A letter from Andrew Meneely, President and General Manager of the Meneely Foundry in West Troy, New York. The letter was written to Rev. D. W. Wylie and describes the record (dated Aug. 16, 1849) of a bell being made for a church in Iowa City. The letter is in response to a previous letter written by Rev. Wylie, which was related to the Church’s missing bell. Meneely references Rev. Dexter P. Smith, who was pastor of the Baptist Church in Iowa City.
Meneely, Andrew
11/21/1911
First Presbyterian Church of Iowa City
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Iowa City, Iowa; West Troy, New York
1911 Letter from Rev. Schell to Rev. Wylie about the Church’s missing bell
Rev. J.P. Schell writes to Rev. D. W. Wylie about the Church’s missing bell. He states that, in addition to hearing about the bell from other sources, while serving as a missionary in Utah he met Brigham Young’s brother George, and that George Young knew about the missing bell and did not deny that it was in Salt Lake City.
The letter was written in Erie, North Dakota, where Rev. Schell was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church.
Schell, J.P.
06/01/1911
First Presbyterian Church of Iowa City
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Iowa City, Iowa; Salt Lake City, Utah