CaldwellGenealogy.com Discussion ForumRe: Ede, Frank & Rev. David Caldwell
By:David Andrew Caldwell
Date: 00:39 3/28/02 In Response To: Ede, Frank & Rev. David Caldwell (Douglas Caldwell)
Thanks for the research. I concluded that while Rev. Levi Coffin had reason to feel proud of his achievements as a strident abolitionist, Rev. David Caldwell made effective use of limited opportunities for assertive action in NC. Coffin had moved to Indiana, a free state that shielded him; Rev. Caldwell remained in a slave state that imposed the death penalty on harbingers of fugitive slaves. When Coffin lived in NC, his behavior fairly paralleled that of Rev. Caldwell. You wrote: "In actuality, Rev. Samuel Craighead did teach Bible reading in Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church, Charlotte,
This appears to be a typo -- you must have meant Samuel Craighead Caldwell. Messages In This Thread
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