Guide to the Emma Bayles McAuley Papers
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Emma Bayles was born the sixth of nine children to Robert and Rebecca Bayles of Kingston, New Jersey. She was married in 1840 to the Reverend William Hall McAuley who had graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary the previous year. Shortly after their marriage, they were commissioned by the PCUSA Board of Foreign Missions as missionaries to India. Arriving in Calcutta in December 1840 they traveled up river to Mezrapore where Emma McAuley gave birth to a daughter. The McAuleys arrived at the mission compound of Futtehgurh (Fatehgarh) in July 1841 and remained at Futtehgurh and Furrukhabad (Farrukhabad) until 1850. Reverend McAuley spent the bulk of his time evangelizing while Emma raised her four children and did some teaching in the Orphans School in Futtehgurh. In 1850 the McAuleys returned to America and settled in Alabama where the Reverend McAuley served as an agent for the Board of Foreign Missions for a year. In 1852 he resumed his ministerial duties and became a stated supply minister at various churches in Alabama until his death in 1885.
The papers consist of correspondence written by Emma McAuley largely to her sister in law, Margaret Bayles. They primarily cover her years in India and describe her surroundings,acq uaintances and experiences. The collection also contains a transcription of the letters and biographical information compiled by L.D. Cook in 1965.
The papers are arranged accordingly:
SERIES I: CORRESPONDENCE , 1841-1866, 1965
Available on microfilm: MFPOS 1361.
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