---
title: 'A Letter from an Elder in an Old School Presbyterian Church to His Son at College'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Anonymous'
date: 1863-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Apologetics'
- 'Slavery'
- 'Church History'
scriptures:
- 'Genesis 9'
- 'Leviticus 19'
- 'Jeremiah 13'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/anonymous-1863-a-letter-from-an-elder-in-an-old-school-presbyterian-church-to-his-son-at-college
---

# A Letter from an Elder in an Old School Presbyterian Church to His Son at College

1863 elder's letter defending slavery as Biblical: calls abolition a false god, argues Noah's curse made Africans distinct and slavery ordained, urging Scripture over 'human rights'.

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