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Young John Allen, born in Burke County and raised in Meriwether County, traveled as a Methodist missionary to Shanghai, China, in 1860 and remained there for much of his life. In addition to his ministry, Allen worked as a journalist and founded a college in Shanghai.

Courtesy of Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University.

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