Alexander, Archibald, 1772-1851

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Archibald Alexander, 1772-1851; Presbyterian pastor and educator; in 1794, pastor of Briery Church (Hampden, Va.). In 1796 he became president of Hampden-Sydney College. In 1807 he accepted a call to Old Pine Street Church in Philadelphia. Later that year he was elected Moderator of the General Assembly. In 1812 he became president of the newly established theological seminary at Princeton.

From the description of Papers, 1819-1851. (Presbyterian Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 48206505

American Presbyterian clergyman, first professor at Princeton Seminary, 1812

From the guide to the Archibald Alexander letter to Daily Tribune, undated, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)

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creatorOf Green, James. Dr. Alexander on mental science : manuscript, 1837 Nov. 13 / James Green. Princeton University Library
referencedIn Stanford-Ward family papers, 1811-1957 1811-1836. New Jersey Historical Society Library
referencedIn Prime, Samuel Irenæus, 1812-1885. Letter to Rufus Wilmot Griswold [manuscript], 1852 January 6. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Alexander, Archibald, 1772-1851. Autograph letter signed : Princeton, to Reverend Henry Davis, 1819 Aug. 12. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Dewitt, Abraham. Sketches of sermons : manuscript, 1828-1840. Princeton University Library
creatorOf Archibald Alexander letter to Daily Tribune, undated New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Smith, Franklin Gillette. Lectures on pastoral theology / by Dr. Alexander, July 1820, Theo. Sem., Princeton N.J. ; F.G. Smith. Princeton University Library
creatorOf Green, James. Dr. Alexander on mental science : manuscript, Nov. 13 1837 / James Green. Princeton University Library
referencedIn Ulyat, William Leigh, 1874-1951. Notes and a photograph, [19--]. Historical Society of Princeton
creatorOf Alexander, Archibald, 1772-1851. Autograph letter signed : Princeton, to Reverend N. Murray, 1847 Feb. 16. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Alexander, Archibald, 1772-1851. Alexander family collection, 1855-1914. Princeton University Library
referencedIn Dickinson Family. Dickinson family library. 1810-1943. Houghton Library
referencedIn Lyle family. Lyle family papers, 1789-1944 1824-1872 (bulk dates). University of Kentucky Libraries
referencedIn Johns, John, 1796-1876. John Johns notebook, 1817-1818. New Jersey Historical Society Library
creatorOf Alexander, Archibald, 1772-1851. Papers, 1819-1851. Presbyterian Historical Society, PHS
referencedIn McFarland, Francis, 1788-1871. Francis McFarland papers, 1817-1871. Presbyterian Historical Society, PHS
creatorOf Mearns, John. Moral philosophy by Rev. A. Alexander D.D. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Clifford E. Barbour Library
creatorOf Williams, B. H. (Benjamin Haines), 1817-1855. Lectures, 1839-1841 / by Dr. Alexander. Princeton University Library
creatorOf Alexander, Archibald, 1772-1851. Selected notes from lectures [microform] : the Archibald Alexander manuscript collection, Princeton Theological Seminary. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Clifford E. Barbour Library
creatorOf Manly, Basil, 1825-1892. Notes on Dr. Alexander's lectures on the subject of pastoral theology : Princeton 1845 / Basil Manly. SBTS Library, James P. Boyce Centennial Library
creatorOf Selected art related letters from Historical Society of Pennsylvania's Society Collection Archives of American Art
creatorOf Boyce, James Petigru, d. 1888. [Lecture notes] / James P. Boyce. SBTS Library, James P. Boyce Centennial Library
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associatedWith Boyce, James Petigru, d. 1888. person
associatedWith Brown, Allen H. (Allen Henry), 1820-1907. person
associatedWith Davis, Henry, 1771-1852, person
associatedWith Dewitt, Abraham. person
associatedWith Dickinson family, collector. family
associatedWith Green, James. person
associatedWith Historical Society of Pennsylvania. corporateBody
associatedWith Hoes, John C. F. person
associatedWith Johns, John, 1796-1876. person
associatedWith Lyle family. family
associatedWith Manly, Basil, 1825-1892. person
associatedWith McFarland, Francis, 1788-1871. person
associatedWith Mearns, John. person
associatedWith Miller, Samuel, 1769-1850, person
associatedWith Murray, Nicholas, 1802-1861, person
associatedWith Prime, Samuel Irenæus, 1812-1885. person
associatedWith Princeton Theological Seminary. corporateBody
associatedWith Princeton Theological Seminary. Library. corporateBody
associatedWith Sprague, William B. (William Buell), 1795-1876. person
associatedWith Ulyat, William Leigh, 1874-1951. person
associatedWith Williams, B. H. (Benjamin Haines), 1817-1855. person
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Birth 1772-04-17

Death 1851-10-22

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