Francis Asbury letters 1797, 1804

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Francis Asbury letters 1797, 1804

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/6770

Bishop and Methodist preacher. Contains two letters; one to Major Van Cortland dated 20 Jun. 1804 and the other is not addressed and dated 29 Aug. 1797.

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Asbury, Francis, 1745-1816

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Francis Asbury (1745-1816) was one of the first two bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States. Born in England, he came to America in 1771; in 1784 he, with Thomas Coke, was named the head of the Methodist Church in America. There is a statue to his memory in Washington, DC, and in many towns and cities across America one may find an Asbury United Methodist Church. From the guide to the Francis Asbury Letters, 1811, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse ...