Thomas Barton letter to Reverend Mr. Frazer 1779

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Thomas Barton letter to Reverend Mr. Frazer 1779

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Regarding distribution of funds to clergy, apparently as aid following the Revolutionary War: "When the Allowance was first made from our Fund, it was thought that the Clergy of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, being more out of the Way, were not likely to be so great Sufferers by the War as those of New York and New England."

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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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Barton, Thomas, 1730-1780

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Thomas Barton was an Episcopal missionary and clergyman, and served as chaplain with Forbes' expedition against Fort Duquesne, (now Pittsburgh), during the French and Indian War. From the description of Journal of an expedition to the Ohio commanded by his Excellency Brigadier-General Forbes; in the year of our Lord, 1758. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122347721 Episcopal missionary and clergyman, of Pennsylvania. From the description ...