Henry Harris Jessup Papers, 1851-1912

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Henry Harris Jessup Papers, 1851-1912

Correspondence, journals, diaries, writings,photographs, and collected material document the missionary work of HenryHarris Jessup and his wife Theodosia Davenport Jessup in Syria. Henry HarrisJessup (1832-1910) was a missionary in Syria from 1856 to 1910, serving underthe American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions and PresbyterianMission Board . He was one of the founders of the Syrian Protestant College,later known as the American University of Beirut.

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Presbyterian church in the U.S.A.

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The Transylvania Presbytery was organized by appointment of the synods of New York and Philadelphia. The Synod of New York made part of the Presbytery of Abingdon into the Transylvania Presbytery, which encompassed the district of Kentucky and the settlements on the Cumberland River. The Reverend David Rice, Adam Rankin, Andrew McClure, and James Crawford met at the Danville, Kentucky courthouse to organize the presbytery. The synods of New York and Philadelphia appointed David Rice as moderator...

Jessup, Henry Harris, 1832-1910

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Henry Harris Jessup was a missionary in Syria from 1856 to 1910, serving under the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions and Presbyterian Mission Board. He was one of the founders of the Syrian Protestant College, later known as the American University of Beirut. From the description of Henry Harris Jessup papers, 1851-1912 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702152609 1832 Apr 19 ...

American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions

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