Jesse Jennett elegiack poem, 1833 Dec. 25.

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Jesse Jennett elegiack poem, 1833 Dec. 25.

Broadside of an elegiac poem written by Jesse Jennett at the death of Francis Asbury printed at the Creole Office at New Orleans, Louisiana.

1 item ; 15 x 27 cm.

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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 ...

Jennett, Jesse.

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Jesse Jennett was a Louisiana poet. Francis Asbury (1745-1816) was a founder of American Methodism. A Methodist minister under John Wesley in England, he traveled to America in 1771 as a missionary and was elected bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1784. From the description of Jesse Jennett elegiack poem, 1833 Dec. 25. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 122612874 ...