Records, 1822-1920.

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Records, 1822-1920.

A subscription book in which local residents pledged their annual payments to achieve the goals of promoting religion, establishing a Presbyterian church, and increasing the value of the surrounding properties, 1822-1824. Also included are choir records, 1889-1920, comprised of a roll book of choir members, financial records, and correspondence of R.H. Woodman (1841-1943), director of the choir from 1880-1941.

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First Presbyterian Church (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)

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Building erected in 1822. From the description of Records, 1822-1920. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155450053 The First Presbyterian Church, Newtown (founded in 1652) and the First Presbyterian Church, Jamaica (founded in 1662) were the first organized Presbyterian churches in what is today New York City. Located in the present-day borough of Queens, the original churches faced religious suppression when they were forced to take on Anglican pastors by the rulin...

Woodman, R. H., 1841-1943.

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