Presbyterian Church collection, 1706-1861.

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Presbyterian Church collection, 1706-1861.

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The collection consists of photocopies of the minutes of the Carlisle, Donegal, Lancaster, New Castle, Lewistown, and Philadelphia presbyteries in Pennsylvania; the New Brunswick Presbytery in New Jersey; and the Dutchess and Suffolk presbyteries in New York. There are also copies of the journals and correspondence of ministers and church elders Bishop John Seybert (1820-1854), George Whitefield, and Paul Greene.

3 cubic feet.

Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7236564

Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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Greene, Paul D.

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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...

Seybert, John, 1791-1860

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Whitefield, George, 1714-1770

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Epithet: Reverend; of Add MS 34068 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001152.0x0000fb Epithet: Reverend; Preacher British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001152.0x0000fc Methodist clergyman. From the description of Papers, 1750-1759. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20504475 Clergyman and evangelist. ...