The diary of the Rev. Samuel Davies ..., 1845.

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The diary of the Rev. Samuel Davies ..., 1845.

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Manuscript copy of the diary of Rev. Samuel Davies, "carefully transcribed, compared, and corrected by Philander Camp ..., 1845"; v. 1 dated "from July 2 A.D. 1753 to April 28 A.D. 1754; v. 2 dated 7 May 1754 - 13 Feb. 1755, containing 1 signed autograph manuscript leaf of the original diary of Rev. Davies, kept while he was in England (beginning, "This March 7. Went towards Westminster ... ").

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Davies, Samuel, 1723-1761

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Samuel Davies, fourth president of Princeton University, was born in New Castle County, Delaware, on November 3, 1723. He was licensed to preach when he was twenty-two, and was ordained as an evangelist to Virginia. In 1753 Davies and Gilbert Tennant were chosen by Princeton trustees to go to Great Britain and Ireland in search of donations for the College. Davies kept a diary of the mission, which was later published. During their stay in the British Isles they were able to secure sufficient fu...

Camp, Philander.

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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...