Journal of John N. Blackburn, 1814 April 16-July 28.

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Journal of John N. Blackburn, 1814 April 16-July 28.

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John N. Blackburn gives an account of his trip with his father from Franklin, Tenn., to Philadelphia to attend a church assembly, and from there to New York and return home. The two travel to Philadelphia through Virginia and Maryland and return through western Pennsylvania, Ohio and Kentucky. Blackburn briefly mentions the weather, miles travelled each day, lodgings, and preaching by his father. In Philadelphia he notes but does not describe the sights of the city, churches attended, families with whom he dined, and assembly meetings. He gives similar brief notes about attractions in New York City, where he heard Mr. [Lyman?] Beecher preach. There are two brief references to the War of 1812. In Philadelphia he attends the launching of a frigate and in Pittsburgh he sees men marching for Lake Erie. There is also a reference to a runaway slave girl who stole a horse in Ohio to escape from a man bringing her back home.

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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...

Blackburn, John N., fl. 1814.

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Resident of Franklin, Tenn. From the description of Journal of John N. Blackburn, 1814 April 16-July 28. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 50794319 From the description of Journal of John N. Blackburn, 1814 April 16-July 28. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647925947 ...