Samuel Davies sermons and prayer.

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Samuel Davies sermons and prayer.

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Nine sermons and one prayer of the Reverend Samuel Davies, American clergyman and fourth president of Princeton University (then College of New Jersey) from 1759 to 1761. Undated.

.21 linear foot (1 volume)

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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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...