Metadata
Title
Francis Alison sermons, 1763, 1767-1771
Date
1763/1777
Digital Identifier
PHS.FrancisAlisonSermons1763_1767-1771
Call Number
RG 294-1-3
Description
Francis Alison was born in Ireland in 1705. He studied at the University of Glasgow before traveling to America in 1735. In 1737 he became pastor of Pennsylvania's New London Presbyterian Church. Ten years later he opened an academy in New London. Students included three signers of the Declaration of Independence and the Secretary of the Second Continental Congress.
In 1752 Alison moved to Philadelphia to take charge of the Philadelphia Academy. He was later appointed Vice-Provost of the newly established University of Pennsylvania, as well as Professor of Moral Philosophy. He was also assistant minister at the First Presbyterian Church. Alison died in 1779.
These three notebooks contain sermons dated mainly from 1763, 1767 and 1771, with later dates noted when Alison delivered the sermons again for a new audience, up to 1777.
In 1752 Alison moved to Philadelphia to take charge of the Philadelphia Academy. He was later appointed Vice-Provost of the newly established University of Pennsylvania, as well as Professor of Moral Philosophy. He was also assistant minister at the First Presbyterian Church. Alison died in 1779.
These three notebooks contain sermons dated mainly from 1763, 1767 and 1771, with later dates noted when Alison delivered the sermons again for a new audience, up to 1777.
Subject
Place
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Congregation
First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA
Holding Institution
Presbyterian Historical Society
Extent
192 pages
Format (Digital)
tiff
Rights
http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Language
eng
Type
Text
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