Metadata
Title
Call to Rev. George Duffield, 1771
Date
1771
Digital Identifier
PHS.ThirdPresbyterianChurchCalltoRevGeorgeDuffield1771_32_53
Call Number
Map Case 32.53
Description
Following a majority vote by the congregation, the subscribers of Third Presbyterian wrote to Reverend George Duffield requesting he become their new pastor. The letter, dated August 9, 1771, offers him an annual salary of 200 pounds. Duffield accepted the call, and served as pastor at Third Presbyterian until his death in 1790. Duffield also served as chaplain of the Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War.
Subject
Place
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Congregation
Third Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA
Holding Institution
Presbyterian Historical Society
Extent
1 page
Format (Digital)
tiff
Rights
http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Language
eng
Type
Text
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