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A semi-centenary discourse: delivered in the First African Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, on the fourth Sabbath of May, 1857 : with a history of the church from its first organization, including a brief notice of Rev. John Gloucester, its first pastor : also an appendix, containing sketches of all the colored churches in Philadelphia, [microform]

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A semi-centenary discourse: delivered in the First African Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, on the fourth Sabbath of May, 1857 : with a history of the church from its first organization, including a brief notice of Rev. John Gloucester, its first pastor : also an appendix, containing sketches of all the colored churches in Philadelphia, [microform]
Names
Catto, William T. (Author)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1857
Place: Philadelphia
Publisher: J. M. Wilson
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
Shelf locator: Sc Micro R-1892
Topics
Gloucester, John, 1776 or 1777-1822
First African Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Genres
Books
Notes
Content: Original shelved as: Sc Rare 285-C (catto, W. Semi-centenary discourse)
Citation/reference: *ZZ-14242
Physical Description
Microforms
Extent: 111 p.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11858154
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1e785870-0032-0130-da84-58d385a7bc34
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  • 1857: Issued
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "A semi-centenary discourse" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1857. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/92e6017f-ebe8-771c-e040-e00a180631f2

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. (1857). A semi-centenary discourse Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/92e6017f-ebe8-771c-e040-e00a180631f2

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A semi-centenary discourse