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title: 'May 6, 1760 Letter to John Forfitt'
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authors:
- 'William Richardson'
date: 1761-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '18th century'
topics:
- 'Colonial Presbyterian History'
- 'Domestic Missions'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 28'
- 'Acts 1'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/18th-century/richardson-1761-may-6-1760-letter-to-john-forfitt
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# May 6, 1760 Letter to John Forfitt

Letters (1760) describe religion in Virginia and South Carolina: frontier violence, scarce ministers, and missions to Cherokees and enslaved Africans. Reports growing literacy, Sabbath observance, and urgent need for books.

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