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title: 'September 7, 1756 Letter'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'John Wright'
date: 1757-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '18th century'
topics:
- 'Domestic Missions'
- 'Colonial Presbyterian History'
- 'Race Relations and Slavery'
scriptures:
- 'Proverbs 25'
- 'Matthew 28'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/18th-century/wright-1757-september-7-1756-letter
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# September 7, 1756 Letter

Rev. Samuel Davies (1756) reports a religious awakening in Virginia—noting conversions among enslaved people, distribution of Christian books, and hopeful progress of faith.

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