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title: 'Account of the Dissenting Interest in the Middle States'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Elihu Spencer'
date: 1838-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Colonial Presbyterian History'
- 'American Presbyterian and Reformed History'
scriptures:
- 'Acts 20'
- 'Titus 1'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/spencer-1838-account-of-the-dissenting-interest-in-the-middle-states
---

# Account of the Dissenting Interest in the Middle States

1759 letter from Rev. Elihu Spencer reporting the denominational makeup and clergy counts in the Middle Colonies, synod union, widespread Presbyterian vacancies, and need for ministers.

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