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Francis Alison, D.D.

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Biography of Francis Alison (1705–1779), Irish‑born Presbyterian minister and educator who founded academies, engaged in the Old Side–New Side controversy, and was noted for piety and charity.
Archive ⬩ Church History, Autobiography, and Biography, Colonial Presbyterian History, Old Side-New Side Division
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A prolific preacher and author, Sprague is also known as the “Patriarch of American Collectors,” for his collection of autographs, including those of every signer of the Declaration of Independence, pamphlets and other materials. He authored the Annals of the American Pulpit, an important collection of biographical sketches.

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