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title: 'American Territory in Turkey; or, Admiral Farragut’s Visit to Constantinople, and the Extra-Territoriality of Robert College'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Ralph Earl Prime, Sr.'
date: 1908-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Foreign Missions'
- 'Church-State Relations'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 28'
- 'Acts 13'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/prime-1908-american-territory-in-turkey-or-admiral-farraguts-visit-to-constantinople-and-the-extra-territoriality-of-robert-college
---

# American Territory in Turkey; or, Admiral Farragut’s Visit to Constantinople, and the Extra-Territoriality of Robert College

Historical account of Robert College's founding in Constantinople: American missionaries secured land, faced Ottoman delay and French/Russian opposition, and prevailed under Turkish "adet" law.

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