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title: 'Extracts from the Journal of Rev. James Sproat, Hospital Chaplain of the Middle Department, 1778'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'James Sproat'
date: 1903-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Church History, Autobiography, and Biography'
- 'Colonial Presbyterian History'
scriptures:
- 'James 5'
- 'Psalms 23'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/sproat-1903-extracts-from-the-journal-of-rev-james-sproat-hospital-chaplain-of-the-middle-department-1778
---

# Extracts from the Journal of Rev. James Sproat, Hospital Chaplain of the Middle Department, 1778

Rev. James Sproat's 1778 journal recounts his work as a hospital chaplain in the Middle Department, visiting military hospitals, preaching, and ministering to sick Revolutionary soldiers.

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