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title: 'A Short History of American Presbyterianism from Its Foundations to the Reunion of 1869'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Samuel Jennings Wilson'
date: 1903-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'American Presbyterian and Reformed History'
- 'Colonial Presbyterian History'
scriptures:
- 'Genesis 12'
- 'Acts 2'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/wilson-1903-a-short-history-of-american-presbyterianism-from-its-foundations-to-the-reunion-of-1869
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# A Short History of American Presbyterianism from Its Foundations to the Reunion of 1869

Concise history of American Presbyterianism from colonial foundations (Francis Makemie) through Revolutionary growth, revivals, divisions, and the eventual reunion of 1869.

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