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May 25, 1767 Letter to Charles Nisbet (1767)

Memoir of Rev. Charles Nisbet recounting his early life and a 1767 letter from Dr. John Witherspoon recommending Nisbet for the presidency of the College of New Jersey (Princeton).
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Jonathan Dickinson

Biographical sketches of early American Presbyterian ministers (Jonathan Dickinson, Samuel Gelston) addressing ministry, ordination disputes, doctrines of sovereign grace, and revivals.
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Jonathan Dickinson

Biographical notice of Jonathan Dickinson (1688–1747), influential American Presbyterian minister, college president, and Calvinist leader engaged in revival controversies and writings.
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Jonathan Dickinson, D.D.

Encyclopedia of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, covering Northern and Southern assemblies with biographical sketches of ministers and historical ecclesiastical notes.
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Exhortation to the Greeks, by Justin the Martyr

A Christian exhortation to the Greeks arguing that poets and philosophers misrepresent the gods and fail as teachers of true religion; urges abandoning pagan errors for Christian belief.
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The Fastidious Man

Satirical sketch of George Lesslie, a morbidly fastidious gentleman whose perpetual dissent and refined affectation alienate him in college, theatre, and society life.
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Archy M’Morrow

Short 1828 magazine pieces: a satirical sketch of the self-important lawyer M’Morrow and a poem on the fading feelings of youth. Themes: vanity, pride, transience.
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Oriental Literature

Magazine pieces: a satirical sketch on visiting cards and an essay comparing Greek (Attic) sobriety with Eastern richness in poetry, praising Oriental imagination yet valuing Attic correctness.
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The Complacent Man

A literary sketch contrasting fastidious Lesslie and easygoing Barlow, exploring manners, hypocrisy, and how acquiescence or perpetual dissent shape reputation and friendship.
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Flatt’s Dissertation on the Deity of Christ

Translation of Flatt’s dissertation defending the deity of Christ, arguing Christ’s consubstantiality with the Father and a real personal distinction, grounded in exegetical argument.
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History and Religious Opinions of the Druses

Reviews antitrinitarian arguments and defenses of Christ’s deity; also presents the history and religious practices of the Druses amid Sunni–Shia divisions.
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Life of Erasmus

Review of a biography of Erasmus tracing his illegitimate birth, education, aversion to monastic life, pursuit of learning, and influence on the revival of letters and the Reformation.
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Anthon’s Horace

Review of American editions of classical and Oriental works (Sadi’s Gulistan; Anthon’s Horace), critiquing scholarship, editorial excess, typographical taste, and American Latin style.
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