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title: 'May 21, 1761 Letter to John Forfitt'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'William Richardson'
date: 1761-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '18th century'
topics:
- 'Colonial Presbyterian History'
- 'Domestic Missions'
- 'Narrative of the State of Religion'
scriptures:
- 'Proverbs 25'
- 'Matthew 28'
url: https://confessional.org/richardson-1761-may-21-1761-letter-to-john-forfitt
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# May 21, 1761 Letter to John Forfitt

1761 letters describing the state of religion in Virginia and South Carolina: frontier conversions (including many negroes), Cherokee threats, and urgent need for ministers and books.

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