Stanford, John, fl. 1798-1813 Diaries of itinerant Baptist preacher and humanitarian
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07298 Author/Creator: Stanford, John, fl. 1798-1813 Place Written: Various Places Type: Autograph manuscript Date: 1798-1813 Pagination: 7 v. (217 p.) 21 x 13.4 cm Order a Copy
Stanford was a Baptist preaching working in New York, Connecticut and Pennsylvania at the beginning of the Second Great Awakening. The diaries are dated 1) February-March 1798; 2) January-July 1799; 3) September-December 1799; 4) January-December 1800; 5) January-December 1801; 6) January-December 1807; 7) January 1812-June 1813. The diaries chiefly record Stanford's spiritual reflections and his activities as a preacher.
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