William White, "On Duelling"

Metadata

Title

William White, "On Duelling"

Date

1779/1836~

Digital Identifier

ChristChurch.WilliamWhiteSermonv129

Call Number

v. 129

Description

William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this text, written as an addition to an existing sermon, Reverend White lays out a warning against the "unchristian Practice" of dueling.

Place

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Congregation

Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA

Holding Institution

Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA

Extent

58 pages

Format (Original)

Format (Digital)

tiff

Rights

http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Language

eng

Type

Text

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