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Title

  • Was Richard Allen great?

Summary

  • Richard Allen was born a slave in Philadelphia. Palmer, pastor of Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church in Philadelphia, discusses his character and qualities as a slave, his conversion to Christianity, and the role he played in forwarding the A.M.E. Church.

Names

  • Palmer, John M., active 19th century
  • Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
  • Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Philadelphia : Weekly Astonisher Print ..., [18]98.

Headings

  • -  Allen, Richard,--1760-1831

Genre

  • Sermons--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1898

Notes

  • -  Cover title.
  • -  LC copy has inscription in pencil on cover: Mr. Daniel Murray; in ink: Phil. 1898.

Medium

  • 9 p. : 1 port. ; 22 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E449 .D16 vol. 17, no. 17

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 91898231

Online Format

  • image
  • online text
  • pdf

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division.

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Chicago citation style:

Palmer, John M., Active 19Th Century, Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church, and Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. Was Richard Allen great?. [Philadelphia: Weekly Astonisher Print, 1898] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/91898231/.

APA citation style:

Palmer, J. M., Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church & Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. (1898) Was Richard Allen great?. [Philadelphia: Weekly Astonisher Print] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/91898231/.

MLA citation style:

Palmer, John M., Active 19Th Century, Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church, and Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. Was Richard Allen great?. [Philadelphia: Weekly Astonisher Print, 1898] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/91898231/>.