<I>A Semi-Centenary Discourse delivered in The First African Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, on the Fourth Sabbath of May, 1857: With a History of the Church from its First Organization, including a Brief Notice of Rev. John Gloucester, its First Pastor</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1857
name: label: Written by
content: Rev. William T. Catto, American, 1809 - 1869
label: Printed by
content: Joseph M. Wilson, American
label: Subject of
content: Rev. John Gloucester, American, 1776 - 1822
label: Subject of
content: First African Presbyterian Church, American, founded 1807
notes: label: Description
content: This book contains the text of Reverend William T. Catto's sermon "A Semi-Centenary Discourse," and a history of the First African Presbyterian, the nation's first black Presbyterian church, founded in Philadelphia in 1807. The volume has 111 pages bound in black cloth and gilt lettering on the front cover. Inscriptions are handwritten in black ink and black crayon on the final interior page regarding former owners and givers of the book. The book also contains a biography of its founder, the formerly enslaved Reverend John Gloucester and an Appendix with information about other historically black churches in Philadelphia.
place: label: Place made
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Christianity
label: Topic
content: Free communities of color
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Preaching
label: Topic
content: Presbyterian
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: The Black Church
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1815-1861
label: Topic
content: Worship services
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.46.71
objectType: label: Type
content: books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper, wood, and leather
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 9 x 6 x 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm)