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First Presbyterian Church as it might have appeared in the 18th century, rendered in 1893, Morristown, NJ

Title	First Presbyterian Church as it might have appeared in the 18th century, rendered in 1893, Morristown, NJ
Description	" The First Presbyterian Church organized 1733, church - 1738. Morristown's first hospital when illness raged '77, '78 '79 in Washington's army. Morristown's first school, known as the "Steeple School" held in entrance room beneath spire. By Emma Van Pelt - 1893 Drawn from ancient authentic, and only semblance of Church upon an old time sampler taken her for copying and "in trust" for later day history and pronounced by the Late Rev. William Durant, former Pastor and Editor of the combined register of the church as correct." See 1817 map for location of Church on the Morristown Green. http://cdm15387.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p13079coll1/id/605/rec/2
Subjects	Churches Historic Buildings, Houses, and Sites Revolutionary War History
Keywords	The Green, The Morristown Green
Names	Van Pelt
Geographic Location	Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey;
Creator	Emma Van Pelt
Format	Watercolor on paper
Rights	http://morristownlibrary.org/HCFindingAids/reproductions.pdf
Image ID	FirstPresbyChurch (Art bins-Emma Van Pelt)
Holding Institution	The Morristown & Morris Township Public Library, The North Jersey History & Genealogy Center

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