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Revd. John Gloucester: Late pastor of the First African Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia

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B. Tanner & W.R. Jones

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Half-length portrait of the first African American man ordained by the Presbyterian Church, seated and facing left, and with his right hand raised. Gloucester is attired in a shirt with a high neck collar, a vest, and a jacket. Contains decorative border with an inset of the Bible inscribed with the verse John I:29. Born and enslaved in Tennessee, Gloucester, initially a missionary, presided over the first African American Presbyterian church in the country.; Painted by J. Robinson; Engraved by B. Tanner & W.R. Jones.; Title from item.

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The Library Company of Philadelphia

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Keywords

  1. African American Clergy
  2. African American Missionaries
  3. African American Presbyterians
  4. African Americans
  5. First African Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
  6. Free African Americans
  7. Freedmen
  8. Gloucester, John, 1776 Or 1777 1822
  9. Pennsylvania
  10. Philadelphia
  11. Portrait Prints
  12. Portraits
  13. Stipple Engravings

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