File:A history of old Pine street; being the record of an hundred and forty years in the life of a colonial church (1905) (14766749272).jpg

English: Gravestone of Captain George Dawson at Old Pine Street Presbyterian Churchyard in Philadelphia. The gravestone reads: "George Dawson, ESQ., late a captain in Colonel Tarleton's Regiment of Light Dragoons, in the service of his Britanick Majesty and for many years a resident in this city, departed this life June 1st, 1832, aged 72 years and 12 days.

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Title: A history of old Pine street; being the record of an hundred and forty years in the life of a colonial church
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Gibbons, Hughes Oliphant, 1843- (from old catalog)
Subjects: Third Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Publisher: Philadelphia, The John C. Winston company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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VAULT OF CAPTAIN DAWSON Of Tarletoris Dragoons, South Walk.
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Pastorate of George Duffield. 73 The only historic data we have to guide us in de-termining the movements of Pastor Duffield from thetime of his appointment as chaplain until near theclose of the war are his baptismal records, which beginwith February 20, 1775.1 These records show that hebaptized children every month during the period ofthe Revolution, except August of 1776, and Septemberof 1778, and the time of the British occupation of Phil-adelphia. It was not an uncommon thing for him tobaptize as many as ten or fifteen a month. During thewar he baptized more than two hundred and fifty.Here we have the positive proof that during these yearsGeorge Duffield performed a tremendous service bothfor his congregation at home and for the soldiers inthe field, going and coming from one to the other.Excepting the period of the British occupation of Phila-delphia, the congregational life of Pine Street wastherefore continuous. Consider for a moment the adverse conditionsthrough which pastor

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