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Peter Cartwright Circuit Rider and Frontier Preacher
Peter Cartwright, famed Methodist circuit rider and political voice of the pre-Civil War era, spanned the Mississippi Valley preaching over 15 000 sermons and baptizing 12 000. A Virginia native who migrated to Kentucky, he became a legendary frontier churchman known for rugged endurance, dramatic revivals, and sharp political stances including opposition to forceful slavery solution. He died September 25, 1872, near Plain Dealing, Louisiana, aged 87.
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Elmo &Cott Watson
Peter Cartwright
Barkwooda
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Cid
Spain
Mir
Travers
Davy Crockett
Lincoln
Amherst County
Virginia
Cartwright
Kentucky
Lincoln County
Lancaster
Rushville
Logan County
Tennessee
Misissippi
Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Church
Society of Ebenezer
Red River
Illinois
Ipola
Gulf
Alleghenies
Indiana
Mike Fink
Mississipp
Ohio
Fink
Mike
Mississippi Valley
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
Brother Cartwright
Jackson Bag
Tissing
Belike
Nashville
Fenn
Hermitage
Edward Eggleston
Wagoner
Middle West
New York
Astor House
Manhattan
Methodist Church
Congress
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen ‘Pouglan
Springfield
Gueccas
Peter” Cartwright