Descriptive Summary
Creator(s)
Biographical Note / Administrative History
John Chester was born in Wethersfield, CT. He graduated from Yale College in 1804 and went on to study theology under Joseph Lyman. In 1810, after three years of preaching in Marblehead and Springfield, MA, he was called to the Presbyterian Church of Hudson, NY. He remained there until 1815, at which time he left to take charge of the Second Presbyterian Church of Albany.
In 1823 Chester was elected Moderator of the General Assembly. He retired from the Second Church in 1828 and died the following year.
Collection Overview
The collection includes two manuscript letters.
Administrative Information
Collection processed and finding aid prepared: December 1992
Stephanie Muntone, Processing Archivist
Catalog Headings
Collection Inventory
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1 | 1 | Finding Aid to Record Group 335 | |
1 | 1 | Letter to J. Romeyn Beck, 1821 | |
1 | 1 | Letter of Introduction for Erastus Colton, 1826 |