It appears that he was Methodist and a supporter of the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church
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The American Chesterfield, or Way to Wealth, Honour, and Distinction (1828) shaped note It appears that he wasPhilip Stanhope (Lord Chesterfield). The American Chesterfield, or Way to Wealth, Honour, and Distinction : being selections from the Letters of Lord Chesterfield to his Son; and extracts from other eminent authors, on the subject of Politeness : with Alterations and Additions, suited to the Youth of the United States; By a Member of the Philadelphia Bar. Philadelphia: Published by John Grigg, 1828. [11477] Full calf with a black leather spine title