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Journal of Francis Asbury, Volume II

As one of the first two bishops of the Methodist church in America and one of the most well-known circuit riders during the spread of Methodism, Francis Asbury kept a journal of his travels and activities. His journal begins with his prayerful decision to come to America in 1771 and continues to December of 1815, a few months before his death. In the meantime, we travel with Rev. Asbury across the ocean, over mountains, through rivers, and up and down the whole length of the fledgling United States of America. Summary by Devorah Allen (21 hr 44 min)

Chapters

01 - January 1-June 13, 1787

24:08

02 - June 15-December 20, 1787

25:48

03 - December 21, 1787-May 6, 1788

25:49

04 - May 15-November 29, 1788

25:14

05 - December 6, 1788-June 10, 1789

25:49

06 - June 11-October 29, 1789

26:12

07 - October 30, 1789-February 13, 1790

25:33

08 - February 14-May 3, 1790

23:51

09 - May 4-August 10, 1790

25:18

10 - August 11-December 20, 1790

26:08

11 - December 23, 1790-April 1, 1791

24:38

12 - April 4-June 14, 1791

26:26

13 - June 16-August 7, 1791

25:12

14 - August 12, 1791-February 9, 1792

27:01

15 - February 11-May 31, 1792

26:44

16 - June 1-August 8, 1792

26:28

17 - August 11-November 1, 1792

23:18

18 - November 8, 1792-February 3, 1793

24:51

19 - February 4-April 10, 1793

26:01

20 - April 13-July 23, 1793

26:40

21 - July 28-November 25, 1793

26:25

22 - November 29, 1793-March 21, 1794

25:44

23 - March 22-July 10, 1794

25:41

24 - July 11-September 22, 1794

26:16

25 - September 23, 1794-January 12, 1795

25:49

26 - January 13-April 16, 1795

26:00

27 - April 17-July 30, 1795

25:57

28 - August 2-November 17, 1795

25:45

29 - November 19, 1795-March 3, 1796

25:25

30 - March 4-May 20, 1796

27:06

31 - May 23-September 4, 1796

25:32

32 - September 5-November 27, 1796

26:58

33 - November 28, 1796-February 8, 1797

29:12

34 - February 9-March 25, 1797

27:55

35 - March 29-October 13, 1797

26:58

36 - October 16-December 15, 1797

27:06

37 - December 16, 1797-February 18, 1798

27:58

38 - February 25-July 1, 1798

27:50

39 - July 4-September 3, 1798

27:07

40 - September 6, 1798-January 30, 1799

28:53

41 - February 3-May 10, 1799

28:21

42 - May 11-August 26, 1799

28:10

43 - August 27-November 11, 1799

28:26

44 - November 12, 1799-February 20, 1800

28:15

45 - February 21-May 29, 1800

29:27

46 - May 30-August 3, 1800

28:33

47 - August 4-September 28, 1800

30:25

48 - September 29-November 13, 1800

28:25

49 - November 14-December 30, 1800

27:28