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Journal of Francis Asbury, Volume III

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 46 min)

Chapters

January 1-February 25, 1801

February 26-April 18, 1801

April 19,-August 16, 1801

August 19-November 8, 1801

November 9, 1801-January 19, 1802

January 20-April 14, 1802

April 15-June 20, 1802

June 21-August 16, 1802

August 18-November 4, 1802

November 7, 1802-February 3, 1803

February 4-April 19, 1803

April 20-July 11, 1803

July 12-October 8, 1803

October 9-December 26, 1803

January 4-March 31, 1804

April 4-August 7, 1804

August 8-December 3, 1804

December 11, 1804-February 16, 1805

February 17-May 18, 1805

May 19-August 25, 1805

September 2-December 12, 1805

December 14, 1805-April 12, 1806

April 13-July 8, 1806

July 11-November 22, 1806

November 23, 1806-April 12, 1807

April 13-July 17, 1807

July 18-October 25, 1807

November 1, 1807-June 5, 1808

June 6-October 8, 1808

October 18, 1808-March 5, 1809

March 19-June 11, 1809

June 18-September 10, 1809

September 24, 1809-February 4, 1810

February 18-June 24, 1810

July 8-November 11, 1810

November 18, 1810-April 7, 1811

April 14-August 1, 1811

August 4, 1811-February 15, 1812

February 16-July 28, 1812

August 2-December 8, 1812

December 9, 1812-May 8, 1813

May 9-August 15, 1813

August 20, 1813-July 23, 1814

July 25-November 30, 1814

December 3, 1814-April 30, 1815

May 5-August 13, 1815

August 20-December 7, 1815

A Short Account of his Death