Signature of John Witherspoon on the 1776 U.S. Declaration of Independence.

Signature of John Witherspoon on the 1776 U.S. Declaration of Independence (Witherspoon signed it on August 2, 1776).

Signature of John Witherspoon on the 1781 Articles of Confederation (New Jersey delegates signed the document on November 26, 1778).

John Witherspoon served as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Princeton, New Jersey from 1768 to 1793.

The Tusculum Estate in Princeton, New Jersey was the home of John Witherspoon.

Witherspoon statue at Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey.

Statue of “Doctor John Witherspoon” located near Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C.

Statue of “Doctor John Witherspoon” located near Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C.

The John Witherspoon statue by Alexander Stirling Calder, located at the Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The John Witherspoon statue by Alexander Stirling Calder, located at the Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Clock formerly owned by John Witherspoon at the Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (photo credit: R. Andrew Myers).

Clock formerly owned by John Witherspoon at the Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (photo credit: R. Andrew Myers).

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John Witherspoon is buried at Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, New Jersey.

John Witherspoon is buried at Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, New Jersey.

Remarks on an Essay on Human Liberty (1753)

Ecclesiastical Characteristics: or, The Arcana of Church Policy. Being an Humble Attempt to Open Up the Mystery of Moderation (1753)

Ecclesiastical Characteristics: or, The Arcana of Church Policy. Being an Humble Attempt to Open Up the Mystery of Moderation (1753, 1763)

Essay on the Connexion Between the Doctrine of Justification By the Imputed Righteousness of Christ, and Holiness of Life (1756)

A Serious Enquiry Into the Nature and Effects of the Stage (1757)

The Absolute Necessity of Salvation Through Christ: A Sermon Preached Before the Society in Scotland For Propagation of Christian Knowledge (1758)

The Charge of Sedition and Faction Against Good Men, Especially Faithful Ministers, Considered and Accounted For: A Sermon (1758, 1811)

The Trial of Religious Truth By Its Moral Influence: A Sermon, Preached at the Opening of the Synod of Glasgow and Air, October 9th, 1759 (1759)

A Serious Apology For the Ecclesiastical Characteristics (1763)

A Practical Treatise on Regeneration (1764)

The History of a Corporation of Servants (1765)

Essays on Important Subjects, Vol. 1 (1765)

Essays on Important Subjects, Vol. 2 (1765)

Essays on Important Subjects, Vol. 3 (1765)

May 25, 1767 Letter to Charles Nisbet (1767, 1840)

Sermons on Practical Subjects (1768)

Practical Discourses on the Leading Truths of the Gospel (1768)

Address to the Inhabitants of Jamaica, and Other West-India Islands, In Behalf of the College of New-Jersey (1772)

A Pastoral Letter (1775, 1861)

The Druid, No. 1 (1776)

The Druid, No. 2 (1776)

The Druid, No. 3 (1776)

Speech on the Message From Lord Howe (1776, 1923)

October 24, 1776 Letter to Charles W.F. Dumas (1776, 1857)

October 30, 1776 Letter to Horatio Gates (1776, 1923)

November 14, 1776 Letter to William Livingston (1776, 1923)

The Dominion of Providence Over the Passions of Men: A Sermon, Preached at Princeton, on the 17th of May, 1776. Being the General Fast Appointed by the Congress Through the United Colonies. To Which is Added, an Address to the Natives of Scotland, Residing in America (1777)

An Address to the Natives of Scotland Residing in America: Being an Appendix to a Sermon Preached at Princeton on a General Fast (1777, 1778)

Manifesto on the Conduct of the War (1778)

October 26, 1781 Congressional Thanksgiving Proclamation (1781, 1823)

October 11, 1782 Congressional Thanksgiving Proclamation (1782, 1823)

Essay on Money, as a Medium of Commerce (1786)

Christian Magnanimity: A Sermon, Preached at Princeton, September, 1775 -- the Sabbath Preceeding the Annual Commencement; and Again with Additions, September 23, 1787 (1787)

A Draught of the Form of the Government and Discipline of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (1787)

Sermons by James Muir, A.M., Minister of the Presbyterian Church, Bermuda (1787)

An Address to the Senior Class of Students, Who Were to Receive the Degree of Bachelor of Arts, and Leave the College, Sept. 23, 1787 (1788)

August 11, 1788 Letter to James Madison (1788)

Preliminary Principles to The Form of the Government and Discipline of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (1789)

A Sermon on the Religious Education of Children (1789)

October 26, 1789 Letter to Alexander Hamilton (1789, 1851)

On Ministerial Character and Duty (1791)

On Man in His Natural State (1791)

An Inducement to Come to Christ (1791)

On the Purity of the Heart (1791)

Seeking a Competency in the Wisdom of Providence (1791)

The Danger of Prosperity (1791)

The Danger of Adversity (1791)

Trust in God [No. 1] (1791)

Trust in God [No. 2] (1791)

Preface to the Holy Bible (1791, 1801)

Sermons: A Supplementary Volume (1798)

The Works of John Witherspoon, Vol.  1 (1800)

The Works of John Witherspoon, Vol. 2 (1800)

The Works of John Witherspoon, Vol. 3 (1800)

The Works of John Witherspoon, Vol. 4 (1801, 1802)

The Miscellaneous Works of the Rev. John Witherspoon, D.D., LL.D., Late President of the College of New-Jersey (1803)

Lectures on Moral Philosophy, and Eloquence (1810)

Lectures on Moral Philosophy (1810, 1912)

The Works of John Witherspoon, D.D., Vol. 1 (1815)

The Works of John Witherspoon, D.D., Vol. 2 (1815)

The Works of John Witherspoon, D.D., Vol. 3 (1815)

The Works of John Witherspoon, D.D., Vol. 4 (1815)

The Works of John Witherspoon, D.D., Vol. 5 (1815)

The Works of John Witherspoon, D.D., Vol. 6 (1815)

The Works of John Witherspoon, D.D., Vol. 7 (1815)

The Works of John Witherspoon, D.D., Vol. 8 (1815)

The Works of John Witherspoon, D.D., Vol. 9 (1815)

Letters on the Education of Children, and on Marriage (1817)

Treatises on Justification and Regeneration (1823)

John Witherspoon (1830)

John Witherspoon, D.D. (1858)

John Witherspoon, D.D., LL.D. (1884)

President Witherspoon in the American Revolution (1896)

John Witherspoon (1906)


Source: New York Public Library Digital Collections.

Source: New York Public Library Digital Collections.

These eight general principles preliminary to the first Book of Church Order for the PCUSA (a draft was prepared in 1787, see above) are believed to have been authored by John Witherspoon.

Funeral Discourse by John Rodgers; An Essay on Justification; Treatise on Regeneration; 16 Sermons

Funeral Discourse by John Rodgers; An Essay on Justification; Treatise on Regeneration; 16 Sermons

31 Sermons

31 Sermons

Miscellaneous essays

Miscellaneous essays

Miscellaneous lectures, letters, addresses, speeches, and essays.

Miscellaneous lectures, letters, addresses, speeches, and essays.