BIB_ID
345484
Accession number
MA 364.23
Creator
White, William, 1748-1836.
Display Date
1788.
Credit line
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan, before 1901.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 22.5 cm
Notes
Part of a 12-volume collection of Autographs and Manuscripts of Bishops of The Protestant Episcopal Church (MA 364-375). The arrangement of the collection is by Bishops in the order of their consecration and chronological within their portion of the collection. Letters in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan from the estate of Bishop William Stevens Perry of Iowa before 1901.
Summary
Discussing the inventory and sales of the Prayer Book; asking if Massachusetts is "determined still to keep at a distance from us;" saying he realizes there are issues on which they disagree but that he is very willing to make accommodations to bring about an agreement; saying that if they cannot come together they will not be able flourish as other religious societies; adding that he does believe there are enough members in the Southern states to choose a bishop; concluding by adding that another reason for wanting to see Massachusetts join with the Southern states is that he would like to get Connecticut to join as well.
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