BIB_ID
346638
Accession number
MA 366.25
Creator
Chase, Philander, 1775-1852.
Display Date
1851 Feb. 6.
Credit line
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan, before 1901.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 25.4 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 before 1901, possibly from the estate of Bishop William Stevens Perry of Iowa.
Summary
Expressing his deep appreciation for his "very affectionate letter;" recalling a conversation he had with his [Hopkins'] wife about his treatment at Kenyon College; discussing the charges against him at Kenyon College and challenging the assumption that his motivation was fame; saying "If my motive to action had been Fame I should not be where I now am; nor where I wish to be, in Heaven;" expressing appreciation for his support of his efforts for Jubilee College.
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