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Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Autograph letter signed : Boston, to Reverend John H. Hopkins, 1821 Mar. 3.

BIB_ID
346792
Accession number
MA 367.48
Creator
Doane, George Washington, 1799-1859.
Display Date
1821 Mar. 3.
Credit line
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan, before 1901.
Description
1 item (4 p., with address) ; 25.6 cm
Notes
Addressed to "The Reverend / John H. Hopkins, / Rector of Trinity Church, / Pittsburgh, / Pennsylvania."
Docketed.
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.
With postmark and trace of a seal.
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan before 1901, possibly from the estate of Bishop William Stevens Perry of Iowa.
Summary
Replying to a letter from Hopkins; discussing church business, including candidates for filling a vacancy; mentioning his salary and how it compares to other salaries in the area..