BIB_ID
347023
Accession number
MA 367.81
Creator
Otey, James Hervey, 1800-1863.
Display Date
1851 Sept. 22.
Credit line
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan, before 1901.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 20.6 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
Mentioning that Hoffman's letter was forwarded to him from London; discussing Hoffman's suggestion that he accompany him to the Holy Land; commenting on his health, which has improved enough that he contemplates making the trip to Syria and Palestine; noting that he hopes the plan for "the relief of Burlington College" will succeed.
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