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Autograph letter signed : "Kalorama", to an unidentified recipient, 1855 Aug. 21.

BIB_ID
347340
Accession number
MA 366.144
Creator
Smith, B. B. (Benjamin Bosworth), 1794-1884.
Display Date
1855 Aug. 21.
Credit line
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan, before 1901.
Description
1 item (8 p.) ; 20.3 cm
Notes
Kalorama was the home of Bishop Smith and his wife and was located outside Louisville, Kentucky.
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
Concerning the issues surrounding the charges brought against Bishop Smith by Dr. Waller as they relate to the lottery scheme for Shelby College.