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

Record ID: 
347340
Accession number: 
MA 366.144
Author: 
Smith, B. B. (Benjamin Bosworth), 1794-1884.
Credit: 
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.

Summary: 

Concerning the issues surrounding the charges brought against Bishop Smith by Dr. Waller as they relate to the lottery scheme for Shelby College.

Provenance: 
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan before 1901, possibly from the estate of Bishop William Stevens Perry of Iowa.