BIB_ID
347490
Accession number
MA 366.178
Creator
Smith, B. B. (Benjamin Bosworth), 1794-1884.
Display Date
[1868-1884].
Credit line
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan, before 1901.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 6.6 x 13.0 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.
The letter is undated but the dates that Bishop Smith served as Presiding Bishop are used.
The salutation is "My dear Bishop."
The letter is undated but the dates that Bishop Smith served as Presiding Bishop are used.
The salutation is "My dear Bishop."
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan before 1901, possibly from the estate of Bishop William Stevens Perry of Iowa.
Summary
Inquiring about whether a certain Bishop is with him and if so, would he be willing to participate in the laying on of hands.
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