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Autograph letter signed : Boston, to Rev. William Livingston, 1827 May 16.

BIB_ID
348116
Accession number
MA 368.122
Creator
Potter, Alonzo, 1800-1865.
Display Date
1827 May 16.
Credit line
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan, before 1901.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 24.4 cm
Notes
At the time of the writing Alonzo Potter was the rector of St. Paul's Church, Boston.
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
Letter of introduction and character reference for Rev. Livingston as he leaves for England to work to discharge a debt.