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Autograph letter signed : Austin, Texas, to Rt. Rev. John Henry Hopkins, 1865 Aug. 21.

BIB_ID
348423
Accession number
MA 370.29
Creator
Gregg, Alexander, 1819-1893.
Display Date
1865 Aug. 21.
Credit line
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan, before 1901.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 20.4 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
Acknowledging receipt of his letter to the Southern Bishops; expressing appreciation for the sentiments towards reunification; saying there will be some representation of Texas at the General Convention; explaining why he is unable to attend.