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Autograph letter signed : Gambier, to Mr. Bacchus [?], 1871 July 7.

BIB_ID
348679
Accession number
MA 370.67
Creator
Bedell, Gregory Thurston, 1817-1892.
Display Date
1871 July 7.
Credit line
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan, before 1901.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 20.8 cm
Notes
It is not clear to whom this letter is directed; it is possible the name is Bacchus.
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.
Written on stationery of the "Diocese of Ohio, / Kokosing, Gambier."
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan before 1901, possibly from the estate of Bishop William Stevens Perry of Iowa.
Summary
Concerning a request by the Faculty of Theology for further details on the qualifications of a candidate for admission.