BIB_ID
348929
Accession number
MA 370.135
Creator
Stevens, William Bacon, 1815-1887.
Display Date
1873 Jan. 21.
Credit line
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan before 1901.
Description
1 item (6 p.) ; 20.5 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 recipient is only identified as "My Dear William" however reference is made to his being the nephew of Bishop Stevens.
Written on the letterhead of the "Diocese of Pennsylvania / Episcopal Rooms / 708 Walnut Street, / Philadelphia."
The recipient is only identified as "My Dear William" however reference is made to his being the nephew of Bishop Stevens.
Written on the letterhead of the "Diocese of Pennsylvania / Episcopal Rooms / 708 Walnut Street, / Philadelphia."
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan before 1901, possibly from the estate of Bishop William Stevens Perry of Iowa.
Summary
Expressing his pleasure at the news that he has been elected Secretary & General Agent of the Foreign Committee of the Board of Missions; understanding that it will be difficult for him to leave Geneva [Hobart College, Geneva NY] but discussing the merits of accepting the position; saying that he hopes that he and his wife will see more of him after the move to New York.
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