BIB_ID
349329
Accession number
MA 372.71
Creator
Beckwith, John W. (John Watrous), 1831-1890.
Display Date
1867 June 10.
Credit line
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan before 1901.
Description
1 item (4 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.
The recipient is not identified in the salutation, however, this letter continues a conversation from a previous letter (MA 371.70) to Bishop Hopkins.
The recipient is not identified in the salutation, however, this letter continues a conversation from a previous letter (MA 371.70) to Bishop Hopkins.
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan before 1901, possibly from the estate of Bishop William Stevens Perry of Iowa.
Summary
Concerning his strong desire to decline the Episcopate of Georgia in favor of staying a rector in his parish in New Orleans; discussing his inner turmoil over his duty to the Church and duty to his parish; asking for his advice.
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