BIB_ID
350208
Accession number
MA 374.52
Creator
McLaren, William Edward, 1831-1905.
Display Date
[1889-1905].
Credit line
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan before 1901.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 22.7 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 letter is not dated, however it refers to Rev. William White Wilson being at St. Mark's; Rev. Wilson was the rector at St. Mark's from 1889 until his death in 1912; Bishop McLaren died in 1905.
The recipient is only identified as "My dear Bishop", however, the letter refers to a position in Dubuque which makes it probable that the recipient was Bishop Perry.
The letter is not dated, however it refers to Rev. William White Wilson being at St. Mark's; Rev. Wilson was the rector at St. Mark's from 1889 until his death in 1912; Bishop McLaren died in 1905.
The recipient is only identified as "My dear Bishop", however, the letter refers to a position in Dubuque which makes it probable that the recipient was Bishop Perry.
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan before 1901, possibly from the estate of Bishop William Stevens Perry of Iowa.
Summary
Discussing compensation for a potential candidate and the suggestion of a candidate for a position in Dubuque.
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