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Autograph letter signed : Indianapolis, Indiana, to Bishop Perry, 1891 July 17.

BIB_ID
351387
Accession number
MA 374.178
Creator
Knickerbacker, David Buel, 1833-1894.
Display Date
1891 July 17.
Credit line
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan before 1901.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 21.0 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
Expressing his concern for him after his accident; saying he took a handcar for 4 miles and "was stiff for a week after it;" asking if he will see an announcement of the confirmation of the election of Bishop [Phillips] Brooks.