Autograph letter signed : Raleigh, to an unidentified "Doctor," 1890 May 21.

Record ID: 
349858
Accession number: 
MA 373.117
Author: 
Lyman, Theodore B. (Theodore Benedict), 1815-1893.
Credit: 
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan before 1901.
Description: 
1 item (2 p.) ; 20.3 cm
Notes: 

With a stamp on p. 1: "The Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society / Prot. Epis. Church / May 22, 1890 / 24 to 26 Bible House, New York City."
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.

Summary: 

Saying that he is "most anxious to attend" the upcoming meeting of the Board of Managers; requesting that "the extra $500 noted for this Diocese be sent to [him] to use"; discussing finances and staffing issues.

Provenance: 
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan before 1901, possibly from the estate of Bishop William Stevens Perry of Iowa.