Autograph letter signed : Lexington, Kentucky, to Rev. J.H. Hopkins, 1837 Oct. 24.

Record ID: 
347276
Accession number: 
MA 366.138
Author: 
Smith, B. B. (Benjamin Bosworth), 1794-1884.
Credit: 
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan before 1901.
Description: 
1 item (3 p., with address) ; 24.7 cm
Notes: 

Address panel with postmark and traces of a seal to "Rt. Rev. J.H. Hopkins, D.C. / Burlington, Vt."
Written from the Theological Seminary.
Docketed on verso.
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 his trial is over, he has been vindicated and now wishes to point out the results of his ordeal so that it might help in creating better church legislation; referring to the proposed canon relating to the trial of Bishops and suggesting he consult with Bishops McIlvaine and McCoskry.

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