BISHOP WILLIAM BACON STEVENS - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 01/05/1866 - HFSID 341424
Price: $180.00
BISHOP WILLIAM BACON STEVENS
Handwritten, signed letter from the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese
asking if the services of Reverend Moore will be required at Asylum. Extremely
rare!
Autograph letter signed: "Wm Bacon Stevens", in black ink, 1
page, 5x8. January 5, 1866. In full: "My dear Sir, Do you desire the
Rev. Mr. Moore to officiate at the Asylum on Sunday next? If so he will hold
himself in readiness to do it. If not I shall probably use his services
elsewhere. Please let me know at my office tomorrow a.m. & oblige. Yours
truly". The fourth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania,
William Bacon Stevens (1815-1887) practiced medicine before studying
for his priesthood. He was ordained in 1843 and became a priest the next
year, soon after teaching moral philosophy at the University of Georgia.
Several years later, he received his Doctor of Divinity degree and was
elected the assistant bishop of the Diocese of Pennsylvania, finally being
promoted to Bishop of Pennsylvania upon the death of The Rt. Rev'd Alonzo Potter
in 1865. He served in that position until his death in 1887. Adhesive
residue on verso, showing through to front. Slight surface creases. Slightly
toned. Small stain in upper margin. Left edge slightly frayed. Otherwise, fine
condition.
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