HENRY WARD BEECHER - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 11/03/1869 - HFSID 3712
Price: $260.00
HENRY WARD BEECHER
Beecher handwrote, signed and dated this letter in 1869 to inform the
recipient that he can't go out on a lecture circuit because he doesn't lecture
in the winter "save in one or two special cases".
Autograph letter signed: "H W Beecher", 1 page, 3¾x4¾. 1869
November 3. Addressed to "Jr". In full: "Dear JrI cannot go out on the route which you represent - I do not lecture this
winter save in one or two special cases. Yours". Beecher (1813-1887)
was the brother of author Harriet Beecher Stowe. He graduated from
Amherst in 1834 and attended Lane Theological Seminary, Cincinnati. After two
pastorates in Indiana, he accepted a call in 1847 to the newly organized
Plymouth Church (Congregational) in Brooklyn, N.Y. Beecher was a leader in
the antislavery movement, a proponent of woman suffrage and an advocate of the
theory of evolution. Every important issue of the day was discussed on his
platform, and he was one of the most influential speakers of his day.
Lightly toned and creased. Rectangular shading at upper right blank margin.
Discoloration from tape in corners, which barely touch signature. Adhesive
remnants on verso (no show-through). Folded once and unfolded. Otherwise, fine
condition.
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