PHILLIPS BROOKS - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 12/05/1892 - HFSID 272962
Sale Price $221.00
Reg. $260.00
PHILLIPS BROOKS
Explaining that he is unable to join his sister on Wednesday because
of an appointment
Autograph Letter signed: "Phillips Brooks", 1p, 5x8, affixed
to 7x10½ sheet. Boston, 1892 December 5. On his 233 Clarendon Street
stationery to "My dear Sister Dorothy". In full: "I am sorry
that I must not come on Wednesday Evening - for I am going directly from an
appointment in town to my appointment in West [illegible]ville - But I
thank you sincerely for your kind suggestion & I shall come as soon as I can
find an opportunity - Meanwhile I am Yours most Sincerely". Phillips Brooks
(1835-1893) was ordained an Episcopal minister in 1859, moving from
Philadelphia to Trinity Church in Boston ten years later. An inspiring
preacher who drew large crowds, he wrote "O Little Town of Bethlehem"
(1867), inspired by a visit to the Holy Land. Many of his sermons and
lectures were published, including his Lectures on Preaching at Yale
(1877). Phillips Brooks House at his alma mater, Harvard University, is
named after him. Letter is lightly creased with fold, not at signature. ½-inch
separation at blank right margin at horizontal fold. Ink smudged at one word.
Lightly soiled. Mounting sheet has ½- and ¾-inch tears at upper blank margin and
½x¾-inch paper loss at lower blank margin. Upper right corner chipped away.
Overall, fine condition.
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