Holograph letter
1878. Ephemera. Item #264873
ISBN: 281AIB1049292
George F. Seymour was an American Episcopal bishop. In 1865 he was elected professor of ecclesiastical history at General Theological Seminary. In 1871 he published 'A Defence of the Professor of Ecclesiastical History Against the Assault of the Dean and Other Professors of the General Theological Seminary'. Despite this in 1872 he was made acting dean and in 1875 elected to the deanship. However this appointment was voted down by the General Covention of the House of Deputies that same year. In May 1878 he accepted the position of Bishop of Springfield (Illinois) and moved west. This letter is written in the midst of this controversy. One page holograph letter, 9 x 5.75 inches, written on both sides, folded for mailing, letterhead of General Theological Seminary, West 20th Street and Ninth Avenue, New York: '23 March, 1878. My Dear Sir, Your letter lays me under great obligations to you, since it gives me real comfort and satisfaction. I felt in 1874 that in days to come it would seem that the action then pursued towards me would reflect more seriously upon the ch. than upon me. Hence I wrote at the time to a Bp. and said that if the ch. could stand to inflict such treatment upon one of its sons, I would certainly with God's help bear the trial. The bitterness with which I have been assailed fills me with astonishment since I am at a loss to divine the cause. I have all my ministerial life through tried to mind my own business and keep myself to my own legitimate work. Your letter is of great value in my eyes and I thank uou heartily for it. With sincere respects and affectionate regards. Faithfully yours, George F. Seymour. For Henry Copper, Prof. ____, Bethleham, Pa.'. Letter is tanned at edges with small closed tear at folds.
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