This projects is ongoing. Letters will be added to the site as transcriptions become available.
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Letter to Dudley Chase
Philander Chase
Written when Bishop Chase was 19 years old and an undergraduate at Dartmouth, in danger of suspension for supposedly cutting off a freshman's hair during prayer. Chase claims he was framed by his enemy, Nathan Noyes, who accused Chase of the crime.
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Letter to Dudley Chase
Philander Chase
Recounting how Philander Chase was cleared of the haircutting crime.
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Letter to Parents: Dudley and Alice Chase
Philander Chase
Philander Chase requests money from his parents in order to afford board.
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Letter to Dudley and Alice Chase
Philander Chase
Letter to his parents describing the soul and the body. He is frustrated by overly zealous and emotional believers, as they do not accurately represent God.
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Letter to Dudley Chase
Philander Chase
Philander Chase writes a letter to his father detailing a fire in Albany .
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Letter to Dudley and Alice Chase
Philander Chase
Letter from Philander Chase to his father regarding a possible appointment as clergyman.
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Letter to Dudley Chase
Philander Chase
Philander writes Dudley, discusses Dudley's son, George, and the current political turmoil.
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Letter to Dudley Chase
Philander Chase
Philander updates Dudley on his family life and his new wife.
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Copy of Inscription in the Uncas Burial Ground
Philander Chase
Copy of Inscription in the Uncas Burial Ground
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Letter to Dudley Chase
Philander Chase
Philander shares an excerpt of a poem by Robert Bloomsfield. He is grateful to hear from Dudley after Dudley's perilous journey. He misses his son, George, and New York.
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Letter to Rachel Denison
Philander Chase
Philander scorns Rachel for not writing after her travels. He updates her on his wife's health.
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Letter to Rachel Denison
Philander Chase
Philander updates Rachel on his family's health. He offers her a teaching job.
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Letter to Dudley Chase
Philander Chase
Edwin Dudley, Philander's youngest son, has died. Philander informs Dudley of his job offer to Rachel.
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The New Instructor Being the Second Part of the American Spelling Book
Philander Chase
A recommendation for The New Instructor by Asa Rhoads.
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Letter to Dudley Chase
Philander Chase
Chase has arrived safe in New Orleans. He has met the his fellow Protestants and has been assigned to oversee a future College. He describes the surrounding plantations and New Orleans' itself.
