Letter Certifying George Montgomery West as Chaplain

Authors

Philander Chase

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Description

Letter certifying Chase's appointment of Reverend George Montgomery West as his chaplain

Date

7-2-1827

Keywords

Mongtomery West, Chase, Diocese of Ohio, Kenyon College, Chaplain

Transcript

To whom it may concern

Grace mercy and peace from God our Father, and His Son Jesus Christ our Lord;

This May certify that I have appointed the Rev. George Montgomery West Presbyter of the Diocese of Ohio my Chaplain: - and while I humbly implore God’s blessing on him as a faithful minister of Jesus Christ; I ask of all [that] respect him God’s word alloweth to his office.

Kenyon College Philander Chase

Ohio Bp. of the P.E. Church in Ohio

2 July AD 1827

Recommended Citation

Chase, Philander, "Letter Certifying George Montgomery West as Chaplain" (1827). Philander Chase Letters. 189.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/chase_letters/189