Letter to Eccl. Authority of the Diocese in Delaware

Authors

Charles Pettit McIlvaine

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Description

Formal transfer of the Rev. William A. Newbold from the Diocese of Ohio; rejoices at the recent brightening of the sky with respect to "our country's cause"

ISBN

KMcI 630729a

Date

7-29-1863

Keywords

letter, McIlvaine, Diocese of Delaware, Newbold

Transcript

Diocese of Ohio

July 29, 1863

To the Eccl. Authority of the Diocese of Delaware.

Dear Bishop, I transfer, with the usual form implied, the Rev. William A. Newbold + am glad you are going to have one so good + [?] able so near you. How wonderfully the sky has brightened as to our country’s cause since July the past. At one time we seemed to be [drowning in] the deep mire in very slippery places. In a day all was changed + now our feet seemed to stand on a high rock of strength. The Lord be praised. With my best love

Your brother

Chas. P. McIlvaine

Recommended Citation

McIlvaine, Charles Pettit, "Letter to Eccl. Authority of the Diocese in Delaware" (1863). Charles Pettit McIlvaine Letters. 105.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/mcilvaine_letters/105