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Grateful for help to Edward Harrison. Pleased that Convention has adopted HIS pastoral on the state of the Union. Hopes that Chase will direct President's attention to it.

Date

10-15-1862

Keywords

letter, McIlvaine, Chase, Harrison, Civil War

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Bishop McIlvaine

New York Oct. 15th, 1862

Thanks for letter in favor of Mr. Harrison

House of Bishops

Oct. 15

My dear friend,

I have just received yours of yesterday--God be praised that you are recovering--I was greatly alarmed. Thanks!

You are very good to my friend Harrison. How it will gladden a gentleman’s heart and a most honorable man, if your letter shall be successful.

You will be glad to learn that the House of Bps. have unanimously adopted a Pastoral--unanimously I say--because while there was one and only one no--the voter said afterwards in private he voted this for contrasting with a previous vote in Committee, but that he much preferred mine and was glad it was adopted.

I shall of course send a copy as soon as p[?], to you and the Pres.--and I will thank you to draw his attention to it and the Prayer also which I will send him. The Letter will please him and the Prayer may do him good. Letter from England, Letter which is mainly accepted with the state of the country--and the duty of citizens to the constitution and Government--I think you will know what principles to expect to find in it, when I say I wrote it. The action of the House is the more [?] because our Presiding Bishop ([Hopkins] of [?]) next in [?] to Bp. Brown[well] of [?] (who is too old and infirm to be present) introduced a letter which he had prepared for adoption--and which [?] much weaker ground. Both were read to the House and mine adopted written before the Proclamation as to slaves got there, say that such a measure would carry the sympathy of a great part of the English mind. I think it will do great deal that way, but much of the English mind is agreed on a deeper and muddier shock, for which I have much [?] regard.

I am so glad you are so much better. The Lord help you.

Yours affectionately,

Charles P. McIlvaine

Letter to S.P. Chase

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