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You missed election - should have shared in the victory! About clergy and visitations… Tullidge has been written to about college presidency
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KMcI 631019
Date
10-19-1863
Keywords
letter, McIlvaine, Bedell, clergy, Kenyon College
Recommended Citation
McIlvaine, Charles Pettit, "Letter to Bishop Bedell" (1863). Charles Pettit McIlvaine Letters. 98.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/mcilvaine_letters/98
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Cinc. Oct. 19, 1863
My dear Bishop
Yours of 13th from Middletown recd on the 17th. We shall be glad to see you in the Metropolis, especially after our great Ohio [?] in the election, of of [sic] which you were not a [?] ever
Oh! [?] Bishop - she daddling when you shall have been on the ground to vote- Yes in Middletown [Comm.] on the 13th.
As to Leavitt, ordain him. I had been meditating it. He must be quick about his papers.
I will write him. I was so glad to hear of Leavitt [Aiken]. I had had thoughts of writing to Wash. to know whether he had been killed or wounded. He was one of [Ellsworths] Chicago [?] I got the Pres. to give him a commission.
As to Toledo, I have changed the Programme. I am to be there for visitations, Sund. 8th Nov. On Thursday (instead of the Friday after, as I wrote you) I expect to be back from [M?] &c. + have the [corner observation] that is Nov. 12th. I hope you will come + help.
Charley is doing nicely + in very good spirits. I spend Sunday before last there. Mr. McElory has placed his family [there], a clerical parish.
I preached yesterday at [G]. After sermon the [?] met about Mr. [Tracy] + showed me your high recommendation of him. They either called him out or not. [?] asked him to come in at [their] expense to see if he would accept the Rectorship. I know not which. I do not hear what they are doing at P? or Delaware. From all I hear [L?] would be good for either.
Dr. [Tyson] has sent the nomination of [Tullidge]. + I have written the latter to consider himself as virtually elected, + to let me know his mind. We must have a meeting of Trustees.
Yours affectionately
C.P.M.