Collection ID: 0034 | Metadata type: TEI | TEI XML | Data

Title

Authors

• Washington, George, 1732-1799 (https://viaf.org/viaf/31432428)

Funders

• Council on Library and Information Resources

Call number

Alternate identifiers

• https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/ChristChurch.GeorgeWashingtonLetter1799

Publisher

Language

Origin

Place

United States

Summary

Letter from George Washington to William White, Bishop of Pennsylvania and long-time reverend of Christ Church, dated May 30, 1799, thanking White for sending a sermon on "the duty of Civil obedience as required in Scripture." White had served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, and Washington had regularly attended services at Christ Church. Washington died on December 14, 1799.

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Support

Related resources

• Philadelphia Congregations Early Records Project (https://philadelphiacongregations.org)
• ATLA Digital Library (https://dl.atla.com/collections/philadelphia-congregations-early-records-project)

Subjects topical

• Sermons
• Episcopalians
• Letters
• Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
• Washington, George, 1732-1799
• Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
• Episcopal Church
• White, William, 1748-1836
• United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Genres

• Manuscripts
• Correspondence

Keywords

• 18th century

Licenses

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