Benjamin Dorr letter to Moses Kempton, 1852 July 9

Benjamin Dorr letter to Moses Kempton, 1852 July 9

1852-07-09

ChristChurch.CorporationCorrespondence_4-2-0-56

4.2.0.56; F544

Letter from Benjamin Dorr, rector of Christ Church, to Moses Kempton, warden of Christ Church, enclosing a $500 check received "in lieu of bequest" for the schools of Christ Church. Dorr requests that the funds be kept to aid in the purchase or erection of a suitable building for the Christ Church Schools.

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA

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This letter, written by Benjamin Dorr, Rector of Christ Church, to Moses Kempton, Warden of Christ Church, on July 9, 1852, concerns a donation for the church's schools. Dorr states that he has received five hundred dollars ($500), given "in lieu of bequest," for the Schools of Christ Church, to be applied according to his own approval and direction [Image 1]. He encloses a check for the amount and requests that it be kept to aid in the purchase or erection of a suitable building for Christ Church Schools [Image 1]. The document also bears a docketing summary and several columns of arithmetic calculations, apparently related to the funds and costs associated with the proposed school building [Image 1].

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