George Washington letter, 1799

Metadata

Title

Creator

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Date

1799

Digital Identifier

ChristChurch.GeorgeWashingtonLetter1799

Description

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.

Subject

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Sermons

Episcopal Church

Episcopalians

White, William, 1748-1836

United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Letters

Place

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Congregation

Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA

Holding Institution

Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA

Extent

1 page

Format (Original)

Manuscripts

Correspondence

Format (Digital)

tiff

Rights

http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Language

eng

Type

Text

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Text

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Collection

Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA

Citation

Washington, George, 1732-1799, “George Washington letter, 1799,” Philadelphia Congregations Early Records, accessed April 24, 2024, https://www.philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/ChristChurch.GeorgeWashingtonLetter1799.