- Creator
- Smith, William, 1727-1803
- Call number
- MssCol 15659
- Physical description
- .01 linear feet (1 item in 1 folder)
- Language
- English
- Preferred Citation
- William Smith letter to William White, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.Restrictions apply
William Smith (1727-1803), Episcopal clergyman and educator, was the first provost of the College of Philadelphia (University of Pennsylvania) and first president of Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland. William White (1748-1836), Episcopal clergyman, was the rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church, Philadelphia, and first presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church. William Smith's letter, written at Chester, Maryland, 1786 September 11 to Rev. Dr. White at Christ Church, Philadelphia, forwards a letter (not present) from Dr. Murray; mentions his plan to go to Annapolis the following week; and asks for White's opinions, prior to the upcoming General Convention of the Episcopal Church, regarding "the requisitions of the English bishops."
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Gift of John S. Kennedy, 1896, as part of the Emmet Collection.
Processing information
Susan P. Waide.
Key terms
Names
- Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Creator)
- White, William, 1748-1836 (Correspondent)
- Emmet collection
- Episcopal Church -- Clergy -- Correspondence
- Episcopal Church -- History -- 18th century
Occupations
Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328
Access to materials
Request an in-person research appointment.Access restrictions
Surrogate copy must be used in lieu of the original document.
Alternative form available
Letter is published in The Life and Correspondence of the Rev. William Smith, D.D., vol. 2, ed. Horace Wemyss Smith (Philadelphia: Ferguson Bros. & Co., 1880), 238.