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(EPISCOPAL POLITICS)

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(EPISCOPAL POLITICS)
"Very interesting A.L.S. 4pp. legal folio, Pimlico, Apr. 27, 1796 to the Rev. William Trumbull of North Haven, Conn. from an old friend in London discussing ecclesiastical matters in the Episcopal church and international politics. In part: ""...the Reasons why my stay has been prolonged you must have heard before this Note, in a Pamphlet published at Boston...the Simple fact is -- the three Georgite Bishops of New York, Pennsylvania & Virginia claim Hierarchical Power over all your States, & our Archbishops & some of your Aristocrats seem to justify that Claim - which prevented Dr. Moore our Archbp. yielding to the Requisition of the Episcopal Convention of Vardmont lest he might offend the Aristocrats in & out of Congress, the Patron's of an Hierarchy are as a religious Means to introduce a Stadt holder & Hereditary Rulers over all America...I want no Popery -- nor Hierarchies, nor Lords where I live..."" The gentleman continues discussing letters and politics and the war with France: ""...our bloody wars are going on with rage & madness perhaps you will pay part of it if Jay's Treaty is adopted & the Nations of Europe begin a Peace -- we Expect the fleets of Holland, France & Spain this Summer will come against the English. does not policy tell you, to invite Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, St. John's Island, New Brunswick, Lower & upper Canada to become Sovereign States in union with Congress at a time when Great Britain cannot prevent them?...I shall continue in England till 1797 and longer if all North America from George is not united against a foreign Power..."" Much more fine content. Bottom margin chipped resulting in the loss of one or two lines of text on each page, loss from seal tear, light soiling, otherwise very good." 2504 Very interesting A.L.S. 4pp. legal folio, Pimlico, Apr. 27, 1796 to the Rev. William Trumbull of North Haven, Conn. from an old friend in London discussing ecclesiastical matters in the Episcopal church and international politics. In part: ""...the Reasons why my stay has been prolonged you must have heard before this Note, in a Pamphlet published at Boston...the Simple fact is -- the three Georgite Bishops of New York, Pennsylvania & Virginia claim Hierarchical Power over all your States, & our Archbishops & some of your Aristocrats seem to justify that Claim - which prevented Dr. Moore our Archbp. yielding to the Requisition of the Episcopal Convention of Vardmont lest he might offend the Aristocrats in & out of Congress, the Patron's of an Hierarchy are as a religious Means to introduce a Stadt holder & Hereditary Rulers over all America...I want no Popery -- nor Hierarchies, nor Lords where I live..."" The gentleman continues discussing letters and politics and the war with France: ""...our bloody wars are going on with rage & madness perhaps you will pay part of it if Jay's Treaty is adopted & the Nations of Europe begin a Peace -- we Expect the fleets of Holland, France & Spain this Summer will come against the English. does not policy tell you, to invite Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, St. John's Island, New Brunswick, Lower & upper Canada to become Sovereign States in union with Congress at a time when Great Britain cannot prevent them?...I shall continue in England till 1797 and longer if all North America from George is not united against a foreign Power..."" Much more fine content. Bottom margin chipped resulting in the loss of one or two lines of text on each page, loss from seal tear, light soiling, otherwise very good.