April 12, 2024
1799, Bishop William White, first U.S. Episcopalian Bishop, letter re:land taxes
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This item is a wonderful, original letter dated 1799, where Bishop William White has written to � Ephraim Blaine regarding his lands at Morrison's Cove, he hopes that his lands will not be sold at auction for non-payment of taxes...signed Wm White. Letter is 8x11, two pages, addressed outer leaf with postal cancellation, overall very good condition..William White (April 4, 1748 N.S.—July 17, 1836) was the first and fourth Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States (1789; 1795–1836), the first bishop of the Diocese of Pennsylvania (1787–1836), and the second United States Senate Chaplain (appointed December 9, 1790). He also served as the first and fourth President of the House of Deputies for the General Convention of the Episcopal Church. (1785, 1789)White also took an active role in creating several charitable and educational institutions. In 1785 he founded the Episcopal Academy, to educate the sons of Philadelphia's Episcopalian residents to become to leaders in society. In 1795 Bishop White raised funds to create a school (built on Race Street between 4th and 5th) for black and Native American children. He also helped to create a Magdalen Society in Philadelphia in 1800 for "unhappy females who have been seduced from the paths of virtue and are desirous of returning to a life of rectitude." This was the first
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