Letter from Isaac Lawrence (Committe of St. Thomas' Church) to Pierre P. Irving
Entry/Object ID
HHV 003.219
Description
Letter from Isaac Lawrence (Committe of Church of St. Thomas) to Pierre P. Irving
Subject
Invitation for Pierre to act as minister at St Thomas Church during absence of Rev. Dr. Hawks, salary of $1,500.00 per year
Subject Person/Organization
Isaac Lawrence, Pierre Paris Irving (1806-1878)
Subject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
New York
Collection
Irving Manuscript Collection
Letter Details
Letter Date
Jul 20, 1836
Transcription
Transcription
New York July 20, 1836.
Rev + Dr Sir:
The undersigned a Committee on the / part of the Vestry of St. Thomas’s Church in this city / at a meeting held this day July 20th were auth -/ orized to invite you to officiate in St Thomas’s / Church + to discharge such other pastoral duties / as may be deemed necessary during the absence / of our Rector the Rev. Dr. Hawks + under the / direction of the Rev. Dr. [A-?? Thorn?] to whom at Dr / Hawks suggestion + with the approbation of the / Vestry a general supervision of the Parish has / been committed.
The salary which we are ins - / truncated to offer you is at the rate of fifteen / hundred dollars per annum to day from the / time of your acceptance + entering upon the duties / of this appointment. We have been anxious to / secure while our Rector is abroad such services / as are above specified from some gentleman / whom we had reason to believe would prove /
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Acceptable to the congregation + we can afsure / you that in making the present offer we / are satisfied that it is in accordance with / the sentiments of the parish. We earnestly hope / therefore that your reply will be a favourable / one + that we may be gratified with it at / as early a day as may suit with your / convenience.
In the want of your acceptance we desire that / it should be understood that you will be at / liberty to relinquish this charge at any time / should you deem it expedient by giving a / reasonable notice.
We are respectfully Yours +c.
Isaac Lawrence
Wm. [??-son]
W.H. Jefferson
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[LABEL]
Invitation from St Thomas
Ch: New York. July 20. 1836.
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Acceptd by letter.
July 27. 1836
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[ADDRESS]
To
The Rev’d Mr. Irving
20 Bond Street
