William White collection

These papers of William White, first Protestant Episcopal bishop of the Diocese of Pennsylvania, include manuscript sermons: CXXVII, "Of Sinful Anger," and "Of Tribute, to Caesar and that to God," undated; certificates of consecration, 1770-1787; diplomas, 1765, 1781; and papers...

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Main Author: White, William 1748-1836 (Creator)
Collection:William White Collection
Collection Number:0711
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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Physical Description: 0.33 Linear feet 0.33 linear feet, 2 boxes
Summary: These papers of William White, first Protestant Episcopal bishop of the Diocese of Pennsylvania, include manuscript sermons: CXXVII, "Of Sinful Anger," and "Of Tribute, to Caesar and that to God," undated; certificates of consecration, 1770-1787; diplomas, 1765, 1781; and papers on William White lands and the administration of his estate, 1773-1865, including George W. Hunter, Philadelphia scholar, letterbook, 1856-1865, as administrator of the estate. The collection also contains the draft and printer's copy of "Memoir of the Life of the Right Rev. William White, D.D.," 1839, with miscellaneous notes by Bird Wilson, D.D., professor of systematic divinity at the General Theological Seminary, New York.