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The well-known Presbyterian minister was British born, but preached in Boston for much of the 1820s, publishing his sermons and the 1820 "Ecclesiastical History," then switched to Episcopalianism and becoming first rector of that city's Grace Church; he moved to Vermont in 1830 and preached there until his death. Item #46766
LS, 1p (lettersheet), 4½" X 7½", "Elliott St." (Boston?), n.d. Very good. Faintly age toned. Boldly penned missive to "My Dear Brother," which integral address leaf identifies as "Rev'd. Mr Burr," apparently a Boston clergyman. Intriguingly cryptic note to a colleague in which Sabine pleads, "I am much in the same predicament as last month, not able to be out so as to preach my preparatory lecture this evening. I am almost ashamed to ask again your help and would not have been so troublesome could I have obtained acceptable help from some other brother to whom I have been less burdensome but all hope fails and if Brother Burr cannot help I must venture at a great risk or shut the doors...." Boldly penned in brown ink and signed by Sabine at the close. Is Sabine asking this reverend to preach for him? Or for financial help?
Price: $75.00