Letter, 1837 May 15, Washington, to Abiel Abbot, Peterborough, N.H. / George J. Abbot.

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Letter, 1837 May 15, Washington, to Abiel Abbot, Peterborough, N.H. / George J. Abbot.

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Holograph signed. Abbot writes to his Unitarian minister uncle, describing the state of Unitarianism and other churches in Washington, and the state of education in the city. He mentions William Cranch, Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, as a Unitarian, and speaks approvingly of the series of lectures given by Charles Follen.

4 p. ; 32 cm.

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Follen, Charles, 1796-1840

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