Letter to Rev. William Henry Furness [?], n.d. [ca. 1885?]

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Letter to Rev. William Henry Furness [?], n.d. [ca. 1885?]

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Letter dated 17 June [n.y.] to "My dear Cousin," offering "our deepest sympathy in your bereavement." The addressee is probably Rev. William Henry Furness; the occasion is most likely the death of his wife, Annis Pulling Jenks Furness, in 1885.

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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Furness, N. H.

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Furness, Annis Pulling Jenks, d. 1885.

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Furness, William Henry, 1802-1896

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William Henry Furness, Unitarian minister, was born 20 Apr. 1802 in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1825 Furness was ordained minister of the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia. He became pastor emeritus of the congregation in 1875 and continued to preach occasionally until his death 30 Jan. 1896 in Philadelphia. Furness published numerous books on the New Testament, translated German poetry, and wrote original hymns. In the years before the Civil War, Furness tried to comprehend a Christian's dut...