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Furman, Richard, fl. 1810 to Rev. Jedediah Morse

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.105 Author/Creator: Furman, Richard, fl. 1810 Place Written: Charleston, South Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 May 1810 Pagination: 1 p. + addr. 25 x 20.1 cm Order a Copy

Reverend Furman hopes that bad weather will keep the Reverend Morse's ship from sailing until the next day so he will be able to preach that night. He encloses copies of the letters Morse lent to him and remarks that he is glad to know that serious exhortations are being made to promote the Gospel.

Furman, Richard, fl. 1810
Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826

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