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Jolly, Alexander, fl. 1800 to Rev. William G. Cole

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.151 Author/Creator: Jolly, Alexander, fl. 1800 Place Written: Fraserburgh, Scotland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa 1800 Pagination: 2 p. : address ; Height: 23.9 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Bishop Jolly writes that he hopes Cole will recover from an illness that developed on a recent trip. He attempts to dissuade Cole from taking any more trips. He assure Cole that the Episcopacy in Fraserburgh is the same as the Church of England despite differing manners and language.

Jolly, Alexander, fl. 1800
Cole, William G., fl. 1800

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