Storrs, Richard S. (Richard Salter), 1821-1900 to Rev. B. Tyler
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.237 Author/Creator: Storrs, Richard S. (Richard Salter), 1821-1900 Place Written: Braintree, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 December 1833 Pagination: 2 p. 25.2 x 20.3 cm Order a Copy
Storrs declines Tyler's invitation to seek the pastorate of a church in Portland. He says he must serve a few more years at the American Home Mission Society and then return to his congregation at Braintree. He encourages Tyler to leave his congregation and to take up the leadership position available to him because of an ecclesiastical dispute.
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