Letter from Theodore Parker, Oxford, [England], to Convers Francis, 1843 Oct[ober] 1
Description:
Theodore Parker writes to Convers Francis in regards to wishing he was in Oxford with him. He writes about the rise of Puseyism in English church as one of encourage signs of the times. He writes of his events and news in Oxford, including his visits to the church, trips to Keniworth, Stratford-Avon, and with Carlyle and Babbage.
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript contains provenance annotations in pencil under the first line. On the third page, there is a burned seal that carries over in the middle of the page which makes some of the writing illegible.