Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from Fedor Goerwitz in NY (?) to John Pitcairn, Jr. in Pittsburgh. “The price for the regular edition of Amor Conjug. is $15.- cheap at that Mr. Mittnacht says. He recently paid thirty pound sterling for an original edition of the Arcana. Your latin works are ordered and may as likely be sent you by mail (?) of Mr. M. on calculating charges (illegible word; found?) that you do not lose thereby. I note (?) below however you are not in a hurry and the lot many be sent...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from Leonard Tafel in New Brighton, NY to John Pitcairn, Jr. L Talel thanks J Pitcairn for the “liberal renumeration” in exchange for tuition in Greek. Mr. de Charms has arrived and is boarding in the post office house (?) for $8/week. He wants to study Hebrew after Greek, but a chronic headache, which has affected him since last year, may prevent this. The second part of the Hebrew interlinear has been printed and is on its way from overseas. Tafel has also received...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Gustaf Baeckström in Stockholm, Sweden. Pendleton acknowledges Baeckstrom's letter of Dec. 7th; Pendleton is not surprised that some of the people in the Stockholm Circle are hesitant about accepting the doctrine of the eternity of the hells, due to the "propaganda" of Mr. (Albert) Bjorck several years ago. Bjorck has now changed his position. Pendleton finds the record of attendence very encouraging, and is interested in Baeckstrom's way of...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Theodore Pitcairn in Elmira, New York, USA. Pendleton was happy to hear from Pitcairn concerning his ongoing missionary campaign. He writes, “It was especially pleasing to note that you are not discouraged by the difficult reception that is everywhere given New Church truth . . . Your problem is to find the best way and hold to it. Do all that is necessary and a little more. This is said to lead to success in business affairs, and it must be the same...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from William Henry Benade in Allegheny City to John Pitcairn, Jr. Benade tells Pitcairn they are all concerned for his health; Frank has reported that he is working too hard and injuring himself. They missed Pitcairn at the Association meeting, which Benade feels has been pleasant and profitable. At Saturday’s business meeting, they discussed establishing a permanent fund for the Association by recommending a minimum annual contribution of $1 per member. Mr. Sewall (?),...

Scope and Contents Handwritten notes by John Pitcairn, Jr. on “Steamer Belle Lee: Regular New Orleans and Memphis Packet” letterhead. J Pitcairn had a conversation with Mr. Benade the previous night which helped him to understand the Doctrine of the Lord’s Glorification more clearly. Benade referenced a small treatise, which he thinks has only been published in England, in which Swedenborg says that the material of the Lord’s natural body dissipated in the tomb. Benade and Pitcairn discussed whether this...