Handwritten letter from Walter C. Childs in Philadelphia, PA to John Pitcairn, Jr. 2 pages, double-sided. Handwriting difficult to decipher in places.

Contents: -first letter received from Egypt -has asked Spiers (Speirs?) for criticisms of 2nd issue of Serial (Words for the New Church) so that they can improve 3rd issue -General (J. P. Stuart) requesting support from Mr. Bower’s Frankford congregation to move from Vineland to Philadelphia so that he can be more present at Academy -boy Carter delighted with effects of baptism & intends coming to church every other week -Aunt Fan Kellogg spoke with Mr. Ager regarding intention to be baptized; Ager asked her to consider whether one Christian baptism wasn’t enough; if she decides to be baptized, General should do it -Louis says Ager unsound on procreation question; unsurprising to find agreement with Old Church on other points -school report: generally going well, although Childs had to tell off Doctor B. for confronting the General on a doctrinal point while the General was instructing his class

Names mentioned: Spiers (James Speirs?), the General (J. P. Stuart), Mr. Bowers (Rev. John. E. Bowers), Carter, Aunt Fan Kellogg, Mr. Ager, Louis (Louis H. Tafel?), Father B. (W. H. Benade), Doctor B. (N. C. Burnham?) Places mentioned: Nile, Phila. (Philadelphia), Vineland, Frankford