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Letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary to Rev. Karl R. Alden, 1921-09-13
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Identifier: RG.004.01
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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary, Freda Pendleton, to Rev. Karl R. Alden in Toronto, Canada. General Church letterhead. Copy attached.
F. Pendleton acknowledges Alden's letter of Sept. 6th. She tells Alden that the Bishop will sail from England on Oct. 15th and arrive home around Nov. 1st. She cannot say what date N.D. Pendleton will be able to visit Toronto, but she will write to him about it and let Alden know. N.D. Pendleton will be needed in Bryn Athyn for Charter Day on Nov....
Dates:
1921-09-13
Letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary to Rev. Theodore Pitcairn, 1935-07-17
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Identifier: RG.004.01
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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary, Viola Wolcott Rennels, to Rev. Theodore Pitcairn at Chateau les Pleignes, Grez sur Loing, Seine-et-Marne, France. Text: “The correspondence is self-explanatory. I have mailed a copy of the June 1935 New Church Life to Frau Spielmann. Hope you had a pleasant journey back to France.”
Dates:
1935-07-17
Letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary to Rev. Theodore Pitcairn, 1936-03-03
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Identifier: RG.004.01
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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary, Viola Wolcott Rennels, to Rev. Theodore Pitcairn at Chateau les Pleignes, Grez sur Loing, Seine-et-Marne, France.
Rennels recently received a baptism card from Pitcairn with the names of the four people he baptized on February 17th at Moncourt. Rennels encloses 4 new baptism cards, partially filled out with the names of the four baptized, and asks Pitcairn to complete them to the best of his ability. Rennels explains that it is essential to the...
Dates:
1936-03-03
Letter from N.D. Pendleton's wife to Rev. Carl Theophilus Odhner
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Identifier: RG.004.01
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Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton's wife, Beatrice Walton Childs Pendleton, to Rev. Carl Theophilus Odhner. No Date.
“I have been burning the midnight oil in my effort to get off this communication in time. It has been written under difficulty, and may not meet with your approval. In which case, change it, or don’t publish it- I wont be one bit hurt. I have put question marks where I have been uncertain of words- like your Swedish smorgasbord. In reading it, I should advise you to take...
Dates:
1890 - 1937
Letter from Rev. Rudolph L. Tafel to John Pitcairn, 1874-11-20
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Handwritten letter from Rev. Rudolph L. Tafel in London to John Pitcairn Jr.
Tafel hopes J. Pitcairn and W. Childs have arrived safely back in Paris after their long and interesting journey. He and his wife look forward to receiving them in London for a long stay before they return to America. His wife has recovered from an illness, and they are both beginning to feel the “good effects” of the trip through Germany, Switzerland, and Italy. Their time with Pitcairn and Childs has renewed...
Dates:
1874-11-20
Letter from Robert M. Glenn to Benjamin F. Glenn and Mary A. Glenn I, 1870-07-20
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Handwritten letter from Robert M. Glenn at the Golden Hotel, London, to his parents Benjamin F. Glenn and Mary Aitken Glenn.
R Glenn recounts his visit to St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. The outside was dingy and almost black from smoke. The inside was better but not very grand. Glenn notes the stained glass, 300 ft high dome, the statuary, and the very good boys’ choir. After the service, they went down into the crypt and saw the tomb of the Duke of Wellington, complete with his coronet,...
Dates:
1870-07-20
Letter from Robert M. Glenn to Mary Aitken Glenn I, 1870-07-08
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Handwritten letter from Robert M. Glenn in London to his mother, Mary Aitken Glenn (1819-1896).
R Glenn writes that he arrived in London after a five-hour carriage ride from Liverpool. He, Ernest, and another New Churchman from New York named William A. Tenney (?) paid extra for a private carriage ride, and they amused themselves with talking, singing, and playing cards. They arrived at Shriley’s Temperance Hotel where they only spent one night because there was “a death-like stillness about...
Dates:
1870-07-08
Letter from Robert M. Glenn to Mary Aitken Glenn I, 1870-07-17
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Handwritten letter from Robert M. Glenn at Hotel Mirabeau, Paris to his mother, Mary Aitken Glenn (1819-1896).
R Glenn has been greatly enjoying Paris. He describes buildings decorated with busts and carved flower garlands, and streets so smooth and level that riding over them feels like being on velvet carpet. The cabs are very cheap, so he and Ernest have been sightseeing around the city every day. He tells his mother not to worry too much about the war; They wouldn’t even know it existed...
Dates:
1870-07-17
Letter from Robert M. Glenn to Mary Aitken Glenn II, 1870-07-11
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Handwritten letter from Robert M. Glenn in Paris, France to his sister, Mary Aitken Glenn (1842-1925). Hotel Mirabeau letterhead.
R Glenn and Ernest are staying at a beautiful hotel in Paris with gardens and a fountain. Although the Parisians are complaining about the heat, Glenn says it’s only been 80 degrees and they haven’t perspired once. Yesterday they both received letters at Dr. Hearmann’s which they read while sitting in the Garden of Tuileries. They also visited the Arc de Triomphe...
Dates:
1870-07-11
Letter from Walter C. Childs to John Pitcairn, 1874-12-23
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Identifier: Sub-Series 1
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Handwritten letter from Walter C. Childs in Paris to John Pitcairn, Jr.
W Childs trusts that J Pitcairn has now safely arrived home following his voyage. Childs reports that his trip to Worsley was a success; He stayed for three days, returning to London on Sunday after attending church in Manchester and dining with Mr. Broadfield. Childs found Mr. Warren to be “one of the soundest fellows” despite being surrounded by “a lively lot of radicals.” Before leaving London, Childs secured...
Dates:
1874-12-23