![[3726348] 1788 ALS by Rev. Joseph Sumner of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts concerning the Exchange of Pulpits with other Ministers in Worcester County. J. Sumner, 1740–1824, Rev. Joseph Sumner, Rev. Isaac Stone.](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3726348.jpg?auto=webp&v=1706666282)
1788 ALS by Rev. Joseph Sumner of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts concerning the Exchange of Pulpits with other Ministers in Worcester County.
Sumner invites Rev. Isaac Stone of Douglas and his wife to visit
Brief letter written in the Fall of 1788 by Rev. Joseph Sumner, minister of the First Congregational Church in Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Rev. Sumner served that church for over 62 years.¹
Sumner here writes to Rev. Isaac Stone of Douglas, Worcester County. He discusses arrangements to exchange pulpits with other ministers in Worcester County and proposes that Stone and his wife come for a visit:
The sabbath after next I have agreed upon an exchange with Mr. [Thomas] Crafts of Princeton. The sabbath after that I am under some obligation to exchange with Mr. [Peter] Whitney of Northborough. The next after that which will be the second in Nov[embe]r I shall need to be at home; after that the season will be so far advanced, that I should rather not be under ingagements [sic] to go so far…
Sumner concludes with his invitation to Rev. & Mrs. Stone: “...if you should come over to Shrewsbury…and it should be so that I can serve you, I trust I shall not want [lack] a disposition; from your affectionate friend Br. J. Sumner”
Description: 1788 ALS by Rev. Joseph Sumner of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts concerning the Exchange of Pulpits with other Ministers in Worcester County.
Shrewsbury [Massachusetts], October 17, 1788. [1]p. Sm 8vo. Autograph Letter Signed. Thirteen lines of text on a small sheet of laid paper. Small loss at wax seal; usual folds; very good.
[3726348]Note. 1. Ward, History of the Town of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts… (Boston, 1847), p182 and 439.
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