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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02288 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1848 |
| Title | Members of Congress agree on Washington D.C.'s need for an Episcopal Church |
| Date | 3 February 1848 |
| Author | Dix, John Adams (1798-1879) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Written and signed by Congressmen John A. Dix. co-signed by George E. Badger, Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, H. Johnson, (possibly either Henry or Herschel Johnson), Robert Winthrop, John Sergeant, William D. Dayton, John Macpherson Berrien, and Joseph R. Ingersoll. Supreme Court Justices Samuel Nelson, V. Daniel (possibly Peter V. Daniel), and Levi Woodbury signed the document 8 February 1848. States that members of the Episcopal Church temporarily in Washington, D.C., need accommodation. Acknowledges that a subscription is needed to build another Church; states that the Church is also necessary for accommodating transient persons. |
| Subjects | Religion Washington, D.C. Building Construction Charity and Philanthropy Congress Government and Civics |
| People | Badger, George Edmund (1795-1866) Clay, Henry (1777-1852) Daniel, Peter Vivian (1784-1860) Dayton, William (1807-1864) Dix, John Adams (1798-1879) Ingersoll, Joseph (1786-1868) Johnson, Henry (1783-1864) Johnson, Herschel Vespasian (1812-1880) Berrien, John MacPherson (1781-1856) Nelson, Samuel (1792-1873) Sergeant, John (1779-1852) Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) Winthrop, Robert Charles (1809-1894) Woodbury, Levi (1789-1851) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Religion; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |