Letter from Myles Cooper to Jonathan Boucher, 1773
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M[yles] Cooper, Kings College, New York, to [Jonathan] Boucher, Upper Marlborough, Maryland, 14 June 1773 3 pages. Autograph Letter Signed. (B/2). Washington has brought hm Boucher's letter; he urges him to come to New York. Mr. Custis [Washington's stepson and Boucher's former pupil] is to enjoy special privileges at King's College as he is older than the other boys. Congratulates Boucher on his victory over two lawyers. Deplores number of Dissenters in America and is glad to hear that Oxford is standing firm against them. He is looking for a place for Mr. Seabury, a worthy clergyman. A Mr. Smith of South Carolina is "pitched upon for an American Bishop."
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