Cortlandt Whitehead Letter

Collection

Identifier: M1386

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Handwritten, signed letter from Reverend Cortlandt Whitehead dated January 20, 1868. The content of the letter is written to an unknown clergyman assigned to Cheyenne, Wyo. inviting him to visit in Black Hawk in the following Spring or Summer. Whitehead briefly mentions Bishop [George Maxwell] Randall and other similar churches and clergymen nearby at Nevada City (Reverend J. Byrne) and Central City (Reverend A. B. Jennings).

Dates

January 20, 1868

Creator

Whitehead, Cortlandt,1842-1922. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Copyright

All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.

Biographical / Historical

Cortlandt Whitehead (1842-1922) was born in New York City, N.Y. and in the 1860s and 1870s served as a clergyman at St. Mark's Chapel in Black Hawk, Colo. and also at Grace Episcopal Church in Georgetown, Colo. He later became a Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh, Penn.