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Bishop Chase's Reminiscences: An Autobiography

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Title	Bishop Chase's Reminiscences: An Autobiography
Subject	Religion in Ohio Geography and Natural Resources Chase, Philander, 1775-1852 Religious institutions
Place	Worthington (Ohio) Franklin County (Ohio)
Description	Two letters from Philander Chase's autobiography relate to his move from Hartford, Connecticut to Worthington, Ohio in 1817. The first volume of Chase's autobiography, in which these letters appear, is 548 pages and measures approximately 4.4 by 5 inches (11.18 by 12.70 cm). The first letter, written by Chase to his oldest son George in Vermont, tells of his travels throughout the state to perform his duties as an Episcopal priest. He also relates that he agreed to serve as rector at churches in Worthington, Columbus, and Delaware and principal of the Worthington academy. Soon after arriving in Worthington, Chase purchased land in the town and a farm nearby. The second letter, from Philander Chase's wife Mary Fay Chase to a friend in Hartford, chronicles her six-week journey by covered wagon and packet ship from Connecticut to Worthington. She describes Worthington and the towns she passed along the way. Mary Chase died of consumption (tuberculosis) in 1818. Philander Chase was born in 1775 in Cornish, New Hampshire. Although raised in the Congregational Church, while studying at Dartmouth College he decided to join the Episcopal Church, which split from the Church of England during the American Revolution. Chase spent much of his career expanding the denomination's reach in frontier areas, first in Louisiana, then Ohio, Michigan, and Illinois. In 1818 he was appointed bishop of the newly-created Diocese of Ohio. Chase was also a leader in education, founding two Episcopal seminaries, Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio and Jubilee College in Illinois. He died in 1852. His nephew, Salmon P. Chase (1808-1873), served as U.S. Senator, Ohio governor, secretary of the treasury, and chief justice of the supreme court.
Creator	Chase, Philander, 1775-1852
Date of Original	1847
Collection	http://www.worthingtonmemory.org
Source	Published material B CHASE PHILANDER
Submitting Institution	Worthington Libraries
Type	Text

Title	Om848_917600_001
Rights	For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html; Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
File Name	Om848_917600_001.tif
Image Height	2544
Image Width	1496
File Size	404.423 KB
Full Text	[portrait of Bishop Chase]

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