AUTOGRAPH LETTER CONCERNING HIS PERSONAL FINANCES SIGNED BY HENRY C. POTTER Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York known for his interest in social reform and politics. de Potter, Henry C. (1835-1908). Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York. Notable for his interest in social reform and politics - 1887.

New York City: May 28, 1887., 1887.. Very good. - Letter penned in black ink & filling 2 sides of a sheet of Grace Church Rectory letterhead folded to form 4 sides, each 8 inches high by 5-1/8 inches wide. Signed "H. C. Potter". Folded 3 times for mailing. Very good. <p>Bishop Potter writes about his personal finances: "I believe there is a standing arrangement which I made in 1875 that when I should so elect, my annual premiums should be charged against my accrued dividends...."<p>Henry C. Potter [1835-1908] was the seventh Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York. In 1892, during his administration, the cornerstone of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine was laid. Potter was notable for his interest in social reform and politics. While he was rector of Grace Church, New York [1868-1884] he worked to inaugurate working men's clubs, day nurseries and kindergartens and, long after he became bishop, he continued to take part in the summer work of missions on the east side of New York City. In 1900, he attacked the Tammany Hall administration, accusing the city of protecting vice and helped lead a reform movement which elected a new mayor.