In Obedience to the Direction of the Board of Managers of the American Bible Society, We have the Honor to inclose You a Copy of their Proceedings relative to your late Resignation of the Office of President of the Society. We are deeply sensible of the serious Injury the Society will inevitably sustain from the Want of your illustrious Name to patronize its important Concerns; We cannot...
2To John Jay from Richard Varick, 27 March 1826 (Jay Papers)
On the 22 nd . Instant I was honored by the Receipt of your Letter of the 18 th . Ins t ., addressed to me as “Vice Presid t of the American Bible Society;” and upon perusing it I felt very great Concern to find it contained a Request that I would announce to the Managers your Resignation of the important Station of its endeared Head. This unwished for Communication and Request I know to be so...