PEARCE THANKS HIS CORRESPONDENT FOR CONGRATULATIONS ON HIS POST AS MASTER OF CORPUS CHRISTI PEARCE (Rt. Rev. Edmund Courtenay, 1870-1935, Inaugural Bishop of Derby from 1927)

Autograph Letter Signed to Brindley sending him “just a lie of thanks for you kind letter of congratulation..”, 1 side 8vo., Corpus Christi College, Cambridge headed paper, 29th September

His brother Ernest was the Bishop of Worcester from 1919 to 1930. Pearce was ordained in 1899. His career began with a curacy at St James, Muswell Hill. He was then Vicar of St Bene't's, Cambridge, Dean then Master of his old college Corpus Christi, Cambridge from 1914 and finally (before his elevation to the episcopate) Vice-Chancellor of the University. He died while taking a confirmation service near Glossop.

Item Date:  1914

Stock No:  42032      £75

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