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1831 September 27 . J[ohn] B[udd] P[itkin] ALS to Maria B. Pitkin; Richmond, [Virginia]

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Box 3
Abstract:
Grateful for the maternal affection included in her last letter. "We are separated from each other by a long interval of country, by the walls of a visible church, and in some respects by a difference of religious opinions." Comments on his mother's differing religious views, believing her beliefs "closely confined as your situation in society, has unavoidably rendered it within the narrow walls of a but too contracted and illibural sect." Discusses his efforts to move beyond the "narrowing prejudices of early education" to discover religious truths, admitting he has gone "a considerable distance" from the faith he was raised in. Notes his mother's anxieties about his change in religious beliefs, but underscores the similarities that still exist in their spiritual convictions regarding salvation, Jesus Christ, sin and punishment. Intends to edit and publish a bi-monthly pamphlet, "The Southern Pioneer and Gospel Visiters," with Rev. Otis A. Skinner. Asks his mother to contribute pieces for the pamphlet on "some practical, religious subject, some moral tale, or some piece on religious experience." The pamphlet will focus on "the inculcation of practical piety."
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