1845 Proceedings of the Court for the Trial of Benjamin T. Onderdonk, Disbound

Description: The Proceedings of the Court Convened Under the Third Canon of 1844, in the City of New York, on Tuesday, December 10, 1844, for the Trial of the Right Rev. Benjamin T. Onderdonk, D.D., Bishop of New York, on a Presentment Made by the Bishops of Virginia, Tennessee, and Georgia, By Authority of the Court, D. Appleton & Co., New York, 1845, 333pp, 16pp, disbound, 5.5 x 8.5", 12mo Poor condition/as is. Disbound: boards are missing and spine is lacking with exposed binding. Provenance on title page. No known marginalia. Toning and age-staining throughout textblock. Includes a catalogue of Episcopal works published by D. Appleton & Company. Please see photos and ask any questions prior to purchase. Benjamin Treadwell Onderdonk (July 15, 1791 - April 30, 1861) was the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York from 1830 to 1861. The item in this listing is a record of the proceedings before the House of Bishops that was brought forth after William Meade, Bishop of Virginia, received a number of affidavits of women who alleged that Onderdonk had made improper advances towards them and engaged in improper touching. Throughout, Onderdonk maintained his innocence. By all accounts, the trial was a bitter affair, with Onderdonk making accusations of a secret conspiracy to remove him due to his theological views by falsifying charges and Meade accusing the Onderdonk faction of witness intimidation. The trial resulted in Onderdonk's suspension. Whether the trial was an appropriate act to punish a Bishop for improper behavior or a conspiracy to silence a proponent of the Oxford Movement may be ultimately unknowable. FORN-TUB-0058-BB-2409-JC1272

Price: 75 USD

Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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