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Palmer Letter

Title

Subject

Bowen, Elias, d. 1870

Description

Letter from Phoebe Palmer to Reverend Elias Bowen describing a dream in which she fought with an enormous lion that questioned her faith. She discusses criticism from Reverend Hiram Mattison and how her God-given strength will allow her to sustain the attacks from Mattison.

Creator

Palmer, Phoebe, 1807–1874

Source

Phoebe Palmer (1807–1874). Letter to Rev. Elias Bowen. April 23, 1856.

Publisher

Bridwell Library Special Collections

Date

Rights

Please cite Bridwell Library Special Collections, SMU, as the source of this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained by contacting Special Collections (bridsc@smu.edu).

Relation

American1920

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Type

Letter

Collection

Citation

Palmer, Phoebe, 1807–1874, “Palmer Letter,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed February 13, 2026, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1570.