Cambridge 11 June 1829
Sir:
I received yesterday through you, as Parish Clerk, a certified copy of the votes of the Parish, passed on the 8th instant. By these votes I perceive that my connection with the Parish, as their minister, is declared to be dissolved, that a dimission, in pursuance of the result of the ex-parte council, recently call by said Parish, is supposed to take place. As I have previously entered my protest against the jurisdiction of this council and have denied their right to take any cognisance of the complaint exhibited against me by the Parish, I now give notice to you, and through you to the inhabitants of the Parish, that I still consider myself as the lawful minister of the Parish, and hold myself ready to perform any and all the duties, in or out of the pulpit, which belong to my office as Pastor of the First Church and Society in Cambridge.Yours,
A. HolmesYou are requested to communicate this to the committee of the Parish who have cognisance of the subject; and I ask the favor of an early answer.
AH
To William J. Whipple, Esq.
Clerk of the First Parish in Cambridge
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Cambridge, Massachusetts