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Templestone, John. Sermons copied by John Templestone, 1686-1687

Title: Sermons copied by John Templestone, 1686-1687

Small book of sermons most likely copied by John Templestone. The sermons were written by Rev. John Cotton of the First Parish in Plymouth, Mass. and delivered at Ipswich, Mass., 24 Nov. 1687 and by Rev. Joshua Moodey of the First Church in Boston and delivered in Boston, 6 Mar. 1686. Sarah Appleton's name appears on the first page.

ArchivalResource: 1 cased vol.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61270830 View

Cotton, John, 1640-1698. John Cotton, Jr. diary and Indian vocabulary, 1666-1678.

Title: John Cotton, Jr. diary and Indian vocabulary, 1666-1678.

Diary of John Cotton, Jr., kept from 6 March 1666 - Nov. 1667 and 12 Oct. 1670 - 23 July 1678, together with a Massachuset Indian language vocabulary. The first part of the diary (1666-67) was kept during Cotton's tenure as missionary to the Indians on Martha's Vineyard, during which he learned the Indians' language and kept a journal of their vocabulary. Entries describe sermons delivered, names of converted Indians, interpretations of the scripture, and the concerns and questions raised by the Indians about the nature of Christianity. The second part of the diary (1670-78) was kept during Cotton's tenure as minister of the First Congregational Parish in Plymouth, Mass. The brief entries describe Cotton's ministerial duties, as well as occasional missionary visits to nearby Indian communities.

ArchivalResource: 1 partially mutilated v. in a case and 1 photocopy in a case.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49677303 View

Houghton Library printed book provenance file, A-D

Title: Houghton Library printed book provenance file, A-D

Index to ownership/provenance information, primarily from printed books, held by Houghton Library.

ArchivalResource: 1 collection

https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01529/catalog View

Gookin, Nathaniel, 1656-1692. Sermon notes, 1683.

Title: Sermon notes, 1683.

Short- and longhand notes of sermons preached by Congregational minister Nathaniel Gookin. Also, notes on sermons by Samuel Andrew, John Cotton, Daniel Gookin, and Increase Mather.

ArchivalResource: 1 vol.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18025491 View

Prince, Thomas, 1687-1758. Papers, 1661-1743.

Title: Papers, 1661-1743.

Colonial Massachusetts and New England documents collected by Thomas Prince for his "Chronological History of New England in the Form of Annals" (1736). Included are letters to and from influential political figures in colonial Mass., among them Sir Edmund Andros, Joseph Dudley, John Cotton, Simon Bradstreet, Joseph Hinckley (Prince's maternal grandfather), Edward Randolph, Elisha Cooke, and Jacob Leisler. Among the topics discussed are the governments of the Massachusetts and Plymouth Bay Colonies, the Territory and Dominion of New-England following the revocation of the Mass. Bay charter in 1684, the imprisonment of Andros and Randolph in 1689, and relations between England and the colonies. Also included are Cotton and Increase Mather papers and other Cotton and Mather family papers, and letters between Prince and his brother Nathan.

ArchivalResource: 1 box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23747958 View