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Abbot, Hull, 1702-1774. Notes on sermons delivered in Boston, 1743-1745.

Title: Notes on sermons delivered in Boston, 1743-1745.

Six volumes of notes written in shorthand, taken during the sermons of various clergymen in Boston, Mass., 1743-45, including Revs. [Hull] Abbot, [Mather] Byles, [Samuel] Chekley, [Ward] Cotton, [Thomas] Foxcroft, [Ellis] Gray, [William] Hooper, [John] Owen, [Thomas] Prince, [Richard] Salter, [Joseph] Sewall, [Ebenezer] Turell, [John] Walley, [George] Whitefield, and Revs. Bernard, Clark, Cooper, Eliot, Ellis, Hobbe, Loring, Parsons, Prentise, and Webb. (Notes possibly taken by William Cobb Wilde).

ArchivalResource: 6 v. in 3 cases.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44644662 View

Checkley, Samuel, 1696-1769. Samuel Checkley sermons, 1721-1745.

Title: Samuel Checkley sermons, 1721-1745.

Sermons written by Rev. Samuel Checkley of the New South Church in Boston, Mass. Sermons on various Biblical passages and religious topics were delivered between 1721-45.

ArchivalResource: 1 pamphlet box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50790989 View

Webb, Benjamin, 1695-1746,. Declaration signed by Harvard students to not speak in the vernacular for one year, 1712 August 23.

Title: Declaration signed by Harvard students to not speak in the vernacular for one year, 1712 August 23.

The declaration, handwritten in Latin and signed by members of the junior and sophomore class (Harvard Classes of 1714 and 1715), promises that the undersigned will not use the vernacular but instead "whenever, at meals, at banquets, ... in our rooms, in all our gatherings, wherever and whenever" will speak in Latin, Greek, or Hebrew through the next May. Additional Latin text appears on both the front and back of the document. The original is accompanied by a typed transcription and two partial handwritten translations. Note at top of original: "Script. Leonardo Dowding, Composit. a Tho. Foxcroft."

ArchivalResource: .01 cubic feet (1 folder)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/579480371 View

Checkley, Samuel, 1696-1769. Papers, 1722-1770.

Title: Papers, 1722-1770.

This collection of papers include nine sermons and an Inventory of Checkley's estate. The sermons cover the period from 1722 to 1762. Each sermon is dated, and one sermon, dated 8 April 1744, is signed. The Inventory, dated 1770, is an appraisal of Checkley's property, including house, land, and household goods.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder (10 items)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191259240 View

Checkley, Samuel, 1696-1769. Sermon delivered at Boston, 1744 Aug 5.

Title: Sermon delivered at Boston, 1744 Aug 5.

Autograph manuscript sermon based on a text from John 3:17, in an unidentified hand, delivered by Checkley at Boston on 1744 Aug 5.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (20 p.) ; 17 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702152316 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

Checkley, Samuel, 1696-1769. Sermon delivered at Boston, 1744 Aug 5.

Title: Sermon delivered at Boston, 1744 Aug 5.

Autograph manuscript sermon based on a text from John 3:17, in an unidentified hand, delivered by Checkley at Boston on 1744 Aug 5.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (20 p.) ; 17 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/81044465 View

Harvard University. Board of Overseers. Records related to the charges against and defense made by Nathan Prince, 1740-1742.

Title: Records related to the charges against and defense made by Nathan Prince, 1740-1742.

In 1742, Nathan Prince (1698-1748) was dismissed from his position as Harvard College Tutor, following several years of controversy surrounding his alleged intemperance, slanderous comments about his colleagues, and other misdeeds. This collection contains records of the complaints and depositions made against Prince, his defense against those accusations, and related correspondence. Ultimately Prince's appeal of the Board of Overseers' decision to dismiss him was refused and he was forced to leave Harvard.

ArchivalResource: .26 cubic feet (1 half document box).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/680435923 View

Samuel Checkley sermons

Title: Samuel Checkley sermons

ArchivalResource: 0.1; 1 folder

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/8423 View

Connecticut Historical Society. Collection of Connecticut and Massachusetts sermons, 1681-1823.

Title: Collection of Connecticut and Massachusetts sermons, 1681-1823.

Manuscript sermons, donated to CHS primarily during the 19th century, gathered into a single collection. About half were by ministers located in Connecticut, and the other half were by ministers in Massachusetts.

ArchivalResource: 1.5 linear feet (3 boxes).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/611138843 View

Burt, John, 1716-1775. Notes on sermons delivered at Boston's Old South Church, 1738-1740.

Title: Notes on sermons delivered at Boston's Old South Church, 1738-1740.

Small anonymous notebook containing notes kept during sermons by various clergymen at the Old South Church (Boston, Mass.), 1738-1740. Includes notes on sermons by Revs. John Burt, Charles Chauncey, Samuel Checkley, Ward Cotton, Ellis Gray, William Hooper, Thomas Prince, Joseph Sewall, and Rev. Gardiner.

ArchivalResource: 1 vol. in a case.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44644524 View

Autograph File, C

Title: Autograph File, C

The Autograph File is an alphabetically arranged collection of single letters, manuscripts, and drawings received from various sources at various times. Additions continue to be made.

ArchivalResource: 14.5 linear feet (29 boxes)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01426/catalog View