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Williams, Eleazar, 1688-1742. Letter : Mansf. [Mansfield, Conn.], Dear Brother [Stephen Williams], 1734 Feb. 7.

Title: Letter : Mansf. [Mansfield, Conn.], Dear Brother [Stephen Williams], 1734 Feb. 7.

Letter written by Eleazar Williams to his brother Stephen Williams living in Longmeadow, Mass. on Feb. 7, 1734 concerning recent information about the possible discovery of their missing sister Eunice.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 leaf) ; 20 x 31 cm.

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Williams, John, 1664-1729. John Williams family papers, circa 1721-1776.

Title: John Williams family papers, circa 1721-1776.

ArchivalResource: 6 items.

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Williams, John, 1664-1729. [Notebook]

Title: [Notebook]

Gathering of 30 pages, done in several hands. Includes notes on "Brown's Common errors" (i.e., Thomas Brown, "Pseudodoxia Epidemica, or, Enquiries into very many received tenents and commonly perceived truths", London, 1658 with later editions); notes on philosophy; description of how to draw a line of meridian; a discussion of the Julian period; and notes on the Book of Luke, Chapter 11, with the statement: "I made this analyses ye 11th of Jan Dom 1736/7" A note in a later hand, signed "J.W." suggests that the notes on Brown's "Common errors" is the work of Rev. John Williams (1664-1729).

ArchivalResource: [30] p. ; 15 cm.

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Williams, Eleazer, 1787-1858. Eleazar Williams papers, 1758-1858.

Title: Eleazar Williams papers, 1758-1858.

Three letters (1812-1858) and a claim decision (contemporary copy, 1838), together with twenty-nine sermons, letters, autobiographical excerpts, documents, essays, Indian language mss., etc., originally contained in a scrapbook (1758-1846) consisting of materials by Williams, documents pertaining to Oneida and Menominee affairs, and mss. by and about Williams family members.

ArchivalResource: 0.4 linear feet (2 boxes)

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Denison, William, of Roxbury, Mass. Notes, 1681-1718.

Title: Notes, 1681-1718.

Notes, at least some of which were taken by Denison, of sermons delivered at the First Church (Congregational) in Roxbury, Mass. (1681-1718). Most of the sermons were preached by Rev. Nehemiah Walter and Rev. John Eliot, but other ministers represented include [Samuel] Willard, Benjamin Ruggles, Increase Mather, Cotton Mather, [William] Brattle, William Williams, John Williams, and Timothy Ruggles.

ArchivalResource: 3 boxes (ca. 1,600 p.)

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Gratz, Simon. Miscellaneous American papers, 1570-1919.

Title: Miscellaneous American papers, 1570-1919.

John Williams and family papers, 1706-1811; Elizabeth Graeme Ferguson correspondence, 1737-1794; Loganian Library and Library Company papers, 1767-1824; Benjamin Lightfoot letters from Reading, 1770; Philadelphia Almshouse poor daybook, 1739; Philadelphia Monthly Meeting and Free School Corporation accounts, 1743-1778; Wistar papers, 1773-1815; Martha Lees poetry and miscellaneous papers, 1775-1800, includes sketches of the State House, 1800; William Maclay drafts and family papers, 1767-1792; Nathan Arnaut ciphering book, 1775; "Americana," 1787-1802, miscellaneous manuscripts of diaries, poetry, religious writings, etc.; Benjamin West correspondence, 1789-1824; criminals and their victims, 1791-1868; J. H. Walmouth account of the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia, 1798; Penn-Gaskill-Hall correspondence, 1816-1899; Dr. Joseph Chamberlain correspondence, 1828-1845, relating to the medical profession; Sallie Knowles diaries, 1845-1850, and journal concerning the building of the Annapolis and Elk Ridge Railroad, 1838. Loyalist Poetry of the Revolution by Winthrop Sargent (Philadelphia, 1857) interleaved with autograph letters, portraits, and newspaper clippings, 1767-1857; Winthrop Sargent notes and poetry, ca. 1847; Art Union of Philadelphia papers, 1849-1851; Cohocksink Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, papers, 1877-1911; Simon Gratz manuscript of "A Book About Autographs," 1919; Simon Gratz correspondence, 1860-1919, on civil affairs, education, autographs, etc.; miscellaneous letters, 1570-1879; American and European celebrities, royalty, diplomats, statesmen, authors, military and naval officers, etc.; miscellaneous papers, 1686-1880, relate to national and local politics, trade with Indians, land transactions, religion, penal law, etc.; lottery tickets, 1699-1860; Continental, New England, Middle Atlantic, Southern, and Confederate paper money and stamps; playbills, 1821-1847; portraits of American and European celebrities.

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Fessenden, Benjamin, 1701-1746. Notes on sermons delivered in Massachusetts, 1722-1723.

Title: Notes on sermons delivered in Massachusetts, 1722-1723.

Small notebook containing shorthand notes kept during the sermons of various clergymen, mostly from Boston, and other parts of Mass., 1722-23. Includes sermon notes of Revs. [Elisha] Callender, [Samuel] Checkley, [Benjamin] Colman, [William] Cooper, [Benjamin] Fessenden (of Sandwich, Mass.), [Thomas] Foxcroft, [Samuel] Hopkins (of Springfield, Mass.), Cotton Mather, Nathan Prince, [Joseph] Sewall, [Matthew] Short, [William] Shurtleff, Peter Thacher, [Christopher] Toppan, [Benjamin] Wadsworth, [William] Waldron, [John] Webb, John Williams (of Deerfield, Mass.), Nathaniel Williams, Stephen Williams (of Springfield, Mass.), and William Williams (of Hatfield, Mass.). The keeper of the notebook is unknown.

ArchivalResource: 1 small v. in a folder.

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Stoddard, John, 1681-1748. A journal of a negotiation between the Marquis de Vaudreuil, governor-general of Canada and John Stoddard and John Williams, messengers commissioned by Joseph Dudley, captain-general and governor of Her Majesty's government of the Massachusetts, &c. in N[ew] England : manuscript, [not before 1714]

Title: A journal of a negotiation between the Marquis de Vaudreuil, governor-general of Canada and John Stoddard and John Williams, messengers commissioned by Joseph Dudley, captain-general and governor of Her Majesty's government of the Massachusetts, &c. in N[ew] England : manuscript, [not before 1714]

An account, written after the event, of a journey to Canada made in 1713-1714 by John Stoddard and John Williams to negotiate for the release of captives, taken during Queen Anne's War, and held in Canada. The account contains transcripts of correspondence among Stoddard, Williams and the Marquis de Vaudreuil, concerning the negotiations with the French government in Canada, whether negotiations concerning those prisoners held by Indians should be with the French government or the Indians directly, and other diplomatic questions.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (40 leaves) ; 23 cm.

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Williams, John, 1664-1729. Letter : Deerfield, Mass., to Stephen Williams, 1716 May 14.

Title: Letter : Deerfield, Mass., to Stephen Williams, 1716 May 14.

May 14, 1716, note from Williams to his son, Stephen, regarding his correspondence with another son, Warham, and his intention to travel to Boston.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 leaf) ; 11 x 14 cm.

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Williams, Stephen, 1693-1782. Stephen Williams papers, 1716-1753.

Title: Stephen Williams papers, 1716-1753.

Correspondence, 1716-1753, between Stephen Williams and his father, Rev. John Williams; his brothers, Rev. Eleazer Williams of Mansfield, Conn., and Rev. Warsham Williams of Waltham, Mass; his son, Nathan Williams, then a student at Yale College; and Rev. William Williams of Hatfield, Mass. b Subjects include the estate of a relative, family illnesses, college living expenses, resistance of worldly temptations, trips to New York City and Boston, a land controversy with neighbors, etc.

ArchivalResource: 0.1 linear feet (6 items in 1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36016191 View

Belcher, Jonathan, 1682-1757. [Correspondence to Samuel Sewall, 1696, 1704, 1708-1709, 1722].

Title: [Correspondence to Samuel Sewall, 1696, 1704, 1708-1709, 1722].

Letter dated "Portsm[outh] 7(10)96" from J[oshua] Moody concerning sudden deaths in the community as a warning to a sinning people; Letter dated "Bridgwater Apr 17 1704" from James Keith concerning the morality of the sabbath; Letter dated "Westfield 17:9m:1704" from Edw[ard] Taylor concerning the holiness of the Sabbath; Letter dated "London Decemb[e]r 4th 1708" from Jona[than] Belcher that includes concern about the "assault made on the town of Haverhill by the French and Indians"; Note dated "Londo[n] 18 March 1708/9" from Jer[emiah] Dummer, Jr. concerning a celebrated poem (not included); and Letter dated "Deerf[ield] Jan 1721/2" from John Williams concerning the loss of Mr. White.

ArchivalResource: 6 ALS ; 14-31 cm.

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Williams, John, 1664-1729. John Williams papers [manuscript] 1705-1728.

Title: John Williams papers [manuscript] 1705-1728.

Collection of letters and sermons relating to Rev. John Williams of Deerfield, Mass. Williams was a captive of the Deerfield raid of 1704 and the author of the Redeemed captive returning to Zion. Includes several letters written to his son Stephen Williams detailing family and local news, manuscript sermons, and a contemporary copy of a letter from Cotton Mather to Williams during his captivity.

ArchivalResource: 8 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/226062723 View