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Nourse, Charles Josephus, 1786-1851. Charles J. Nourse papers, 1758-1831, undated bulk 1819-1831.

Title: Charles J. Nourse papers, 1758-1831, undated bulk 1819-1831.

Contains the following types of materials: correspondence, personnel documents, organizational documents, family documents. Contains information pertaining to the following military unit and organization: Adjutant General's Office; 1st Artillery Regiment. General description of the collection: The Charles J. Nourse papers include officer's papers; copies of personal and official correspondence, 1819-1831, much of which was written to him while serving as Assistant Adjutant General (1814-1821) or Acting Adjutant General (1822-1827). Correspondents include Winfield Scott, J.E. Wool, James House, Samuel Cooper, Alexander Macomb, Abraham Eustis and James Barbour. Some early documents appear to be genealogical in nature.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49214590 View

Letters to Samuel Cooper Johonnot, 1782-1783.

Title: Letters to Samuel Cooper Johonnot, 1782-1783.

12 ALS to Samuel Cooper Johonnot from John Quincy Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Franklin Bache, Samuel Cooper, Mrs. Abigail Cooper Hixon, Gabriel Johonnot, Achille-Guillaume Le Bège de Presle, Dorcas Armitage Montgomery, and James Sullivan. There are two letters from Adams dated Aug 25 and 31, 1783; one from Franklin dated Aug. 19 1783; two from Samuel Cooper to his grandson dated Dec. 26, 1782 and June 23, 1783 in which he mentions Dr. Franklin and speaks of the assistance of the French to the United States during the Revolution; one from Bache dated Aug. 10, 1783; one from Le Bègue de Presle dated Aug. 4, 1783; one from Montgomery dated May 14, 1783 stating that Franklin is well and the Peace will soon be concluded; one from Sullivan dated Dec. 17, 1793; and two fragments: one from Hixon dated May 9, 1783 and the other from Gabriel Johonnot, undated.

ArchivalResource: 0.20 linear ft. (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702151915 View

Cooper, Samuel, 1725-1783. Papers, 1718-1798.

Title: Papers, 1718-1798.

Collection contains photocopies of papers and letters including sermons and correspondence from the Revolutionary War period. Letter exchanges are with Samuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Arthur Lee, John Hancock, and others. Other items urge Frenchman and Canadians to support the Revolution. There are also copies from Cooper's diary.

ArchivalResource: 324 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36854566 View

Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Collection of documents concerning the American Revolution, 1740-1866

Title: Jared Sparks collection of documents concerning the American Revolution, 1740-1866 .

Documents copied or collected by American historian and president of Harvard Jared Sparks.

ArchivalResource: 5 boxes (2.5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00303/catalog View

George Sackville Germain papers 1683-1785 Germain, George Sackville papers

Title: George Sackville Germain papers 1683-1785 Germain, George Sackville papers

The Lord George Sackville Germain papers contain the political and military correspondence of Germain, British military officer and secretary of state for North America during the American Revolution. In addition to official letters and reports, the collection comprises copies of secret military dispatches, reports and extracts detailing the activities of the commanders and colonial governors of North America, and a copybook of letters between American diplomat Benjamin Franklin, Massachusetts Governor Thomas Pownall, and Boston reverend Samuel Cooper.

ArchivalResource: 6 linear feet

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsead/umich-wcl-M-30ger?rgn=main;view=text View

Cooper, Samuel, 1725-1783. Samuel Cooper papers, 1775-1895.

Title: Samuel Cooper papers, 1775-1895.

Papers pertaining to Rev. Samuel Cooper, minister of the Brattle Street Church in Boston, Mass., and the Cooper family, compiled by author Frederick Tuckerman. Collection includes a typescript of a diary (annotated by Frederick Tuckerman) kept by Cooper from 19 April 1775 - 17 May 1776 describing his experiences during the Siege of Boston; typescripts of letters to and from Cooper and letters authored by Benjamin Franklin and John Adams during the Revolutionary War that contain references to Cooper; and miscellaneous materials related to Cooper's ministry, including an undated list of individuals in the parish who contributed funds towards Cooper's settlement costs, and various sermons and elegies delivered at Cooper's funeral. Also included are newspaper clippings and letters sent to Frederick Tuckerman from 1886 - 1895 containing Cooper family genealogical information.

ArchivalResource: 1 narrow box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52132055 View

Cooper, William, 1721-1809. William Cooper diary, 1764-1766.

Title: William Cooper diary, 1764-1766.

Diary of William Cooper, town clerk of Boston, kept from 12 Aug. 1764 - 5 Oct. 1766. The diary includes weekly entries of sermons he heard (delivered by his brother, Rev. Samuel Cooper), and thoughts on his personal spiritual life. Also included are comments on family and community including deaths, travels and visits, his reappointment as town clerk in 1765, the Boston Stamp Act riots, and the eventual repeal of the Stamp Act.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. in a case.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47821011 View

Letters to Samuel Cooper Johonnot, 1782-1783.

Title: Letters to Samuel Cooper Johonnot, 1782-1783.

12 ALS to Samuel Cooper Johonnot from John Quincy Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Franklin Bache, Samuel Cooper, Mrs. Abigail Cooper Hixon, Gabriel Johonnot, Achille-Guillaume Le Bège de Presle, Dorcas Armitage Montgomery, and James Sullivan. There are two letters from Adams dated Aug 25 and 31, 1783; one from Franklin dated Aug. 19 1783; two from Samuel Cooper to his grandson dated Dec. 26, 1782 and June 23, 1783 in which he mentions Dr. Franklin and speaks of the assistance of the French to the United States during the Revolution; one from Bache dated Aug. 10, 1783; one from Le Bègue de Presle dated Aug. 4, 1783; one from Montgomery dated May 14, 1783 stating that Franklin is well and the Peace will soon be concluded; one from Sullivan dated Dec. 17, 1793; and two fragments: one from Hixon dated May 9, 1783 and the other from Gabriel Johonnot, undated.

ArchivalResource: 0.20 linear ft. (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/82976114 View

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. Letter to Samuel Cooper : Paris : ALS, 1778 Feb. 27.

Title: Letter to Samuel Cooper : Paris : ALS, 1778 Feb. 27.

Concerning his success in negotiating treaties with France and relations with Great Britain and Spain. With typed transcript.

ArchivalResource: [4] p. ; 31 cm. (in 1 oversize folder)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/215221079 View

Cooper, Samuel, 1725-1783. Sermons, 1750-1781.

Title: Sermons, 1750-1781.

Fourteen manuscript sermons of over 200 pages, 8vo.

ArchivalResource: 14 items (in case) ; 24 cm. + a few loose pages and separate notes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43753392 View

Hawley, Gideon, 1727-1807. Letters : Mashpee, Mass., 1770-1775.

Title: Letters : Mashpee, Mass., 1770-1775.

Two letters: Dec. 31, 1770, to Samuel Cooper, pastor of Boston's Brattle Square Church, describing instances of longevity mainly among the Mashpee Indians of his acquaintance (forwarded in 1793 to Dr. Nathl. Freeman, Sandwich); and Aug. 10, 1775, to Eleazar Wheelock, founder and president of Dartmouth College, praising the preaching to the Indians of Wheelock's student, Samuel Gilbert, and hoping that Gilbert might receive payment from Mr. Phillips of the commissioners (probably of Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the Parts Adjacent in America)

ArchivalResource: 2 items (1 folder) ; 33 cm. or smaller.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37849057 View

Sackville, George Germain, Viscount, 1716-1785. George Sackville Germain papers, 1683-1785.

Title: George Sackville Germain papers, 1683-1785.

The Lord George Sackville Germain papers contain the political and military correspondence of Germain, British military officer and secretary of state for North America during the American Revolution. In addition to official letters and reports, the collection comprises copies of secret military dispatches, reports and extracts detailing the activities of the commanders and colonial governors of North America, and a copybook of letters between American diplomat Benjamin Franklin, Massachusetts Governor Thomas Pownall, and Boston reverend Samuel Cooper.

ArchivalResource: 6 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/759179078 View

Smith-Townsend Family papers and papers II, 1670-1892

Title: Smith-Townsend Family papers and papers II, 1670-1892.

Encompassing the Smith-Townsend Family Papers and the Smith-Townsend Family Papers II, the interrelated family papers contain those of Rev. Isaac Smith (1749-1829), including his book of memoranda on sermons preached by Rev. Samuel Cooper and others in Boston (1764), notes (of mileage, etc.) on a voyage to Portsmouth, N.H. (1765), and correspondence with him as a loyalist in exile in England during the Revolution. The collection also contains papers documenting the commercial activities of Boston merchant William Smith (1755-1816) and his son Thomas Carter Smith, a merchant seaman; letters of Abigail (Smith) Adams, wife of John Adams, written to her uncle Isaac Smith (1719-1787) and her cousin William (1755-1816), including letters to 1800 from Philadelphia on current politics; papers of Dr. David Townsend, including his cut-slip autograph collection, and his son Solomon D. Townsend. (Cont'd) The papers also include recipe books (begun in 1738); an undated commonplace-book of poetry kept by Frances B. (Mrs. Thomas C.) Smith; an unidentified meteorological journal (1818); and a scrapbook kept by Elizabeth H. Smith begun in 1863 containing genealogical notes and charts, photographs, and other family memorabilia. Other correspondents include Hannah (Carter) Smith, Hannah (Smith) Pickman, Benjamin T. Pickman, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, and William S. Shaw.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes and 1 oversize container.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28347629 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

Cooper, Samuel, 1725-1783. Diary and miscellaneous accounts of Samuel Cooper, 1775, Apr. 10 -- Sept. 23.

Title: Diary and miscellaneous accounts of Samuel Cooper, 1775, Apr. 10 -- Sept. 23.

Fragment of Samuel Cooper's 1775 diary. Brief entries for Apr. 10 - 18 describe Cooper's travels to Milton, Roxbury, Weston, Waltham, and Lexington. A long entry recorded on May 6, 1775 recaps the events that took place since April 10, including the "Troubles in Boston," Cooper's decision to leave the city because of "Menaces & Insults" that he had received, his travel ot Weston, the battle of Lexington, and the town meeting in Boston with Thomas Gage on Apr. 30, 1775 and the inhabitants of Boston who "sufferr'd greatly for Want of Supplies... & much more from the Trror & Anxiety."

ArchivalResource: 12 pages, 19 cm., with transcript.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/680064748 View

Samuel Cooper sermons, 1736-1772

Title: Samuel Cooper sermons 1736-1772

Approximately 30 sermons composed from 1736 to 1772 by the Reverend Samuel Cooper of Boston

ArchivalResource: .23 linear foot (1 box)

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/664 View

Cooper, Samuel, 1725-1783. Papers of Samuel Cooper, 1718-1798.

Title: Papers of Samuel Cooper, 1718-1798.

Letters, manuscripts (including 195 sermons, 3 diaries, and 1 poem), and documents.

ArchivalResource: 270 pieces.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/228732680 View

Cooper, Samuel, 1725-1783. Samuel Cooper sermons, 1736-1772.

Title: Samuel Cooper sermons, 1736-1772.

Approximately 30 sermons composed from 1736 to 1772 by the Reverend Samuel Cooper of Boston.

ArchivalResource: .23 linear foot (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/758977588 View

Erskine, John, 1721-1803. John Erskine letterbook, 1742-1745.

Title: John Erskine letterbook, 1742-1745.

Letterbook kept by Scottish minister John Erskine containing outgoing letters to Boston, Mass. and Scottish ministers, 1742-45. Letters addressed to William Cooper, Samuel Cooper, Thomas Prince, and others describe Scottish religious revival and thought and the activities of George Whitefield.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51442206 View

Brattle Street Church diary 1772-1775 Brattle Street Church diary

Title: Brattle Street Church diary 1772-1775 Brattle Street Church diary

This diary records the sermon notes and spiritual reflections of an unnamed member of Boston's Brattle Street church between March 1772 and April 1775.

ArchivalResource: 1 volume

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsead/umich-wcl-M-3168.1bra?rgn=main;view=text View

Colman, Benjamin, 1673-1747. Letters to Benjamin Colman, 1693-1747.

Title: Letters to Benjamin Colman, 1693-1747.

Letters to Rev. Benjamin Colman, Congregationalist and first minister of the Brattle Street Church in Boston, Mass. (also known as the Church in Brattle Square), including letters of thanks, letters asking for advice and assistance, and correspondence about theological issues and church matters, such as Dissenters and Separatists. The collection contains a letter from Calvin Galpine about politics in England and church controversies, 1719; a letter from Samuel Cooper accepting the appointment as Colman's successor at Brattle Street Church, 1745; and letters from London publisher and bookseller John Oswald about various religious publications, the preaching of George Whitefield, the capture of Cape Breton in Nova Scotia during King George's War, the victory of the Duke of Cumberland at the Battle of Culloden, and other matters. Additional correspondents include Joseph Park, Gov. William Shirley, William Shurtleff, William Smith, Henry Winder, and Timothy Woodbridge.

ArchivalResource: 1 narrow box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/670116638 View