Cushing, Jacob, 1730-1809
Congregational clergyman, of Waltham, Middlesex Co., Mass.
From the description of Papers of Jacob Cushing, 1749-1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71064178
Jacob Cushing (1730-1809) was born in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard College in 1748, where he received a Benjamin Browne Scholarship and served as Scholar of the House. He was ordained at Waltham, Massachusetts, in 1752. He was a moderator of the Cambridge Association and during the Revolutionary War served as Scribe of the State Convention of the Clergy, giving the convention sermon in 1789.
From the guide to the Cushing, Jacob. Sermons, 1764-1798., (Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School)
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Cushing, Jacob, 1730-1809. Commonplace book : manuscript, 1746. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Cushing, Jacob. Sermons, 1764-1798. | Andover-Harvard Theological Library | |
| creatorOf | Cushing, Jacob, 1730-1809. Sermons : manuscript, 1752. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Meteorological records, 1754-1865. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Receipt to Oliver Prescott signed by Artemas Ward, Jacob Cushing, and Timothy Pond, 1747 September 23. | Harvard University Archives. | |
| creatorOf | Cushing, Jacob, 1730-1809. Jacob Cushing diary, 1776. | Massachusetts Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Cushing, Jacob, 1730-1809. Papers of Jacob Cushing, 1749-1809. | Library of Congress | |
| creatorOf | Cushing, Jacob, 1730-1809. Jacob Cushing diary, 1787. | Massachusetts Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Cushing family. Papers, 1695-1893. | Massachusetts Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Autograph File, C | Houghton Library |
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Death 1809
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