John Lothrop Motley notes on New England history ca. 1840

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John Lothrop Motley notes on New England history ca. 1840

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John Lothrop Motley (1814-1877) was an American author. Collection consists of original manuscript notes for Motley's Merry Mount: a Romance of the Massachusetts Colony; research on the history, customs and manners of the first settlers of New England; and numerous quotations from original sources. Also, passages describing the intellectual and religious life of the Puritans and descriptions of Merry Mount itself, including a sketch entitled "Mish-Mash" which appears to be earliest written part of the romance.

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Motley, John Lothrop, 1814-1877

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John Lothrop Motley (1814-1877) was an American author. From the description of John Lothrop Motley notes on New England history, ca. 1840. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122640035 From the guide to the John Lothrop Motley notes on New England history, ca. 1840, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) John Lothrop Motley was born on 15 April 1814 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA. He was educated at Harvard College, 1827-1831. After graduat...