ADS, [1708] : Boston.

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ADS, [1708] : Boston.

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Mather refers to some students at one of the colleges in Boston by saying: "several gentlemen ... took the liberties of sitting up whole nights, or near so, at the game of cards; with a tankard of punch, to support the exercise." One of the students referred to was Timothy Cutler, who later went on to become one of the best preachers in the colonies and the Rector of Yale.

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Cutler, Timothy, 1684-1765

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Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

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Mather was an American Puritan clergyman and writer. Mather attended Harvard (A.B. 1678, M.A. 1681) and served as minister at the Second Church in Boston from 1685 until his death. His advice was sought during the Salem witch trials. During his lifetime Mather wrote more than 450 books. ...