Sermon and religious tract collection, 1706-1885.

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Sermon and religious tract collection, 1706-1885.

Pamphlets by M. Scott, John D. Gardiner, Lyman Beecher, and others, 1762-1807, including a history of East Hampton, N.Y. and a funeral oration for John Winthrop; 5 ordination sermons by Samuel Buell, Walter King, and Aaron Woolworth, 1759-1817; tract, 1763, bought by Sylvester Dering at Benedict Arnold's vendue; notes and manuscript sermons of J.D. Gardiner and Samuel King, 1758 and 1851; discourse on death, 1799-1817; miscellaneous tracts and sermons, 1706-1885.

1 cubic ft.

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John Jermain Memorial Library.

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John Cooper arrived in Southampton in 1640 from Olney, England. The family business of boatbuilding and coopering extended into Sag Harbor, N.Y. The family resided there about 1812. This collection deals with the 6th, 7th, and 8th generations of descendants. From the description of Starr-Gardiner-Cooper collection, 1770-1895. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155551556 ...

Woolworth, Aaron.

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Dering, Sylvester.

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Buell, Samuel

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Gardiner, John D.

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Winthrop, John, 1588-1649

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Governor of Massachusetts. From the description of Description of John Winthrop, 1631 March 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71067142 John Winthrop (1588-1649), a Puritan lawyer, one of the founders and the governor of the colony of Massachusetts. In March 1630, Winthrop began his journal that he kept until January 1649. By the early 1640s, the entries became more irregular and retrospective, and the narrative was more of a history than a personal journal. There were three ...

Beecher, Lyman, 1775-1863!

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American preacher and revivalist; also famous as reformer, educator, and central figure in theological controversies; b. in New Haven, Conn.; in 1799 ordained as pastor of the Presbyterian Church in East Hampton, N.Y.; in 1810 accepted the pulpit of the First Congregational Church of Litchfield, Conn., where he attracted large crowds. In 1826 became pastor of the Hanover Street Church in Boston where his reputation for defending orthodoxy against Unitarianism became widespread. During his years ...

King, Walter N.

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Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801

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Revolutionary patriot, Continental Army general, and traitor. From the description of Benedict Arnold papers, 1761-1794. (New Haven Colony Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 432702702 Prior to the U.S. Revolutionary War Arnold was a merchant and trader in the West Indies. He served in the Revolutionary Army, but defected to the British in 1780 and served until the War was over. He then went to Canada and eventually to England. He was married to Margaret Mansfie...