Towns of New England, 1650-1902.

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Towns of New England, 1650-1902.

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Ms. and printed copies of the original "Brief Description of the Towns of New England" attributed to John Eliot. Beyond describing the geographical features of towns and the distances between towns, Eliot provides the names of Congregational clergy and municipal officers. In his introduction of the manuscript to the Massachusetts Historical Society, Samuel Green, the Society's Librarian, explains the reasons for the manuscript's attribution to Eliot. Other correspondents include John Young, the keeper of the Hunterian Library in Scotland (which has the original manuscript) and Charles Augustus Briggs, another editor of the Eliot manuscript.

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Briggs, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1841-1913

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University of Virginia student; Union soldier, 7th New York; professor, Union Theological Seminary. From the description of Papers pertaining to Charles A. Briggs, 1913, n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 52627735 ...

Hunterian Museum (Glasgow, Scotland)

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Young, John

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John Young was a successful Halifax businessman, author, and politician. Born in Falkirk, Scotland, in 1773 to Janet and William Young, he was educated at the University of Glasgow around 1790. Young performed well in his theological studies at the university but decided not to become a Presbyterian Minister as his family had hoped. Instead, he abandoned theology to pursue business in Falkirk and Glasgow. He married Agnes Renny and had nine children, including George, Charles, and William. In 18...

Eliot, John, 1604-1690

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John Eliot, styled "the Indian Apostle," was born in England, emigrated to the U.S. (Boston) in 1631 and died at Roxbury, Mass. He was the translator of the first Bible into the Indian (N.A.) language; known as Eliot's Indian Bible. From the description of Autograph signature to covenant, 1624 Jan. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270615429 Clergyman and missionary. From the description of John Eliot letter, 1673. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71010036 ...

Green, Samuel A. (Samuel Abbott), 1830-1918

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U.S. physician and historian. From the description of Letter, 1868, Feb. 18 : Boston, to Henry B. Dawson. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35089797 ...