Papers related to the forgery of a Cotton Mather letter, 1870-1949.

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Papers related to the forgery of a Cotton Mather letter, 1870-1949.

1870-1949

Papers related to the forgery of a Cotton Mather letter dated 15 Sep. 1682, which appeared in the Easton (Pa.) Argus in 1870. The correspondence relates to the dispute among historians, publishers, and others, as to the authenticity and authorship of the letter, its alleged creation by editor of the newspaper James F. Shunk, and its discovery in the papers of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Correspondents include Robert E. Moody, David Rankin Barbee, W. C. Ford, Charles F. Adams, and Albert B. Hart, and also include questions written to and responses from the Massachusetts Historical Society as to the validity of the letter.

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Hart, Albert Bushnell, 1854-1943

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Albert Bushnell Hart (1854-1943), American historian, writer, and editor, taught history and government at Harvard University and Radcliffe College from 1883 to 1926. Hart was born on July 1, 1854 in Clarksville, Pennsylvania to physician Albert Gaillard Hart and Mary Crosby Hornell Hart. He had a brother, Hastings Hornell Hart, and two sisters, Helen Marcia Hart and Jeannette M. Hart. The family moved to Ohio in 1860, eventually settling in Cleveland, where Hart graduated from West High Sc...

Adams, Charles Francis, 1835-1915

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Soldier, businessman, civic leader and historian. Descendant of two presidents and the son of a noted diplomat, Adams served with distinction as a Union officer during the Civil War. After the war, he became a nationally recognized authority on the railroad industry, chairing the Massachusetts Railroad Commission from 1869 to 1879, and ultimately taking on the presidency of the Union Pacifc Railroad for six stormy years, 1884-1890. From 1890 to 1915, Adams was content to be a man of a...

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Shunk, James F., -1874

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Moody, Robert Earle, 1901-1983

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Robert Earle Moody of Boston, Mass., was a historian. From the description of Robert Earle Moody papers, 1640-1973. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 609427356 ...

Ford, Worthington Chauncey, 1858-1941

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Librarian and historian. From the description of Papers of Worthington Chauncey Ford, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71068790 American historical editor, bibliographer, and statistician. From the description of Letters of Worthington Chauncey Ford [manuscript], 1886-1900. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647806452 Worthington Chauncey Ford (1858-1941), the eldest son of Gordon Lester Ford and Emily Fowler Ford, first worked as a cas...

Barbee, David Rankin, 1874-1958

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David Rankin Barbee was born Oct. 15, 1874, in Murfreesboro, Tenn., son of the Rev. John Dodson and Margaret Overson Rankin Barbee. He attended Emory and Henry College, without receiving a degree. In 1896 Barbee began a career in journalism with the Nashville Banner. He subsequently worked for newspapers in Memphis, Chattanooga, Montgomery, Mobile, New Orleans and Ashville. Barbee came to Washington, D.C. as a feature writer for the Washington Post in 1928. He joined the F.D. Roosevelt administr...

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. ...