Cotton and Increase Mather letters, 1713-1726.

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Cotton and Increase Mather letters, 1713-1726.

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Typescripts of and commentary on five letters from Increase Mather and seventeen from his son, Cotton Mather, both Congregational clergymen in Boston, Mass., written to Sir William Ashurst, Treasurer of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. The letters concern missionary activities among the Indians of New England, with special reference to the Indians of Connecticut. Other subjects include Cotton Mather's 6-volume unpublished work, "Biblia Americana." The transcriptions and analysis were probably done by W.C. Ford. Location of originals unknown.

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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...

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. ...

Mather, Increase, 1639-1723

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"Increase Mather, the youngest son of the Reverend Richard Mather of Dorchester, and the father of Cotton Mather, has been described as the 'foremost American Puritan' of his generation. Teacher of the Second Church of Boston for more than fifty years, President of Harvard College from 1685 to 1701, agent for Massachusetts Bay in England to request the return of the Charter, and the author of approximately 175 books, pamphlets, prefaces and printed sermons, Mather was intimately involved in poli...

Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (Great Britain)

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Ashurst, William, Sir, 1647-1720

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Epithet: Alderman of London British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001187.0x0000e9 ...