Letters, 1689-1790.

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Letters, 1689-1790.

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Letters of Congregational minister Samuel Mather (1706-1785) to his son Samuel (1737-1813) during the latter's service with Provincial forces at Fort Edward during the French and Indian War; in Quebec as Commissary until the change from military to civil rule and Mather Jr.'s return to Boston (1771); and to him in England and Wales as an American refugee during and following the Revolution. Mather's letters discuss family and local Boston news, the progress of the French and Indian War, reaction to the Stamp Act (1765) and its later repeal, fatherly advice and concern for his son, and disapproval at his choice of loyalties and flight from the U.S. (Cont.) Also, correspondence between Thomas Hutchinson Jr. and Mather Jr. regarding money matters and stipends for refugees; a document on "The Case of Samuel Mather ..., an American Refugee" (1790); and earlier letters to and from Judge Samuel Sewall (1652-1730) and from Cotton Mather. Additional correspondents include William Burnet and Edmund Quincy (1861-1738).

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Sewall, Samuel, 1652-1730

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Samuel Sewell was born 28 March 1652 Bishop Stoke England. He arrived in Boston 1661. He was Commissioner of the Company for the Progagation of the Gospel in New England and Parts Adjacent (1699-1730), Captain of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co., Overseer of Harvard College, Judge of Probate for Suffolk Co. (1715-1728), and Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Judicature (1718-1728). He died 1 January 1729/30 Boston MA. From the description of [Account book of Samuel Sewall,...

Mather, Samuel, 1737-1813.

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Quincy, Edmund, 1681-1738

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Hutchinson, Thomas, 1747-

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Mather, Samuel, 1706-1785

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American clergyman. From the description of Manuscript sermon : place not specified, 1791 Aug. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 729248589 Rector of Old North Church. Son of Cotton Mather. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, to "My dear child" (a relative), 1776 July 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270636634 ...

Burnet, William, 1688-1729

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Burnet was a British civil servant and colonial administrator who served as governor of New York and New Jersey (1720-1728) and Massachusetts (1728). From the description of [Document] 1721 Dec. 6, New York / W. Burnet. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 175301317 Colonial Governor of New York. From the description of Document signed : New York, 1724 Nov. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270536635 From the description of Document signed : New York, 17...

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. ...