Records, 1653-1835.

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Ipswich (Mass.). Records, 1653-1835.

Records, 1653-1835.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/207146308

This collection papers includes a folder of local records, a volume of church records of the First Church of Christ, and a volume of sermon notes. The folder contains items covering the period 1656 to 1835, and includes deeds, correspondence, and papers concerning the jail, the grammar school, etc. The sermon notes are dated from 1653 to 1663. They were probably recorded by Rev. Nathaniel Rogers (1598-1655) and another member of his family, possibly his son Nathaniel (1632-1680). The volume of church records, from 1692 to 1743, includes notes on church meetings recorded by Rev. John Rogers (1666-1745), including the controversy over the resignation of Rev. Jabez Fitch (1672-1746), who resigned in 1723 in order to take a position at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, against the wishes of the Ipswich congregation. Rev. Nathaniel Rogers (1702-1775), son of John Rogers, replaced Fitch in 1726. Also included in the church records are notes on women expelled from the church for fornication, a list of proposals for church administration, etc. There is also a commentary on a Latin treatise by the Spanish Jesuit, Francisco Suarez (1548-1617), entitled "Disputationes Metaphysicas...."

1 folder (20 items)2 v. ; octavo.

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