Diaries, 1753-1770.

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Diaries, 1753-1770.

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This typewritten (carbon) transcript consists of two parts. The Rev. John Seccomb's journal commences 30 July 1759 when he and the first settlers of Chester, Nova Scotia sailed from Boston and concludes 31 December 1759. Seccomb listed passengers on the voyage, described weather conditions, meals taken, the texts from which he preached, and his activities (fishing, seeing lands) and meetings in Chester, as well as his trips to Halifax. He also related visits with Chief Justice and Lt. Governor Jonathan Belcher (1710-1776), a classmate from Harvard College, and other friends, his observation of local flora and fauna, his business dealings with Indians in Nova Scotia, illnesses of his parishioners and himself, and the ponds of Chester. He also listed the first class of settlers with their families (including their towns of origin), a record of payments he received for preaching in Halifax, and a list of bounties levied on various commodities. The second section contains Mercy Seccomb's sporadic entries from 1753 through 1770 of notable family events--illnesses, marriages, visitors, laborers, travels, her father's activities--as well as her moods, and as a postscript, an entry announcing the arrival of "the Blazeing Star, which appeared in August, 1769..."

1 v. (45 p. typescript) ; octavo.

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Seccomb family.

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The Reverend John Seccomb (1708-1792) was born in Medford, Mass., and served as the first minister of Harvard, Mass., from 1733 to 1757 when he was dismissed. He and his family continued to live in Harvard until July 1759, when Seccomb accompanied the first body of settlers to Chester, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. He subsequently settled his family in Chester. Mercy Seccomb (1743/44- ) was the younger daughter of the Reverend John and Mercy Williams Seccomb ( - ). Her ...

Belcher, Jonathan, 1710-1776

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Jonathan Belcher, Chief Justice and Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, was born on July 23, 1710 in Boston, the son of Jonathan Belcher, governor of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New Jersey. Belcher graduated from Harvard in 1728 and received an AM from the College in 1731, and later Master of Arts degrees from the University of Cambridge and the University of Dublin. He was admitted to the Bar in 1734. In 1754, he was appointed the chief justice of Nova Scotia, and later served as its Lieu...

Seccombe, John, 1708-1792

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Seccomb, Mercy, b. 1744.

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