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One of the miscellaneous poems in the oversize folder was written in 1681 by Daniel Gookin, Jr. (1650-1717/18) and titled "Upon the Death of the reverend ... Urian Oakes" (c. 1631-1681), president of Harvard College. There are also photostatic copies of two poems found in a copy of The Powring out of the Seven Vials ... (London, 1642) by John Cotton (1585-1642). The poetry is of a religious nature and may have been written by William Robie ( - ) in 1670. The collection contains a bound volume of a collection of poems of Elizabeth Paine Trumbull (1766-1832), the youngest daughter of Timothy Paine (1730-1793) and Sarah Chandler Paine (1726-1811), of Worcester, Mass. This collection was copied by her grandson, George Clap Trumbull (1818-1885), in 1834 and he writes at the beginning of the volume that the poems were composed by her when she was sixteen and were published in the Massachusetts Spy. Contrary to his statement, the contents of the poems indicated that they were written over a span of years--some must have been written before her marriage at age twenty and others appear to have been written shortly before her death. There are references in one poem to "Negroes in arms" that appears to be an allusion to Nat Turner. The same poem includes references to events in Belgium and Poland. One poem was written to her brother, Samuel Paine (1754-1807), and others mention members of the Perkins family. References in her poetry indicate that she was well-educated and interested in contemporary events. The poetry in this volume was at one time erroneously attributed to Louisa Clap Trumbull (1798-1885). There is also a bound volume of a collection of poetry of Hannah Adams (1755-1831), who is considered to be the first professional female writer in America. The poems were written on a variety of subjects; some were addressed to particular people. Four of the poems were written specifically "On the death of ..." individuals: Heman Harris (1750-1782); Mrs. Fisher; Mrs. Abigal Prentice; and Betsey Adams (1753-1789), Hannah's sister. A number of the poems are dated and fall within the period 1778 to 1789. The remaining volumes are unidentified and some are undated. One volume, however, begins with "Lines on the deceased Mrs Lydia Mason , consort of the Rev. Thomas Mason, Northfield". Lydia Kendall Mason (1777-1803) was the first wife of Rev. Thomas Mason (1769-1851), who graduated from Harvard in 1796 and was minister in Northfield, Mass., from 1799 to 1828. The volume also contains acrostics for Thomas Mason; James Kendall (1769-1859), brother of the above-mentioned Lydia; and Lucy Tuttle Fox (1776-1814). This collection consists of two folders (one oversize) and seven volumes of miscellaneous poetry, mostly anonymous and undated, on a variety of subjects including childhood, death, freemasonry, politics, religion, and temperance/anti-temperance. Many of the poems are untitled; a few have been published.

7 v. ; octavo.1 folder (37 items)1 folder (4 items) ; oversize.

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Harris, Heman, 1750-1782.

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Gale, John

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Paine, Samuel, 1754-1807

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Mason, Thomas, 1769-1851

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Thomas Mason received his A.B. from Harvard in 1796. From the description of [Student theme], February 1796. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77072601 ...

Kendall, James, 1769-1859

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Ordway, Sophia Cogswell Tenney, 1798-1884.

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Moore, Maria L.

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Trumbull, George Clap, 1818-1885.

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Gookin, Daniel, 1650-1718.

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Clark, Charles Lumen.

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Trumbull, Eizabeth Paine, 1766-1832.

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Payne family.

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Perkins family.

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Adams, Hannah, 1755-1831

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Hannah Adams was and early American author and historian, known for her pioneering work in the field of comparative religion. Born in Massachusetts, she was home-schooled by her father, a Harvard tutor. She turned to writing as an outlet for her scholarly interests, and to help her family's financial concerns. A series of groundbreaking works on religion brought her fame and lasting success. She was the first writer to describe each religion from the point of view of its adherents, and was also ...

Robie, William

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Emery, Betsey Caroline, 1808-1810.

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Gould, Polly

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Fox, Lucy Tuttle, 1776-1814.

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West, Michael A.

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Adams, Betsey, 1753-1789.

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Mason, Lydia Kendall, 1777-1803.

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Oakes, Urian, 1631-1681

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Colonial poet, clergyman and president of Harvard College, 1675-1681. From the description of Letter, 1678 July 13, Cambridge [Mass.] to Increase Mather, Boston. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 20690243 Urian Oakes (1631-1681) was a colonial poet, clergyman, and college president. He was a 1649 Harvard grauate who worked in England for several years before returning to Massachusetts to become pastor of the Church of Christ in Cambridge. Oakes was involved in a contro...