Papers, c. 1636-1681.

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Papers, c. 1636-1681.

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The Shepard family papers span the period 1636 to 1681 and document the lives of Thomas Shepard I (1605-1649), Thomas Shepard II (1635-1677/78) and Thomas Shepard III (1658-1685). The papers consist mostly of sermons, but there are also letters, synod notes, sermon notes, and miscellaneous manuscripts. The papers of Thomas Shepard I include a letter, c. 1646, from John Haynes ( - ); a volume of sermons entitled "Explication of the Catechism"; a volume of sermons by Shepard and Thomas Allen (1608-1673), with shorthand notes possibly by Francis Willoughby (1638-1671); other sermons, sermon notes, and notes, probably from the Synod of 1646-1648. The papers of Thomas Shepard II contain eight volumes of sermons, including "Sermons on Matthew," "Sermons on Canticles," "Sermons on Luke," and four volumes of sermons entitled "Discourses." The papers of Thomas Shepard III contain six volumes of sermons, including a volume of "Sermons on Matthew" and a copy of a proclamation of a fast by the General Court of Connecticut. There is also an undated and unidentified letter written "for Mr. Chauncy."

1 box.7 v. ; octavo.

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