Letter : Mansf. [Mansfield, Conn.], Dear Brother [Stephen Williams], 1734 Feb. 7.

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Letter : Mansf. [Mansfield, Conn.], Dear Brother [Stephen Williams], 1734 Feb. 7.

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Letter written by Eleazar Williams to his brother Stephen Williams living in Longmeadow, Mass. on Feb. 7, 1734 concerning recent information about the possible discovery of their missing sister Eunice.

1 item (1 leaf) ; 20 x 31 cm.

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

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Williams, Eunice, 1696-1786

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Williams, Eleazar, 1688-1742

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The Deerfield Massacre occurred on Feb. 29, 1704 when a French and Indian war party from Canada attacked the Massachusetts village killing about fifty inhabitants and taking over one hundred prisoners. The entire family of the Rev. John Williams, except Eleazar, were taken prisoner at Deerfield and carried into Canada. Enroute Mrs. Williams and her two young sons were killed. Most of the family remained in captivity for periods of one to two and a half years and were gra...

Williams, Stephen, 1693-1782

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Clergyman. From the description of Stephen Williams diary fragment, 1749-1750. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981591 Longmeadow, Mass., clergyman, who as a child in 1703/1704 was taken captive with his family and other Deerfield residents by a French and Indian raiding party. A Harvard graduate, Williams was minister at Longmeadow for sixty-six years. In 1756 he served as army chaplain to the Massachusetts regiment commanded by Dr. Thomas Williams ...

Williams family.

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Williams, John, 1664-1729

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Clergyman. From the description of John Williams family papers, circa 1721-1776. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981375 Deerfield, Mass., clergyman and author captured with his family in 1703/1704 by French and Indians and taken to Canada. Williams was released in 1706 and returned to his Deerfield ministry in 1707. After graduating from Harvard in 1713, his son, Stephen, began a sixty-six year ministry in Longmeadow. From the descriptio...