Papers, 1718-1798.

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Papers, 1718-1798.

Collection contains photocopies of papers and letters including sermons and correspondence from the Revolutionary War period. Letter exchanges are with Samuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Arthur Lee, John Hancock, and others. Other items urge Frenchman and Canadians to support the Revolution. There are also copies from Cooper's diary.

324 items.

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Cooper, Samuel, 1725-1783

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Boston, Mass. clergyman. From the description of Papers, 1718-1798. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36854566 Samuel Cooper, scholar and Congregational minister was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Following in the footsteps of his father, William Cooper, he was educated for the ministry and was graduated from Harvard in 1743. In the same year, before his ordination took place, he was called to be assistant pastor of the Brattle Street Church in Boston. Four year...