Letter : Mendon, Mass., to Welstead Meritt, Boston, [Mass.], 1712/13 Feb. 2.

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Letter : Mendon, Mass., to Welstead Meritt, Boston, [Mass.], 1712/13 Feb. 2.

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February 2, 1712/13, letter from Rawson in Mendon to Welstead Meritt in Boston, explaining the circumstances of a local case concerning the abuse of indentured servants and requesting Meritt's assistance in acquainting the justices concerned with the situation.

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Meritt, Welstead

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Rawson, Grindal, 1659-1715

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Mendon, Mass., clergyman. Born in Boston and educated at Harvard, Rawson served as pastor at Mendon from 1680 until his death in 1715. An accomplished scholar and writer, he preached to the Indians in their own language and published "The Confession of Faith" in English and an Indian dialect. From the description of Letter : Mendon, Mass., to Welstead Meritt, Boston, [Mass.], 1712/13 Feb. 2. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 39641633 ...