Letter book of the Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the Parts Adjacent in America, 1688-1761.

Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Ashurst, Robert, d. 1726.

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Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the Parts Adjacent in America

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The "Society for Propagation of the Gospel in New England" was chartered in 1649 for the purpose of converting the New England Indians. In 1661/62 it was rechartered and named the "Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America." The Company sponsored missionaries in America until the Revolutionary War at which time its missionary activities were turned to Canada. In 1961 it was still functioning under the name of "New England Company." From th...

Leaverett, John, 1662-1724.

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Stoughton, William, 1632-1701

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Epithet: Governor of New England British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000444.0x0000cc ...

Winthrop, Adam, d. 1743.

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Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

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Mather was an American Puritan clergyman and writer. Mather attended Harvard (A.B. 1678, M.A. 1681) and served as minister at the Second Church in Boston from 1685 until his death. His advice was sought during the Salem witch trials. During his lifetime Mather wrote more than 450 books. ...

Davies, Samuel, 1723-1761

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Samuel Davies, fourth president of Princeton University, was born in New Castle County, Delaware, on November 3, 1723. He was licensed to preach when he was twenty-two, and was ordained as an evangelist to Virginia. In 1753 Davies and Gilbert Tennant were chosen by Princeton trustees to go to Great Britain and Ireland in search of donations for the College. Davies kept a diary of the mission, which was later published. During their stay in the British Isles they were able to secure sufficient fu...

Sergeant, Peter, d. 1714.

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Bradstreet, Simon, 1603-1697

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Simon Bradstreet (1603-1697), Governor of Massachusetts, 1679-1686 and 1689-1692. From the description of Document, 1679. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 41417153 Simon Bradstreet was an English colonial administrator and businessman who spent some 20 years in Massachusetts Bay Colony including some years as the royal governor. He was married to Anne Bradstreet who is noted as the first American female poet to have her works published. From the descriptio...

Edwards, Jonathan, 1703-1758

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Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) was a colonial American Congregational preacher and theologian. He was president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) from February 1758 to his death, one month later. From the description of Jonathan Edwards family collection, 1723-1798. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 276567983 American theologian. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Stockbridge, to The Reverend Joseph Bellamy, 17...

Oliver, Andrew, 1706-1774

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Massachusetts colonial official: lieutenant governor 1771-1774; commissioner to negotiate with Six Nations 1748. From the description of ALS, 1764 Nov. 28, Boston, to Rev. Stephen West, Stockbridge, Mass. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122610623 ...

Ashurst, William, d. 1719/20.

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Ashurst, Henry, Sir, 1645-1711.

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Title: 1st Baronet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001187.0x000140 ...

Clarke, Robert, d. 1746.

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Sewell, Samuel, 1652-1730.

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Williams, Joseph, d. 1748.

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Mather, Increase, 1639-1723

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"Increase Mather, the youngest son of the Reverend Richard Mather of Dorchester, and the father of Cotton Mather, has been described as the 'foremost American Puritan' of his generation. Teacher of the Second Church of Boston for more than fifty years, President of Harvard College from 1685 to 1701, agent for Massachusetts Bay in England to request the return of the Charter, and the author of approximately 175 books, pamphlets, prefaces and printed sermons, Mather was intimately involved in poli...

Williams, Elisha, 1694-1755

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Elisha Williams (1694-1755), ordained 1722; Rector of Yale College, 1726-1739. From the description of Sermon, 1721 Jul 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79096293 From the description of Sermon, 1721 Jul 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702163587 ...

Bellamy, John.

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Lane, John V. (John Veasey)

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Maudit, Jasper, d. 1772.

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Gunston, John

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