Jonas Clarke collection, 1749-1840.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Jonas Clarke collection, 1749-1840.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/500920937

Materials relating to the ordination of Jonas Clarke to the church in Lexington, including call to the pulpit (May 19, 1755) by the freeholders and other inhabitants of the town, signed by Josiah Parker, town clerk; letter (1756 Dec. 15, encapsulated) from Jonas Clarke to Thomas Hancock ; four ms. sermons (1774-1788) of Jonas Clarke; account book (1749-1788) including record of marriages, books borrowed, and dealings in settling estates of various persons; letters from Clarke to his parents, brother, Thomas Clarke, and sister, Mary (Clarke) Cotton; three almanac diaries; promissory notes (1797, 1805); memorandum relating to Clarke's real estate (1823 May 19) and inventory of his real and personal property; ms. sermons; journals; facsimiles of typed copies of letters and wills (1780-1840) chiefly relating to Rev. Jonas Clarke and the Dane family; and other papers. Correspondents of Jonas Clarke include John Hancock, Rev. Perry Windsor, and Samuel Cooke.

ca. 100 items.

Lexington Historical Society

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7619433

Related Entities

There are 10 Entities related to this resource.

Hancock, John, 1737-1793

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61h1c98 (person)

John Hancock (January 23, 1737 [O.S. January 12, 1736] – October 8, 1793) was an American Founding Father, merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He is remembered for his large and stylish signature on the United States Declaration of Independence, so much so that the term John Hancock or Hancock has become a nickname in the United S...

Clark, Jonas, 1730-1805

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6zs4dd9 (person)

Clergyman. From the description of Jonas Clark papers, 1780-1802. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453517 Congregational clergyman and patriot, of Lexington, Mass.; surname also appears as Clarke. From the description of Rev. Jonas Clarke family papers, ca. 1660-1947 (bulk 1755-1805). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 456566386 From the description of Jonas Clarke collection, 1749-1840. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 500920937 ...

Clarke, Thomas

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6x7361p (person)

Cotton, Mary Clarke

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w64481j2 (person)

Dane family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6kb2b2b (family)

Clark family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6ds1z0f (family)

Cooke, Samuel, 1709-1783

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tj10vc (person)

Windsor, Perry

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6k387c0 (person)

Parker, Josiah, 1694-1756

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6h445nz (person)

Hancock, Thomas, 1703-1764

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rn3dgk (person)