Life and letters of Rev. Mather Byles, Jr. [manuscript draft], 1757-1915.

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Life and letters of Rev. Mather Byles, Jr. [manuscript draft], 1757-1915.

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Manuscript draft of a publication entitled, "Life and Letters of Rev. Mather Byles, Jr.," written by Arthur W.H. Eaton, ca. 1915. Includes typescripts of letters written by Episcopalian minister and Loyalist Mather Byles of Christ Church in Boston, 1757-1814, and typescripts of letters written by Byles family members, 1814-18.

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In 1982, the General Convention of the Church deleted the words "Protestant" and "in the United States of America" from the official title of the Church, making it the Episcopal Church. From the description of Records of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States of America, Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, 1823-1975 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702152635 ...

Byles, Mather, 1735-1814

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Mather Byles (1735-1814), Episcopal clergyman and Loyalist, was born in Boston, Mass., on 12 January 1735, the son of Mather Byles (1707-1788) and the great-grandson of Increase Mather (1639-1723). He graduated from Harvard in 1751 and settled as minister of the First Congregational Church of New London, Conn., in 1757. In 1768 he converted to Church of England and took a position with Christ Church in Boston, Mass., remaining there until 1775. In 1776, Byles became a refugee at Halifax, N.S., a...

Eaton, Arthur Wentworth Hamilton, 1849-1937

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Eaton was born in Nova Scotia, Canada, and graduated from Harvard College in 1880. He was a teacher and a theologian, but is primarily known as a poet, especially for his "Acadian Ballads." From the guide to the Diaries, 1883-1914., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Eaton was born in Nova Scotia, Canada, and graduated from Harvard College in 1880. He was a teacher and a theologian, but is primarily known as a poet, especially for his Acadian Bal...