Andrew Eliot papers, 1742-1778.

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Andrew Eliot papers, 1742-1778.

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Papers of Rev. Andrew Eliot of the New North Church of Boston including a Church account book, 1742-66, recording items purchased and gifts received from congregants; and a list of marriages performed, 1742-1778. Also, an "Almanack for the year of our Lord 1723"; and a portion of a letter from a church Standing Committee regarding a silver pitcher presented to [Eliphet] Eliot, 1818.

1 narrow box.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Eliot, Andrew, 1718-1778

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Andrew Eliot was born in Boston on December 21, 1718. He received from Harvard an AB in 1737 and an AM in 1740. He was ordained the pastor of the New North Church of Boston on April 14, 1742, and began a lifelong career as a respected and well-known minister. In 1758 he was appointed the clerk of Harvard’s Board of Overseers, and was elected to the Corporation in 1765. Eliot weathered the Revolutionary War in Boston, and at the request of General Washington made the official thanksgiving sermon ...

New North Church (Boston, Mass.)

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Organized in 1714 as the Fifth Church, the original meeting house on Hanover Street; mother church was the Old North Church (also known as Christ Church); society organized in 1803; listed as Unitarian from 1845-1851; New North Church joined Bullfinch Street Church ca. 1867; became extinct between 1884-1886. From the description of Records, 1722 Aug.-Nov. (American Congregational Association). WorldCat record id: 70951013 Org. 1714 as the Fifth Church, the original meeting h...

Eliot, Eliphet.

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