Cotton Mather Papers, 1726/7.

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Cotton Mather Papers, 1726/7.

Socially and politically influential New England Puritan minister, prolific author and pamphleteer. Collection contains letter dated Boston, February 28, 1726/7, to church in Lynn, MA.

1 envelope.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7962650

Peabody Essex Museum

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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. ...