Notes on the Old South Church and Old South Meeting House, ca. 1840-1850.

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Notes on the Old South Church and Old South Meeting House, ca. 1840-1850.

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Historical notes on the Old South Church and Old South Meeting House in an unidentified hand, copied from original records. The collection contains a timeline of events beginning in 1669, copies of votes and correspondence, and papers related to the church library, including extracts from the will of Rev. Thomas Prince leaving his library to the Old South Church. Notes cover the years 1669-1834 and were probably compiled in the mid-19th century.

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Old South Meeting House (Boston, Mass.)

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Old South Church (Boston, Mass.)

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Third Church gathered in 1669 by seceders from First Church; in 1717 name changed to Old South Church. From the description of Third Church records, 1674 May 28. (American Congregational Association). WorldCat record id: 70948286 Third Church gathered in 1669 by seceders from First Church; in 1717 name changed to Old South Church (also called Marlborough Street Church); present meeting house built in 1730 and is owned by Old South Association; in 1875 church moved to the cor...

Prince, Thomas, 1687-1758

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Thomas Prince (1687-1758) was a graduate of Harvard College, a clergyman, scholar, historian, pastor of the Old South Church in Boston, Mass. from 1718 to 1758, and author of A Chronological History of New England, in the Form of Annals (1736). From the description of Thomas Prince letters, 1721-1738. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 660848206 From the guide to the Thomas Prince letters, 1721-1738, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke U...