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Title
Circular letter Boston, Mass., to Josiah Cotton, Plimouth, Mass., 1712/13 i.e. 1713 Feb. 10
Creator
Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the Parts Adjacent in America
Date
1713
Place
New England
Language
English
Subjects
Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the Parts Adjacent in America
,
Indians of North America
,
Missionaries
,
Missions
Description
Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
Text of letter on p. [1]-[2]; address on p. [4]
For more information, consult the Special Collections Info. File.
Summary
February 10, 1712/13, circular letter from the commissioners of the society, addressed to Josiah Cotton, a Plymouth, Mass., teacher, missionary, and town official, who for nearly forty years (dismissed 1744) received an annual stipend of twenty pounds for his preaching to the Indians. Signed and probably composed by Samuel Sewall, the letter informs the missionaries that the commissioners have advanced and borrowed large sums to keep the work going, and advises them to keep the Sabbath, promote the schools, and protect the Indians from unscrupulous whites.
Biographical/Historical Note
Protestant foreign missionary society founded in 1649 in London to convert the Indians of New England. The society collected and invested funds, the interest from which it sent annually to its New England commissioners, who then paid the salaries of missionaries there. Samuel Sewall, a prominent Boston public official and merchant, was appointed commissioner of the society in 1699, secretary in 1700, and treasurer in 1701.
Extent
1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)) ; 31 cm
Format
Correspondence
,
Manuscripts, American
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Records and correspondence
,
Sources
Archival Collection Title
Edward E. Ayer Collection
Rights Status
No Copyright - United States
Newberry Open Access Policy
The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to
these terms and conditions.
Contributing Institution
Newberry Library
Link to Catalog
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Call Number
Ayer MS 181
BibID
136936
Size
2104px × 3392px 20.45 MB
IIIF Resource Type
Canvas
Filename
991369368805867_Ayer_MS_181_00001.tif
Unique Identifier
NL11IA0U
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