Newberry Library - Letter LM Longmeadow, Mass., to the Revd. Mr. J. Sergeant, 1743 Apr. 15

Letter LM Longmeadow, Mass., to the Revd. Mr. J. Sergeant, 1743 Apr. 15

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Open book Letter LM Longmeadow, Mass., to the Revd. Mr. J. Sergeant, 1743 Apr. 15

Title Letter LM Longmeadow, Mass., to the Revd. Mr. J. Sergeant, 1743 Apr. 15

Creator Williams, Stephen, 1693-1782

Date 1743

Place Massachusetts--Longmeadow

Subjects Clergy, Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the Parts Adjacent in America, Indians of North America, Stockbridge Indians

Description Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
Formerly known as Ayer MS 1005a.
For more information, consult the Special Collections Info. File.

Summary Letter written by Stephen Williams to John Sergeant on Apr. 15, 1743 regarding a financial error and its correction in the accounts of the mission settlement at Stockbridge. The verso of the letter also contains an "Account of Receipts and Disbursements of Mr. Isaac Hollis's Moneys for ye Maintenance of his Indian Boys" for the years 1737-1741, signed with the initials JS (John Sergeant). From the content of the letter, Williams apparently wrote this letter to Sergeant on the same piece of paper that Sergeant had used to record his accounts at an earlier date.

Biographical/Historical Note Stephen Williams (1693-1782), son of the Rev. John Williams, was born in Deerfield, Mass. and taken prisoner to Canada along with most of his family by a party of French and Indians in 1704. After his release, he was later educated at Harvard College and eventually ordained as a minister settling in Longmeadow, Mass. Williams played an important role in establishing the Stockbridge Indian Mission in western Massachusetts in 1734 and in securing the services of the Rev. John Sergeant as its first minister. With funds from the Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England as well as private donations, Sergeant commenced to educate and christianize the remnants of the Stockbridge Indians. He continued to live and work among the indians until his death in 1749.

Extent 1 item (1 leaf) ; 21 x 33 cm

Format Correspondence, Manuscripts

User-Contributed Transcription Accompt [[Account]] of Receipts, and disbursements of Mr Isaac Hollis's Moneys for ye maintenance of his Indian Boys
Begun Feb: 1737 -

For the year 1737 - Cash £=S=D=2
Received by the hands of Col John Chaundler 125=05=03=00
By Mr Philip Livingston Esqr 20=19=00=00

For the year 1738-
Received by the hands of Capt Williams 50=00=00=00
By the hands of Mr Jones 50=00=00=00
Again in one piece of Holland 9=05=00=00

For the year 1739
Received by the hands of Mr Ephr Brown 92=00=00=00

For the year 1740
Received by the hands of Mr Woodbridge 50=00=00=00
By the hands of Capt Williams 08=00=00=00
By ye Revd Mr Stephen Williams by vertue }
of an order on Wendal & Company 62=00=00=00

For the year 1741 -
Received by my own hand of Wendal & Company 100=00=00=00
Total 571-09=03=00
_________
Credit e contra £=S=D=2
To sundries in Goods & provisions Sold out of the Stocks
14=07=07=2

Total received - 571=9=3=00
66=13=05=02
31=05=11=00
46=02=10=02
15=03=09=00
201=05=07=00
Total expended = 432-12-07-00
Credit 014=07=07=02
Remaining = 418=04=11=02
Remaining now in my hand Error excepted }153=4=3=2
Jis

Transcription Status Needs review

Transcription Note This document was transcribed by volunteers as part of the Newberry Transcribe crowdsourcing initiative.

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection, Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Ayer MS 3206

BibID 133415

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2466px × 3902px 27.56 MB

File Created 09/06/2023

Filename 991334158805867_Ayer_MS_3206_00001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11OL2C

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