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Marlboro, 1725-1842

 Collection

Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of 2 volumes of record books and the corresponding mirofilm.

Dates

  • 1725-1842

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Access to this collection is unrestricted and open to the public.

Historical Information

The Marlborough Association of Congregational Ministers was formed and first met on June 5, 1725 in the house of Reverend Robert Breck, the second minister of the Marlborough First Parish Church. The formation of the association was the result of a vote of the Framingham Association the previous April. The Association dealt with “cases of conscience, questions of difficulty in church discipline, or matters of disagreement, between the parties in a church, or between pastor and people.” The original members of the Marlborough Association were John Swift, Robert Breck, John Prentice, Israel Losing, Job Cushing, John Gardner, and Ebenezer Parkman. The association met four times annually, with Marlborough as the designated meeting place, though in practice meetings took place in the homes of many of the member ministers. Due to declining membership in the Association, the ministers decided to dissolve the Marlborough Association on October 18, 1814.

Extent

From the Record Group: 38.98 Cubic Feet (47 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Record Group: English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in chronological order.

Acquisition Information

Volumes were permanently loaded to the Congregational Library & Archives in December 2015 by the First Church of Marlboro, Massachusetts, as part of RG5305.

Microfilm gifted to the Congregational Library & Archives in 1980 by the First Church of Marlboro, Massachusetts, as part of RG1357.

Accruals

Additional accruals are expected for this collection in the form of full-text transcription. There is no anticipated date for this accrual.

Processing Information

Processed by Zachary Bodnar, 2017, using DACS Second Edition.

Repository Details

Part of the Congregational Library & Archives Repository

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