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Sermon, circa 1770

 Item — Box: NEHH-Small 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of a single manuscript sermon written by an unknown author. A note found on the back of the booklet, in a separate hand, notes that the sermon was "prepared soon after the Boston Massacre, March, 5, 1770." The sermon cites Psalms 85:6. The sermon contains the author’s account of the history of Massachusetts Bay Colony leading up to the massacre. The sermon further includes discussions about the causes of colonial strife, namely the younger generation, and advice for...
Dates: circa 1770

Trinitarian Society formation records, 1847-1873

 Item — Box: NEHH-Small 1, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Berkley, Mass. Congregational Church records document the early history, administration, and life of the church and its members, as well as a major split that occured within the community. The collection includes financial records, church and parish records, including meeting minutes, committee reports, records of votes, sermons, and certificates of membership, disciplinary cases, and vital statistics, such as marriage and baptismal records. Also present in the collection are record...
Dates: 1847-1873

Disciplinary cases, 1799-1814

 File — Box: NEHH-Small 1, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents

There are two cases of church discipline, the first dating from May 4, 1799 and the second dating from April 6, 1814. The first is a letter written to Israel French, from Thomas Andros, suspending him from the church for stealing apples. The second is a deposition from the employer of Isaac Sanford in defense of his conduct while at work in Taunton.

Dates: 1799-1814

Council minutes, 1670, 1853

 File — Box: NEHH-Small 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains a manuscript reproduction of an ecclesiastical council declaration called in 1669 and 1670. The original was made in the hand of Rev. John Woodbridge and the copy was produced by Joshua Coffin in 1853. The council was called to advise the Newbury church on a proposal to change their church governance from a Council of Elders to a more democratic system. The response of the council was overwhelmingly negative; they claimed that such a process was against the...
Dates: Record Keeping: 1670; 1853

Articles of faith, 1785

 File — Box: NEHH-Small 1, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains a 1785 draft of the articles of faith for the First Church in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. The articles of faith, Within Congregationalist churches, lay out in writing the core beliefs that the parish agrees to uphold as part of their membership. This particular document is a draft which was reviewed by Rev. John Ellis. There are some revisions and addenda which may have been added after Ellis's written approval of the draft.

Dates: 1785

Legacy of a dying father, 1693-1694

 Item — Box: NEHH-Small 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This manuscript, dated 1694, was inserted into in a repurposed manuscript volume, as evidenced by the crossed-out pages of note preceding the title page. The manuscript, written to the author's surviving sons, consists of the principle manuscript on the right-hand pages, with additions, insertions, and corrections made on the left-hand pages.

Dates: 1693-1694

Request for reconciliation, 1746

 File — Box: NEHH-Small 1, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains a legal testimonial regarding a conflict with Rev. Caleb Cushing, who was the fourth settled minister of the church, ordained in 1698. The document recounts former parishioner Daniel Worster's attempt to seek reconciliation with the church through disciplinary action, and Rev. Cushing's denial of the action based on Worster's lapsed membership.

Dates: 1746

Personal records, 1749-1762

 File — Box: NEHH-Small 1, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection includes a series of personal records relating to the formation of the Separatist Church in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. The records dated 1749 are formal letters written by some of the separatists to the Congregational Church formally providing written testimony for their reasons for leaving the church. The two documents created after 1749 were written by separatists who, after separation, wished to rejoin the Congregational Church. Those documents are akin to confessions...
Dates: 1749-1762

Blanchard, Sarah, 1749

 Item — Box: NEHH-Small 1, Folder: 14, Item: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection includes a series of personal records relating to the formation of the Separatist Church in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. The records dated 1749 are formal letters written by some of the separatists to the Congregational Church formally providing written testimony for their reasons for leaving the church. The two documents created after 1749 were written by separatists who, after separation, wished to rejoin the Congregational Church. Those documents are akin to confessions...
Dates: 1749

Blanchard, Stephen, 1749

 Item — Box: NEHH-Small 1, Folder: 14, Item: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection includes a series of personal records relating to the formation of the Separatist Church in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. The records dated 1749 are formal letters written by some of the separatists to the Congregational Church formally providing written testimony for their reasons for leaving the church. The two documents created after 1749 were written by separatists who, after separation, wished to rejoin the Congregational Church. Those documents are akin to confessions...
Dates: 1749