Box NEHH-Small 1
Container
Contains 49 Results:
Kimball's papers and sermons, 1850, undated
File — Box: NEHH-Small 1, Folder: 29
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains the church and parish records of the First Church in Ipswich. The collection documents the history and parish life of the church through meeting minutes, reports, financial documents, and vital statistics. In addition, topics such as ministry work, pew rights, land discussions, hymns in church, and lists of the sacraments that occurred at the different parishes are included within the records. The vital records include birth and baptismal records, marriage records,...
Dates:
1850, undated
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
Collor, Hannah, 1749
Item — Box: NEHH-Small 1, Folder: 14, Item: 3
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
Corey, John, 1749
Item — Box: NEHH-Small 1, Folder: 14, Item: 5
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