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Boston Massacre sermon, circa 1770.

 Collection
Identifier: MS0818
Abstract The author of the manuscript sermon in this collection is unknown and there is no provenance information associated with the collection. The instigating incident behind the writing of the sermon was the Boston Massacre, also known as the Incident on King Street, which occurred on March 5, 1770. The event was widely reported on and further increased tensions between the Thirteen Colonies and Great Britain. This collection consists of a single manuscript sermon written and includes a...
Dates: 1770

Bradford, Haverhill, Mass. First Church of Christ records, 1682-1915.

 Collection
Identifier: RG4843
Abstract

The First Church of Christ was established in 1682 with Rev. Zechariah Symmes Jr. as its minister. Meeting houses were constructed in 1670, 1706, 1751, 1834, and 1849. In 1810 the church hosted the meeting of the General Association and the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions came from that meeting. This collection includes records of vital statistics, financial reports, church meeting minutes, and ecclesiastical council reports.

Dates: 1682-1915

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Church records and registers. 369
Church membership. 109
Baptismal records. 79
Marriage records. 74
Associations, institutions, etc. 72
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New England's Hidden Histories. 71
Church finance. 65
Necrologies. 41
Clergy -- Correspondence. 32
Pews and pew rights. 32
Church history. 31
Women -- Societies and clubs. 31
Church discipline. 30
Diaries. 29
Installation (clergy). 26
Sunday schools. 25
Sermons. 23
Sermons, American. 22
Clergy -- United States. 20
Correspondence. 20
Ordination. 19
Scrapbooks. 19
Church societies. 18
Sermons, American -- Early works to 1800. 18
Covenants (Church polity). 17
Home missions. 16
Church correspondence. 15
Photographs. 15
Registers of births, etc. 13
Worship programs. 12
Creeds. 11
Charities. 10
Church buildings. 10
Christian education. 9
Church controversies. 9
Church newsletters. 9
Covenants (Church polity) -- Congregational churches. 9
Letters. 9
Community organization. 8
Corporate minutes. 8
Baptism. 7
Religious institutions. 7
Women in church work. 7
Church architecture -- Designs and plans. 6
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.). 6
Missionaries -- Correspondence. 6
Music in churches. 6
Obituaries. 6
Unitarian controversy. 6
Women -- Religious life. 6
Christian education of children. 5
Christian union. 5
Church bulletins. 5
Church polity. 5
Constitutions. 5
Excommunication. 5
Fraternal organizations. 5
Genealogy. 5
Anniversaries. 4
Antislavery movements. 4
Baptism and church membership. 4
Church bells. 4
Church property. 4
Church statistics. 4
Clergy conferences. 4
Commonplace books. 4
Corporation reports -- Religious aspects. 4
Gay rights -- Religious aspects. 4
Legal documents. 4
Missions -- Africa. 4
Social surveys. 4
Speeches, addresses, etc., American. 4
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. 4
Vital statistics. 4
Wills. 4
Women clergy. 4
Account books. 3
Autobiography. 3
Biography. 3
Book collecting. 3
Christian stewardship. 3
Christianity and politics. 3
Church and state. 3
Church charities. 3
Church lands. 3
City missions. 3
Clergy -- Appointment, call, and election. 3
Clergy -- Finance, Personal. 3
Clergy -- Pictorial works. 3
Conference proceedings. 3
Education, Higher. 3
Education. 3
Funeral sermons. 3
Guest books. 3
Indians of North America -- Missions. 3
Lectures and lecturing. 3
Missionaries -- India. 3
Missionaries -- Turkey. 3
Missionaries -- United States. 3
Missionary stories. 3
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Language
English 1035
German 3
Greek, Modern (1453-) 1
Latin 1
Spanish; Castilian 1
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Tamil 1
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Names
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions 56
Chicago (Ill.) 15
Chicago Theological Seminary 14
Ecclesiastical Council. 12
American Home Missionary Society 9
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Old South Church (Boston, Mass.) 7
United Church Board for World Ministries. 7
Andover Theological Seminary 6
Christian Church (Denomination) 6
Dexter, Henry Martyn, 1821-1890 6
National Council of Congregational Churches of the United States 5
United Church Board for World Missionaries. 5
American Missionary Association. 4
Andover Newton Theological School 4
Brockton (Mass.) 4
Codman, John, 1782-1847 4
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches (U.S.) 4
Park , Edwards Amasa 4
Park Street Church (Boston, Mass.) 4
United Church of Christ 4
Beecher, Edward 3
Berkeley Temple Congregational Church (Boston, Mass.) 3
Bethany Congregational Church (Montpelier, Vt.) 3
Boston Seaman's Friend Society. 3
Cambridge (Mass.) 3
Clarke, Jonas Bowen. 3
Congregational Christian Historical Society 3
Congregational Churches. 3
Congregational Library (Boston, Mass.) 3
Edwards, Jonathan, 1703-1758 3
Evangelical and Reformed Church 3
Fagley, Frederick Louis, 1879-1958 3
First Church (Ipswich, Mass.) 3
General Association of Illinois 3
General Conference of the German Evangelical Congregational Churches of North America. 3
German Congregational Church. 3
Langworthy, Isaac P. (Isaac Pendleton), 1806-1888 3
Massachusetts Congregational Christian Conference. 3
Minister's Club (Boston, Mass.) 3
Missionary Society of Connecticut 3
North Bridgewater (Mass.) 3
Pilgrim Memorial Church (Pittsfield, Mass.) 3
South Church (Salem, Mass.) 3
Taylor, Richard H. (Richard Henry) 3
Tenney, Samuel 3
United Church of Christ Coalition for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns 3
Woman's Board of Missions 3
Wood, Robert Watson 3
Abington (Mass.) 2
Albro, John A. (John Adams), 1799-1866 2
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Japan Mission 2
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Prudential Committee. 2
American Congregational Union. 2
American Education Society. 2
American Tract Society 2
Anderson, Rufus 2
Arlington (Mass.) 2
Barnard, John 2
Barnstable (Mass.) 2
Barton, William Eleazar 2
Bascom, Flavel, 1804-1890 2
Baxter, Joseph, 1676-1745 2
Beckwith, Kenneth D., 1896- 2
Beecher, Henry Ward 2
Bethany Church (Montpelier, Vt.) 2
Broadway Tabernacle (New York, N.Y.) 2
Brooks, Phillips 2
Bushnell, Horace 2
Butman, Harry R. 2
Cherokee Association of Congregational Churches (Iowa) 2
Chicago Congregational Union. 2
Church in Brattle Square (Boston, Mass.) 2
Church of Christ at Concord (Concord, Mass.) 2
Clarendon Congregational Church (Hyde Park, Boston, Mass.) 2
Clark, Joseph S. (Joseph Sylvester) 2
Community Renewal Society (Chicago, Ill.) 2
Congregational Association of Detroit. 2
Congregational Christian Service Committee 2
Congregational Church (Sturbridge, Mass.) 2
Congregational Conference of Ohio. 2
Congregational Home Missionary Society 2
Congregational Publishing Society 2
Conrad, Arcturus Z. (Arcturus Zodiac) 2
Dartmouth College 2
Doane, Carla Strong 2
Doane, Edward Topping 2
Eliot, John 2
Emmons, Nathanael 2
Finney, Charles G. 2
First Church (Charlestown, Boston, Mass.) 2
First Church of Christ (Granville, Mass.) 2
First Congregational Church (Brimfield, Mass.) 2
First Congregational Church (Newton, Mass.) 2
First Congregational Church (Rockport, Mass.) 2
First Congregational Church and Society (Taunton, Mass.) 2
First Congregational Church of Monee (Monee, Ill.) 2
Foster, Lemuel 2
General Council of the Congregational Christian Churches. 2
German Evangelical Synod of North America. 2
Hancock, Nathaniel 2
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