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Dorchester Antiquarian and Historical Society records

Correspondence, minutes, by-laws, incorporation papers, and donor list relating to the organization and acquisitions of the Dorchester (Mass.) Antiquarian and Historical Society. Collection includes items from the Society's holdings: the will of Richard Mather and an account of Mather's and John Cotton's roles in the Westminster Assembly; an account of the settlement of Plymouth, Mass.; notebooks of sermons collected by David Clapp, 1703-58; letters from John Adams concerning his policies toward France and her increasing belligerence; letters from Robert Morris discussing land speculation; correspondence from Gov. Francis Lovelace to Gov. John Winthrop concerning the establishment of mail service between New York and Connecticut; a biography of Gov. William Stoughton; a document annexing Thompson's Island to Boston; and a receipt book from a Boston almshouse.

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  • "Correspondence, minutes, by-laws, incorporation papers, and donor list relating to the organization and acquisitions of the Dorchester (Mass.) Antiquarian and Historical Society. Collection includes items from the Society's holdings: the will of Richard Mather and an account of Mather's and John Cotton's roles in the Westminster Assembly; an account of the settlement of Plymouth, Mass.; notebooks of sermons collected by David Clapp, 1703-58; letters from John Adams concerning his policies toward France and her increasing belligerence; letters from Robert Morris discussing land speculation; correspondence from Gov. Francis Lovelace to Gov. John Winthrop concerning the establishment of mail service between New York and Connecticut; a biography of Gov. William Stoughton; a document annexing Thompson's Island to Boston; and a receipt book from a Boston almshouse."@en
  • "The collection also contains some vital records of Dorchester, a history of Dorchester's Methodist Episcopal Church, plans for Dorchester's 225th anniversary celebration, an orderly book of the Mass. Militia's 6th Regiment, and prayer-books."@en

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