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[Letter from Mary Thacher, written horizontally] Speaking of the long time since she has heard from him, stating that news of his success in preaching has reached her, that they are "in a little kind of fluster," as Mr. Tennant is entering the town, and "yr is scarse any hay in town w ever yr is of provision other ways," / [Letter from Peter Thacher, written vertically] Bewailing the depressing state of spiritual affairs, mentioning that twenty-eight out of fifty-two male brethren of his church have withdrawn from him and are petitioning for a new township, etc
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p841b6763
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Letter from Mary Thacher to her brother Peter Thacher, Middleborough, 1741/1742 March 9 ; Letter from Peter Thacher to Nathan Prince, 1740 May 9
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p841b6763
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title
Letter from Mary Thacher to her brother Peter Thacher, Middleborough, 1741/1742 March 9 ; Letter from Peter Thacher to Nathan Prince, 1740 May 9
description
[Letter from Mary Thacher, written horizontally] Speaking of the long time since she has heard from him, stating that news of his success in preaching has reached her, that they are "in a little kind of fluster," as Mr. Tennant is entering the town, and "yr is scarse any hay in town w ever yr is of provision other ways," / [Letter from Peter Thacher, written vertically] Bewailing the depressing state of spiritual affairs, mentioning that twenty-eight out of fifty-two male brethren of his church have withdrawn from him and are petitioning for a new township, etc
date
["August 9, 1740–March 9, 1742"]
year
1740
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
19_03_1507_01_031
creators
Thacher, Mary, active 18th century
Thacher, Peter, 1688-1744
Thacher, Peter, 1688-1744
Prince, Nathan, 1698-1748
Old South Church (Boston, Mass.)
Prince, Thomas, 1687-1758
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Thomas Prince Library and Collection of the Old South Church
Cotton and Prince Papers
subjects
Massachusetts--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Puritans
Cotton family
Prince family
subjectsGeographic
Massachusetts
North and Central America
United States
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Correspondence
Manuscripts
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Text
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United States
state
Massachusetts
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1 item (4 pages) ; 19 x 31 cm
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42.25
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-71.8333
notes
Description of contents copied from Boston Public Library Prince Collection catalog.
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p841b6763
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