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Vellum bound account book with ""Thomas Bostock His Book bound in Boston August the 26d 1712"". Unfortunately, any pages used by him were removed, in fact, only 18 pages remain. On the paste down for the back cover is ""The reason why I took the pains to record the things relating to the church was that when I desired to have the church book in my custody, it was denyed me att the church meeting"". There is also a list of ""The names of members belonging to the old church in Swansea"". List of baptisms, 1733-1743. Copies of letters, addresses and records of church meetings, 1667, 1722-1755. Samuel Maxwell was born 30 Sept 1688 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was minister of the 1st Church in Swansea, Mass. from 1733-1739. Although he became a Seventh Day Baptist, he later retracted and became a Congregational minister. He was minister of the 1st Church in Rehoboth, Mass., from 1745-1749 and Block Island, Rhode Island, from 1750-1758. He died 5 May 1778 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
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Commonplace book of Samuel Maxwell,
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Commonplace book of Samuel Maxwell,
description
Vellum bound account book with ""Thomas Bostock His Book bound in Boston August the 26d 1712"". Unfortunately, any pages used by him were removed, in fact, only 18 pages remain. On the paste down for the back cover is ""The reason why I took the pains to record the things relating to the church was that when I desired to have the church book in my custody, it was denyed me att the church meeting"". There is also a list of ""The names of members belonging to the old church in Swansea"". List of baptisms, 1733-1743. Copies of letters, addresses and records of church meetings, 1667, 1722-1755. Samuel Maxwell was born 30 Sept 1688 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was minister of the 1st Church in Swansea, Mass. from 1733-1739. Although he became a Seventh Day Baptist, he later retracted and became a Congregational minister. He was minister of the 1st Church in Rehoboth, Mass., from 1745-1749 and Block Island, Rhode Island, from 1750-1758. He died 5 May 1778 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
date
["1722–1755"]
year
1722
rights
Open access This item is in the public domain. There are no known restrictions on the use of this image.
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No known restrictions on use.
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no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
Mss C 5045
creators
Maxwell, Samuel, 1688-1778
institution
New England Historic Genealogical Society
collections
Commonplace Books (NEHGS)
subjects
Maxwell, Samuel, 1688-1778
Church records and registers--Massachusetts--Rehoboth
Church records and registers--Massachusetts--Swansea
Registers of births, etc.--Massachusetts--Rehoboth
Registers of births, etc.--Massachusetts--Swansea
Rehoboth (Mass.)--Genealogy
Rehoboth (Mass.)--Church history
Swansea (Mass.)--Genealogy
Swansea (Mass.)--Church history
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Bristol (county)
Massachusetts
North and Central America
Rehoboth
Swansea
United States
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Books
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Commonplace books
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Text
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United States
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Massachusetts
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Bristol
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Rehoboth
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1 volume ; 36 cm.
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no
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