Two hundred and seventy three years have passed by since the Mayflower dropped anchor in the waters of Cape Cod.

Item Information

Title:
Two hundred and seventy three years have passed by since the Mayflower dropped anchor in the waters of Cape Cod.
Description:
A patriotic address by Charles C. Coffin, ending with an account of African American troops in the Civil War. A note at the top of the first page says: 'Historical Lecture No. 2 S.R.C.' The address is handwritten on loose sheets; some pages have writing on another subject on the back. Digitization funded by a grant from the Cabot Family Charitable Trust.; Blank pages have not been scanned.
Creator:
Coffin, Charles Carleton, 1823-1896
Format:
Documents
Genre:
Articles
Speeches (documents)
Location:
New England Historic Genealogical Society
Collection (local):
Civil War Manuscripts (NEHGS)
R. Stanton Avery Special Collections, New England Historic Genealogical Society
Series:
Charles Carleton Coffin papers, 1861-1890 > Sub-group I. Coffin's writings, Series A. Addresses
Subjects:
Speeches, addresses, etc., American
Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony)
Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony)--History
United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, African American
Places:
United States
Extent:
89 pages
Link to Item:
http://digitalcollections.americanancestors.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15869coll23/id/3060
Terms of Use:
Open access This item is in the public domain. There are no known restrictions on the use of this image.
No known restrictions on use.
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Charles Carleton Coffin Papers, Mss 40, R. Stanton Avery Special Collections, New England Historic Genealogical Society, online at DigitalCollections.AmericanAncestors.org.
Identifier:
Mss 40
Box 3, Folder 24
http://library.nehgs.org/record=b1056264