Letter from John Cotton to Rowland Cotton, Sandwich, before 1696 September 8

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Title:
Letter from John Cotton to Rowland Cotton, Sandwich, before 1696 September 8
Description:
Mentioning the death of Dr. Williams and his wife at Barbadoes, discussing T. Palmer's prospects of a settlement at Compton, and speaking of Mr. Wadsworth's approaching ordination, etc.
Author:
Cotton, John, 1640-1699
Addressee:
Cotton, Rowland, 1667-1722
Owner:
Old South Church (Boston, Mass.)
Former owner:
Prince, Thomas, 1687-1758
Date:
September 18, 1696
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Thomas Prince Library and Collection of the Old South Church
Series:
Cotton and Prince Papers
Subjects:
Massachusetts--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Puritans
Cotton family
Prince family
Places:
Massachusetts
Extent:
1 item (2 pages) ; 16 x 12 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/p841b585v
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Language:
English
Notes:
"Mr. Wadsworth was ordain'd Sept. 8. 1696." --Note in the hand of Thomas Prince
Description of contents copied from Boston Public Library Prince Collection catalog.
Notes (citation):
Boston Public Library. Prince Collection, page 153
Identifier:
19_03_1507_01_008b
Call #:
MS Am. 1507 no.8b
Barcode:
39999087990527