MenuGuide to the Thomas Prince letters, 1721-1738
Abstract
Thomas Prince (1687-1758) was a graduate of Harvard College, a clergyman, scholar, historian, pastor of the Old South Church in Boston, Mass. from 1718 to 1758, and author of A Chronological History of New England, in the Form of Annals (1736).
Collection includes three letters, dated 1721, 1726, and 1738, to Thomas Prince, pastor of the Old South Church in Boston. There are two letters from Prince's sister Abigail in Middleborough, Mass., dated January 4, 1721 and February 25, 1726, both discussing family matters such as health, various leases and deeds, and other subjects. In another letter, dated 1738, Prince's mother-in-law Grace Denny, of Old Newton, England, discusses her anxiety about not hearing from Prince, her declining health, and politics and the royal family in England. In a postscript, Denny notes that she has "heard of a printed account about Great Conversions in Hampshire...by the the Rev'd Doctor Watts and Doctor Guyse."
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
- Creator
- Prince, Thomas, 1687-1758.
- Title
- Thomas Prince letters, 1721-1738
- Language of Materials
- English
- Extent
- 4 items (0.2 lin. ft.)
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Collection Overview
Collection includes three letters, dated 1721, 1726, and 1738, to Thomas Prince, pastor of the Old South Church in Boston. There are two letters from Prince's sister Abigail in Middleborough, Mass., dated January 4, 1721 and February 25, 1726, both discussing family matters such as health, various leases and deeds, and other subjects. In another letter, dated 1738, Prince's mother-in-law Grace Denny, of Old Newton, England, discusses her anxiety about not hearing from Prince, her declining health, and politics and the royal family in England. In a postscript, Denny notes that she has "heard of a printed account about Great Conversions in Hampshire...by the the Rev'd Doctor Watts and Doctor Guyse."
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Contents of the Collection
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Historical Note
Thomas Prince (1687-1758) was a graduate of Harvard College, a clergyman, scholar, historian, pastor of the Old South Church in Boston, Mass. from 1718 to 1758, and author of A Chronological History of New England, in the Form of Annals (1736).
Subject Headings
- Great Awakening.
- Religion--History--18th century.
- Denny, Grace Cook, 1655-1741.
- Denny, Grace Cook, 1655-1741.
- Prince, Abigail.
- Prince, Thomas, 1687-1758.
- Old South Church (Boston, Mass.)
- Boston (Mass.)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
- Great Britain--History--1714-1837.
- Massachusetts--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
- United States--Religion--To 1800.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Thomas Prince letters, 1721-1738, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
Provenance
Gift, date unknown
Processing Information
Processed by: Noah Huffman, September 2010
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, September 2010
Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 2000-0256
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.