Letter from John Cotton to Rowland Cotton, Sandwich,1695/1696 March 6

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Title:
Letter from John Cotton to Rowland Cotton, Sandwich,1695/1696 March 6
Description:
Speaking of the writer's wife having gone to visit Mrs. Allen in her trouble, the death of "Cos: Mathers Hittabel," and further of the subjects mentioned in No.2; also of the death of Mr. Bulkley, of political matters, of the arrival of a vessel from New York with "pease, bread & flower which is now 18 sh and 100 pd" and of severe disasters at sea, Friday, P.M.
Author:
Cotton, John, 1640-1699
Addressee:
Cotton, Rowland, 1667-1722
Owner:
Old South Church (Boston, Mass.)
Former owner:
Prince, Thomas, 1687-1758
Date:
March 6, 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) ; 18 x 15 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/p841b562j
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Language:
English
Notes:
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_003
Call #:
MS Am. 1507 no.3
Barcode:
39999087990451