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Phineas Pemberton, Ralph Pemberton, February 26, 1677, Phineas Pemberton

Pemberton Correspondence

Letter dated February 26, 1677 (February 16, 1676 Old Style) from Phineas Pemberton to his father, Ralph Pemberton, concerning an illness he suffered which included vomiting and a pain in his head.

Ralph Pemberton, Phineas Pemberton, February 18, 1677, Ralph Pemberton

Pemberton Correspondence

Letter dated February 18, 1677 (February 8, 1676 Old Style) from Ralph Pemberton to Phineas Pemberton primarily concerning business matters.

Ralph Pemberton, John Clarke, February 4, 1677, Ralph Pemberton

Pemberton Correspondence

Letter dated February 3, 1677 (January 25, 1676 Old Style) from Ralph Pemberton to John Clarke primarily concerning business matters.

Ralph Pemberton, Phineas Pemberton, February 1, 1677, Ralph Pemberton

Pemberton Correspondence

Letter dated February 1, 1677 (January 22, 1676 Old Style) from Ralph Pemberton to his son, Phineas Pemberton.

Phineas Pemberton, Ralph Pemberton, September 25, 1676, Phineas Pemberton

Pemberton Correspondence

Letter dated September 25, 1676 (September 15, 1676 Old Style) from Phineas Pemberton to his father, Ralph Pemberton. Phineas expresses his regrets at his father's poor health, telling him to not go to Aspull on business if it will make his health worse. The rest of the letter concerns their business and goods purchased.

Ralph Pemberton, Phineas Pemberton, September 11, 1676, Ralph Pemberton

Pemberton Correspondence

Letter dated September 11, 1676 (September 1, 1676 Old Style) from Ralph Pemberton to his son, Phineas Pemberton.

Edward Bourne, 17 April 1676, Edward Bourne

Spence Correspondence, Volume 378

Correspondence, dated April 17, 1676 (17 2mo. 1676 Quaker Style), from Edward Bourne

John Abraham, 16 March 1676, John Abraham

Abraham Correspondence, Volume 364

Account (Financial), dated March 16, 1676, from John Abraham

An Earnest Exhortation To The Inhabitants Of New-England (1676), Increase Mather, Reiner Smolinski , Editor

Electronic Texts in American Studies

The work reprinted here, An Earnest Exhortation to the Inhabitants of New-England to Hearken to the Voice of God in His Late and Present Dispensations As Ever They Desire to Escape Another Judgement, Seven Times Greater Then Any Thing Which as Yet Hath Been (1676), is transcribed from the copy held by the American Antiquarian Society. It is Mather's theological explication of King Philip’s War (1675-76) as God’s punishment of his people for their backsliding. Characteristic of the homiletic tradition of the jeremiad is Increase Mather’s paradigmatic response to the war with the Indian Sachem Metacom and his action plan …

A Brief History Of The Warr With The Indians In New-England, Increase Mather

Zea E-Books in American Studies

This ebook represents a new edition of Increase Mather’s influential contemporary account of King Philip’s War, between the English colonists in New England (and their Native allies) and the Wampanoag, Naragansett, and other Indian nations of the region, beginning in 1675. Mather’s account runs through August of 1676, when hostilities in southern, central, and western New England ended; fighting continued in the region of Maine until 1678. The war was disastrous for both sides, but particularly for the hostile Native Americans, who were brought very close to extermination.

Mather describes his history as “brief” (its 30,00 words run to 89 …

Persia, John Speed, Pieter Van Den Keere

Documents and Reports

Publication: [London] : [printed for Tho. Basset at the George in Fleet-street, and Ric. Chiswel at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church-yard], [1676]

Physical Description: 1 map ; 9 x 12 cm on sheet 10 x 16 cm

More Author / Title Information: P. Kærius cælavit.

Cartographic Mathematical Data: Scale shown as ratio to "German Com Myll" (i.e. German common mile), a measure which varied across different times and regions. The conversion to modern miles is undetermined. Approximately 1.7 cm represents 100 German common miles.

Notes: Engraved by Pieter Van Den Keere.

Leaf may have been separated from …

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Gobillon: French

No abstract provided.

The Lives Of The Noble Grecians And Romans (Title Page), Plutarch, Thomas North

As Good Luck Would Have It: The Rich Tradition of Shakespeare Scholarship in the Library

Title page from the 1676 edition of Sir Thomas North's translation of Plutarch's Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans. Scholars surmise that earlier editions of North's translations influenced Shakespeare's work.

Phineas Pemberton, Ralph Pemberton, February 16, 1676, Phineas Pemberton

Pemberton Correspondence

Letter dated February 16, 1676 (February 6, 1675 Old Style) from Phineas Pemberton to his father, Ralph Pemberton. He asks his father to bring a book with copies of bonds and other business documents. Phineas hires an attorney to make contracts. He mentions Henry Bailey, and how he will introduce the two if Bailey comes into town.

Philipp Jakob Spener, Johann Wilhelm Petersen, 26 March 1675 (A 196, 25-26), Philipp Jakob Spener

Archive of the Franckeschestiftungen Correspondence

Correspondence, dated March 26, 1675, from Philipp Jakob Spener, to Johann Wilhelm Petersen

Philipp Jakob Spener, Johann Wilhelm Petersen, 26 March 1675 (A 196, 505-508), Philipp Jakob Spener

Archive of the Franckeschestiftungen Correspondence

Correspondence, dated March 26, 1675, from Philipp Jakob Spener, to Johann Wilhelm Petersen

Philipp Jakob Spener, Johann Wilhelm Petersen, 15 March 1675, Philipp Jakob Spener

Archive of the Franckeschestiftungen Correspondence

Correspondence, dated March 15, 1675, from Philipp Jakob Spener, to Johann Wilhelm Petersen

4 March 1675, Unknown

Spence Correspondence, Volume 378

Correspondence, dated March 4, 1675 (04 1mo. 1675 Quaker Style)

Thomas Lower, Margret Askew; Fox, 11 February 1675, Thomas Lower

Spence Correspondence, Volume 378

Correspondence, dated February 11, 1675 (11 12mo. 1674 Quaker Style), from Thomas Lower, to Margret Askew; Fox

George Fox, Margret Askew; Fox, 30 January 1675, George Fox

Spence Correspondence, Volume 378

Correspondence, dated January 30, 1675 (30 11mo. 1674 Quaker Style), from George Fox, to Margret Askew; Fox

Thomas Lower, 30 January 1675, Thomas Lower

Spence Correspondence, Volume 378

Correspondence, dated January 30, 1675 (30 11mo. 1674 Quaker Style), from Thomas Lower

George Fox, 10 January 1675, Unknown

A.R. Barclay Correspondence, Volume 324

Community Record, dated January 10, 1674 (10 11mo. 1674-1675 Quaker Style), to George Fox

Margret Askew; Fox, Heneage Finch, 25 December 1674, Margret Askew; Fox

Spence Correspondence, Volume 378

Correspondence, dated December 25, 1674 (25 10mo. 1674 Quaker Style), from Margret Askew; Fox, to Heneage Finch

Philipp Jakob Spener, Johann Wilhelm Petersen, 17 October 1674, Philipp Jakob Spener

Archive of the Franckeschestiftungen Correspondence

Correspondence, dated October 17, 1674, from Philipp Jakob Spener, to Johann Wilhelm Petersen

Phineas Pemberton, Roger Haydock, October 3, 1674, Phineas Pemberton

Pemberton Correspondence

Letter dated October 3, 1674 (September 23, 1674 Old Style) to Roger Haydock concerning his imprisonment, likely in Lancaster Castle. The author, likely Phineas Pemberton from the handwriting, offers comforting and reassuring words by expressing his beliefs.

Phineas Pemberton, Roger Haydock, October 3, 1674, Phineas Pemberton

Pemberton Correspondence Transcriptions

Letter dated October 3, 1674 (September 23, 1674 Old Style) to Roger Haydock concerning his imprisonment, likely in Lancaster Castle. The author, likely Phineas Pemberton from the handwriting, offers comforting and reassuring words by expressing his beliefs.

Thomas Moore, George Fox, 24 September 1674, Thomas Moore

Spence Correspondence, Volume 378

Correspondence, dated September 24, 1674 (24 7mo. 1674 Quaker Style), from Thomas Moore, to George Fox

Thomas Lower, Sarah Fell, 13 August 1674, Thomas Lower

Abraham Correspondence, Volume 364

Correspondence, dated August 13, 1674 (13 6mo. 1674 Quaker Style), from Thomas Lower, to Sarah Fell

Philipp Jakob Spener, Johann Wilhelm Petersen, 12 August 1674, Philipp Jakob Spener

Archive of the Franckeschestiftungen Correspondence

Correspondence, dated August 12, 1674, from Philipp Jakob Spener, to Johann Wilhelm Petersen

Ralph Pemberton, Phineas Pemberton, August 3, 1674, Ralph Pemberton

Pemberton Correspondence

Letter dated August 3, 1674 (July 24, 1674 Old Style) from Ralph Pemberton to his son Phineas Pemberton, concerning the upkeep and care of his horse.