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August Hermann Francke, Johann Daniel Herrnschmidt, 26 February 1706, August Hermann Francke

Archive of the Franckeschestiftungen Correspondence

Correspondence, dated February 26, 1706, from August Hermann Francke, to Johann Daniel Herrnschmidt

The Negro Christianized. An Essay To Excite And Assist That Good Work, The Instruction Of Negro-Servants In Christianity (1706), Cotton Mather, Paul Royster , Editor

Electronic Texts in American Studies

There were Africans in New England before there were Puritans there, and by 1700 they numbered about 1,000 out of a total population of 90,000. Roughly half of them lived in Massachusetts, and were concentrated in Boston and the coastal towns. Puritans actively participated in the trafficking of enslaved persons, importing Africans from the West Indies and sometimes selling native American prisoners overseas.

Cotton Mather’s household contained enslaved Negro servants, and his congregation at the Second (or North) Church included both merchants of slavery and persons of African descent. The pamphlet reprinted here appeared in 1706 without his name, but …

Committee For Foreign Need, Community Record, 11 May 1705, Committee For Foreign Need

Doopsgezinde Collection 565.A

Community Record, dated May 1705, from Committee For Foreign Need

August Hermann Francke, Carl Hildebrand Von Canstein, 3 May 1705, August Hermann Francke

Archive of the Franckeschestiftungen Correspondence

Correspondence, dated May 3, 1705, from August Hermann Francke, to Carl Hildebrand von Canstein

David Rutgers Iii, Aldert Pronk, 15 January 1705, David Rutgers Iii

Doopsgezinde Collection 565.A

Correspondence, dated January 15, 1705, from David Rutgers III, to Aldert Pronk

Committee For Foreign Need, Account, [1 January 1705], Committee For Foreign Need

Doopsgezinde Collection 565.A

Account (Financial), dated 1705, from Committee For Foreign Need

Thomas Camm, Daniel Abraham, 17 September 1704, Thomas Camm

Spence Correspondence, Volume 378

Correspondence, dated September 17, 1704 (17 7mo.1704 Quaker Style), from Thomas Camm, to Daniel Abraham

August Hermann Francke, Heinrich Xxiv., 6 September 1704, August Hermann Francke

Archive of the Franckeschestiftungen Correspondence

Correspondence, dated September 6, 1704, from August Hermann Francke, to Heinrich XXIV.

Thomas Turner, August Hermann Francke, 21 April 1704, Thomas Turner

Francke Nachlass Correspondence

Correspondence, dated April 21, 1704, from Thomas Turner, to August Hermann Francke

Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf, Thomas Clutterbuck, 15 June 1703, Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf

Archive of the Franckeschestiftungen Correspondence

Correspondence, dated June 15, 1703, from Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf, to Thomas Clutterbuck

Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf, 1703 Williams, 16 April 1703, Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf

Archive of the Franckeschestiftungen Correspondence

Correspondence, dated April 16, 1703, from Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf, to 1703 Williams

Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf, Peter Wood, 2 April 1703, Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf

Archive of the Franckeschestiftungen Correspondence

Correspondence, dated April 2, 1703, from Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf, to Peter Wood

Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf, Karl Christian Ludolf, 9 March 1703, Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf

Archive of the Franckeschestiftungen Correspondence

Correspondence, dated March 9, 1703, from Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf, to Karl Christian Ludolf

Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf, Johann Hugo Von Lente, 13 February 1703, Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf

Archive of the Franckeschestiftungen Correspondence

Correspondence, dated February 13, 1703, from Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf, to Johann Hugo von Lente

Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf, Johann Hugo Von Lente, 6 February 1703, Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf

Archive of the Franckeschestiftungen Correspondence

Correspondence, dated February 6, 1703, from Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf, to Johann Hugo von Lente

Jacob Turner, August Hermann Francke, 8 January 1703, Jacob Turner

Francke Nachlass Correspondence

Correspondence, dated January 8, 1703, from Jacob Turner, to August Hermann Francke

Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf, August Hermann Francke, 1703 (D 23, 5v-6), Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf

Archive of the Franckeschestiftungen Correspondence

Correspondence, dated January 1703, from Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf, to August Hermann Francke

Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf, [Anne Of Great Britain], 1703, Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf

Archive of the Franckeschestiftungen Correspondence

Correspondence, dated January 1703, from Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf, to [Anne of Great Britain]

Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf, August Hermann Francke, 1703 (D 23, 144-145r), Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf

Archive of the Franckeschestiftungen Correspondence

Correspondence, dated 1703, from Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf, to August Hermann Francke

Alice Hodgson Pemberton, Samuel Carpenter, October 28, 1702, Alice Hodgson Pemberton

Pemberton Correspondence

Letter dated October 28, 1702 (October 18, 1702 Old Style) from Alice Pemberton to Samuel Carpenter. It concerns a boy for whom she is trying to find an apprenticeship or work. She asks Carpenter "not to neglect advising with Friends" because it is known that "brothers hath nothing to do with him."

Alice Hodgson Pemberton, Samuel Carpenter, October 28, 1702, Alice Hodgson Pemberton

Pemberton Correspondence Transcriptions

Letter dated October 28, 1702 (October 18, 1702 Old Style) from Alice Pemberton to Samuel Carpenter. It concerns a boy for whom she is trying to find an apprenticeship or work. She asks Carpenter "not to neglect advising with Friends" because it is known that "brothers hath nothing to do with him.

Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf, Frederick Slare, 30 May 1702, Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf

Archive of the Franckeschestiftungen Correspondence

Correspondence, dated May 30, 1702, from Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf, to Frederick Slare

Abigail Pemberton, Israel Pemberton, May 10, 1702, Abigail Pemberton

Pemberton Correspondence

Letter dated May 10, 1702 (April 29, 1702 Old Style) from Abigail Pemberton to her brother, Israel Pemberton. It concerns a recent bout of dysentery and Abigail's recent poor health. She also reports the death of James Howard.

Abigail Pemberton, Israel Pemberton, May 10, 1702, Abigail Pemberton

Pemberton Correspondence Transcriptions

Letter dated May 10, 1702 (April 29, 1702 Old Style) from Abigail Pemberton to her brother, Israel Pemberton. It concerns a recent bout of dysentery and Abigail's recent poor health. She also reports the death of James Howard.

Alice Hodgson Pemberton, Samuel Carpenter, May 6, 1702, Alice Hodgson Pemberton

Pemberton Correspondence

Letter dated May 6, 1702 (April 25, 1702 Old Style) from Alice Pemberton to Samuel Carpenter. It concerns the death of a mutual acquaintance who died after experiencing a pain in his hand, dying suddenly. There is a brief note in another hand (Israel Pemberton's?) that possibly identifies the deceased as James Howard.

Alice Hodgson Pemberton, Samuel Carpenter, May 6, 1702, Alice Hodgson Pemberton

Pemberton Correspondence Transcriptions

Letter dated May 6, 1702 (April 25, 1702 Old Style) from Alice Pemberton to Samuel Carpenter. It concerns the death of a mutual acquaintance who died after experiencing a pain in his hand, dying suddenly. The letter also discusses the man's widow. There is a brief note in another hand (Israel Pemberton's?) that possibly identifies the deceased as James Howard.

Alice Hodgson Pemberton, Samuel Carpenter, April 20, 1702, Alice Hodgson Pemberton

Pemberton Correspondence

Letter dated April 19, 1702 (April 9, 1702 Old Style) from Alice Pemberton to Samuel Carpenter.

Alice Hodgson Pemberton, Samuel Carpenter, April 20, 1702, Alice Hodgson Pemberton

Pemberton Correspondence Transcriptions

Letter dated April 19, 1702 (April 9, 1702 Old Style) from Alice Pemberton to Samuel Carpenter expressing condolences for the death of what seems to be Samuel Carpenter's young child.

Alice Pemberton, Samuel Carpenter, April 16, 1702, Alice Pemberton

Pemberton Correspondence Transcriptions

Letter dated April 15, 1702 (April 5, 1702 Old Style) from Alice Pemberton to Samuel Carpenter. Part of the letter concerns a financial plan to raise money for debts and legacies without having to lose either stock or servants.

Alice Pemberton, Samuel Carpenter, April 16, 1702, Alice Pemberton

Pemberton Correspondence

Letter dated April 15, 1702 (April 5, 1702 Old Style) from Alice Pemberton to Samuel Carpenter. Part of the letter concerns a financial plan to raise money for debts and legacies without having to lose either stock or servants.