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Ernst Tentzl, Christoph Nicolaus Voigt, 31 March 1706, Ernst Tentzel

Francke Nachlass Correspondence

Correspondence, dated March 31, 1706, from Ernst Tentzl, to Christoph Nicolaus Voigt

The Negro Christianized. An Essay To Excite And Assist That Good Work, The Instruction Of Negro- Servants In Christianity, Cotton Mather

Zea E-Books in American Studies

There were enslaved Negroes 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 colonial slave trade, importing them from the West Indies and sometimes selling Indian prisoners into overseas slavery.

Cotton Mather was a slave-owner, and his congregation at the Second (or North) Church included both slave merchants and Negroes. The pamphlet reprinted here appeared in 1706 without his name, but his authorship of it was …

Oude Vlamingen Te Groningen, Account, [1 January 1706], Oude Vlamingen Te Groningen

Doopsgezinde Collection 565.A

Account (Financial), dated 1706, from Oude Vlamingen Te Groningen

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 …

Georg Heinrich Neubauer, Community Record, 19 July 1705, Georg Heinrich Neubauer

Francke Nachlass Correspondence

Community Record, dated July 19, 1705, from Georg Heinrich Neubauer

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

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

Frederick Slare, August Hermann Francke, 25 March 1704, Frederick Slare

Francke Nachlass Correspondence

Correspondence, dated March 25, 1704, from Frederick Slare, to August Hermann Francke

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

Jakob Bruno Wigers, August Hermann Francke, 26 January 1704, Jakob Bruno Wigers

Francke Nachlass Correspondence

Correspondence, dated January 26, 1704, from Jakob Bruno Wigers, to August Hermann Francke

Johann Jakob Tissot, August Hermann Francke, 29 December 1703, Johann Jakob Tissot

Francke Nachlass Correspondence

Correspondence, dated December 29, 1703, from Johann Jakob Tissot, to August Hermann Francke

August Hermann Francke, Edmund Chishull, 24 November 1703, August Hermann Francke

Francke Nachlass Correspondence

Correspondence, dated November 24, 1703, from August Hermann Francke, to Edmund Chishull

Johann Jakob Tissot, Heinrich Julius Elers, 5 September 1703, Johann Jakob Tissot

Francke Nachlass Correspondence

Correspondence, dated September 5, 1703, from Johann Jakob Tissot, to Heinrich Julius Elers

Jakob Bruno Wigers, August Hermann Francke, 23 August 1703, Jakob Bruno Wigers

Francke Nachlass Correspondence

Correspondence, dated August 23, 1703, from Jakob Bruno Wigers, to August Hermann Francke

Jakob Bruno Wigers, August Hermann Francke, 25 April 1703, Jakob Bruno Wigers

Francke Nachlass Correspondence

Correspondence, dated April 25, 1703, from Jakob Bruno Wigers, to August Hermann Francke

Johannes Tribbeko, August Hermann Francke, 18 January 1703, Johann Tribbechow

Francke Nachlass Correspondence

Correspondence, dated January 18, 1703, from Johannes Tribbeko, to August Hermann Francke

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

Jakob Bruno Wigers, August Hermann Francke, 26 December 1702, Jakob Bruno Wigers

Francke Nachlass Correspondence

Correspondence, dated December 26, 1702, from Jakob Bruno Wigers, 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.

Gottfried Rost, Georg Heinrich Neubauer, 17 October 1702, Gottfried Rost

Francke Nachlass Correspondence

Correspondence, dated October 17, 1702, from Gottfried Rost, to Georg Heinrich Neubauer

Georg Schütz, August Hermann Francke, 15 September 1702, Georg Schütz

Francke Nachlass Correspondence

Correspondence, dated September 15, 1702, from Georg Schütz, to August Hermann Francke

Jakob Bruno Wigers, August Hermann Francke, 13 September 1702, Jakob Bruno Wigers

Francke Nachlass Correspondence

Correspondence, dated September 13, 1702, from Jakob Bruno Wigers, to August Hermann Francke

Johannes Tribbeko, August Hermann Francke, 2 September 1702, Johann Tribbechow

Francke Nachlass Correspondence

Correspondence, dated September 2, 1702, from Johannes Tribbeko, to August Hermann Francke

Peter Heusch Abrahamssohn, August Hermann Francke, 8 July 1702, Peter Heusch Abrahamssohn

Francke Nachlass Correspondence

Correspondence, dated July 8, 1702, from Peter Heusch Abrahamssohn, to August Hermann Francke

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.