Papers, 1716, 1745
Scope and Contents
Series III. Reverend George Curwen (1683-1717) Papers has been subdivided into three subseries.
Subseries A. Papers and Accounts includes letters from George to his parents and fiancé, Mehitable Parkman, while at Harvard, letters from his relatives, Henry and Robert Gibbs, and letters from George refusing the position of minister for the town of Reading (1710). It also includes a 1713/4 acceptance of the minister's position at the First Church in Salem, 1717 minister's rates, his estate papers, and poetic eulogies on the death of his sister Anna, his niece Sally Curwen, and several of his parishioners.
Subseries B. Sermons includes the sermons he preached while at Harvard, and as a guest preacher at various churches. The unarranged sermons contain miscellaneous unidentified sermons.
Subseries C. Family Papers includes his in-laws' papers. The Lindall and Parkman papers include correspondence and legal papers of George's brother-in-law, James Lindall, and father-in-law, Captain Deliverance Parkman.
Dates
- Creation: 1716, 1745
Creator
- From the Collection: Curwen family. (Family)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Box 9 contains covers from volumes and is restricted due to fragility.
Extent
From the Collection: 10 linear feet (9 boxes; 17 volumes)
Language of Materials
From the Sub-Series: English
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository