Letter : LM [Longmeadow, Mass.], to the Revd. Mr. J. Sergeant, 1743 Apr. 15.
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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...
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Williams, Stephen, 1693-1782
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Clergyman. From the description of Stephen Williams diary fragment, 1749-1750. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981591 Longmeadow, Mass., clergyman, who as a child in 1703/1704 was taken captive with his family and other Deerfield residents by a French and Indian raiding party. A Harvard graduate, Williams was minister at Longmeadow for sixty-six years. In 1756 he served as army chaplain to the Massachusetts regiment commanded by Dr. Thomas Williams ...
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Sergeant, John, 1710-1749
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Stephen Williams (1693-1782), Congregational clergyman, was born in Deerfield, Mass. Williams played an important role in establishing the Stockbridge mission to the Housatonic Indians in western Massachusetts in 1734 and in securing the services of the Rev. John Sergeant as its first minister. Sergeant commenced to educate and christianize the Indians until his death in 1749. From the description of Letters, 1739-1743. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id:...
