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Thos. Musgrave (Boston) to Theodore Eccleston. Has been in Long Island & Road Island...

Catalogue reference: HW/85/34

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This record is a file about the Thos. Musgrave (Boston) to Theodore Eccleston. Has been in Long Island & Road Island... dating from 30 July 1695.

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Reference

HW/85/34

Date

30 July 1695

Description

Thos. Musgrave (Boston) to Theodore Eccleston. Has been in Long Island & Road Island & received several offers of houses to meet in, Robt. Wardall of R. Sparrow(??) is well ... Friends have a meeting house in Boston; had meeting yesterday "& I think about 100 peopell very sober & many tendered so we appointed another meeting ye next 3 day again.... " Intends to go to other islands, such as Nantucket. "Pray send this letter by the post or Halefax carier who lodges at the White Hers Cripellgate : for there in one in it for my wife.

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Bedfordshire Archives & Records Service
Language

English

Record URL
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HW/85

Papers of the Eccleston Family: chiefly letters addressed to Theodore Eccleston

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Thos. Musgrave (Boston) to Theodore Eccleston. Has been in Long Island & Road Island...