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Backus, Isaac

An Inventory of His Papers

OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION:

Creator:

Title: Backus, Isaac - Papers

Date:

Quantity: 7 linear ft.

Location: C.S. Mss. 1984-1

MICROFILM SERIES:

The microfilm edition of the Papers is located: Microfilm 804-818.

A guide to the microfilm edition is located: Reference BX6495.B32 J64 2003.

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Biography

Isaac Backus was born in Norwich, Connecticut, January 9, 1724. Little is known of his childhood. In "An acccmnt of the life of Isaac Backus" (completed to 1756), he provides genealogical information and then begins a detailed chronicle of events leading to his religious conversion and his life after that point.

In response to preaching of the Great Awakening, in 1741 Backus joined the Standing church in Norwich. The Norwich minister was distressed that the converts caused too much agitation and after a few years refused to invite itinerant New Lights, so in 1746 Backus and several other church members withdrew and formed a New Light church. In 1748 Backus became minister of a New Light church in Middleborough, Massachusetts; he continued his association with the New Lights until 1756, when he withdrew because of his opposition to infant baptism. He organized a Separate Baptist church in Middleborough and remained as minister there until his death.

Backus published a large number of tracts and a 3-volume history of the Baptist denomination. His two major concerns are reflected in these works: unification of the Separate Baptists and the struggle against religious taxation as part of efforts to achieve religious freedom. Throughout his professional career Backus travelled extensively in New England, helping to organize churches and settle disputes among various Baptist groups. The Warren Baptist Association was established in 1767; Backus was a member of the Grievance Committee formed to work toward elimination of persecution by civil authorities. As an agent of the Committee he worked to keep the issue of separation of church and state before the general public; and in 1774 he travelled to Philadelphia with other Baptists to seek assistance from the First Continental Congress.

In his later years, Backus continued to be a spokesman for Baptists. He argued for ratification of the U.S. Constitution in 1790, convinced that in effect it stood for separation of church and state by prohibiting any religious test for officeholders. In 1796 he published the third volume of his History, and in 1803 an Abridgement. Backus died in Middleborough, November 20, 1806.

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Scope and Content

The Isaac Backus Papers, 1660-1806, consist of two major components: personal papers and collected papers. The Personal Papers (1746-1806) document the professional work of Backus, and are arranged according to the following categories: diary, travel journal, autobiographical statements, ordination booklet, sermons, publications, unpublished manuscripts, and extracts from readings. A card index, prepared by Brown University personnel, provides main entry access to the diary. The diary and index are published:

William G. McLaughlin, ed., The Diary of Isaac Backus, 3 vols. (Providence: Brown University Press, 1979)

The Collected Papers (1660-1806) are primarily correspondence and narratives chronicling the Separate Baptist struggle for religious freedom, gathered by Backus. This section also includes all correspondence of Backus and extant records of the Warren Baptist Association. A card index, prepared by Brown University personnel, provides main entry access to the Collected Papers. The index is divided into three general categories: Baptist History, Letters, Warren Association. The following usage notes may be helpful in working with individual indexes:

Baptist History --The scope of the index is self-explanatory. IB references include letters of IB to others and IB as the subject of a specific document.

Letters --The index includes letters of others to IB.

Warren Association --The index includes annual letters of individual churches to the association and correspondence dealing with business related to the annual meeting. The index also provides subject access to the unpublished manuscript, "History of the Warren Association. 11

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Box 1 Diary volume 2 July 29, 1751 - July 25, 1752 volume 3 July 26, 1752 - April 13, 1755 volume 4 April 20, 1755 - June 28, 1759 volume 6 July 20, 1763 - October 11, 1767 volume 7 October 13, 1767 - October 23, 1771 volume 8 October 25, 1771 - December 31, 1775 volume 9 January 7, 1776 - July 27, 1780 volume 10 July 28, 1780 - December 31, 1784 volume 12 June 21, 1789 - December 28, 1796 volume 13 January 1, 1797 - December 31, 1802 volume 14 January 2, 1803 - March 16, 1806

Box 2 ~l journal List of journies, 1748-1802 Account of journies, September 27, 1746 - December 3, 1747

(bound with List of journies) Account of journies, November 9, 1749 - November 19, 1774

Autobiographical statements no date Reasons of separation 1746-1750 Some brief account of my travels and experiences 1748-1749 A few things concerning marriage 1751 Some particular account of my conversion 1752 .Some particular account of my settling into ministry in

ye joining borders of Bridgewater and Middleborough 1756 Reasons of my withdrawing communion with Paedobaptists,

which I once stood with An account of the life of Isaac Backus

(completed to January 1, 1756) 1760-1769 Day book

Ordination booklet An account of ordinations, February 1746 - September 1805

Sermons Ace.aunt of no date

texts preacht from, fragments (2) Genesis 42:36 Job 34: 21 Psalm 49:20 Proverbs 13: 10 Ecclesiastes 3:11 Ecclesiastes 7:16 Hosea 13:6 Matthew 28:19-20 Luke 7:9 Romans 10:2 Romans 11: 7

September 13, 1757 - April 6, 1777 2 Corinthians 3:3 2 Corinthians 5:7 Ephesians 6:1 2 Thessalonians 2:8 1 Timothy 4: 12 1 Timothy 6:17-19 He brews 8: 8-11 James 1: 25 James 3: 1 2 Peter 2:19 Revelation 11: 3

Box 2 Sermons cont. 1749 Feb. 23 Oct. 29 Nov. 29

1750 Mar. 5

17 [24]

1751 Jan. 20 Feb. 4

17 Sept. 22

1755 Aug. 10

1756 Dec. 26

1757 Jan. 9

23

1759 Feb. 25

1761 July 26

1765 Feb. 10 Sept. 11

1766 Feb. 23 May 25

25 June 29 July 24 Oct. 19

19

1768 Oct. 2 Dec. 25

1769 Jan. 8 Mar. 3 Apr. 16

30 July 30

Ezekiel 33:7 Hebrews 11:39 (bound with 2/23/1749) Acts 13:36

John 9:4 (bound with 2/23/1749) Proverbs 13:20 Hosea 4:17 (bound with 3/17/1750)

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Matthew 7:26-27 (bound with n.d./2 Corinthians 5:17) 1 John 3:7 (bound with n.d./2 Corinthians 5:17) Ephesians 4:30 (bound with n.d./2 Corinthians 5:17) Proverbs 26:20 (bound with n.d./2 Corinthians 5:17)

James 1:18 (bound with n.d./2 Corinthians 5:17)

Psalm 119:111

Proverbs 6: 6-8 Proverbs 13:15

Job 36: 2

Ezekiel 1:5

Micah 4: 11 Revelation 2:1

Deuteronomy 32:2 (bound with n.d./2 Corinthians 5:17 1 Peter 1:7 Matthew 9: 38 Proverbs 21:16 Galatians 5:13 Genesis 17:1 John 6:32

Habakkuk 2: 13 Romans 5: 14

1 Peter 2: 11 1 Thessalonians 5:21 Acts 17:26-27 Romans 7:1 1 John 5:3

Box 2 ---Sermons cont. 1770 Jan. 7

30 Feb. 20

25 Apr. 2

5 May 3 July 8 Aug. 19

26 Sept. 2 Nov. 18

1771 Mar. July

17 23 28

Aug. 4 29

Sept. 21 22 22

Oct. 2

1772 Jan. Feb.

Apr.

Sept.

29 n.d. 16 23

2 12

6

1773 Apr. 25

1779 Mar. 2 Aug. 8

22

1780 Jan. 16 Feb. 20

1800 June 17

29

Genesis 8:21 Romans 12:2 Proverbs 23: 14 Isaiah 61: 2 Isaiah 28:29 Numbers 11: 20 Colossians 2:19 Hebrews 4:2 Galatians 5:16 1 Corinthians 1 Peter 2:24 Proverbs 21:2

Deuteronomy 18:15 Deuteronomy 8: 5 Matthew 25:8-9 Mark 4:26-28 Luke 9:23 Psalm 27:10 Isaiah 26: 19 Isaiah 29:24 Philemon 1: 18

Psalm 112: 7 Isaiah 66:2 Psalm 125:5 Psalm 116: 15 2 Peter 3:5 Hebrews 13: 17 Galatians 3:27

John 16:33

Leviticus 10:3 Acts 10:34 2 Kings 4:6

Hosea 13:13 Esther 4: 13

Isaiah 44:22 Philemon 3:13-14

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Box 3 Publications

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All true.ministers of the gospel are called into that work by the special influences of the holy spirit (1754) 2 copies

An appeal to the public for religious liberty, against the oppressions of the present day (1773)

The atonement of Christ, explained and vindicated against late attempts to exclude it out of the world (1787)

A discourse concerning the materials, the manner of building, and power of organizing of the church of Christ ... (1773)

The doctrine of sovereign grace opened and vindicated: and also The consistency and duty of declaring divine sovereignty, and mens impotency, while yet we address their consciences with the warnings of truth, and calls of the gospel (1771)

A door opened for equal Christian liberty, and no man can shut it [1783] 2 copies

Evangelical ministers described, and distinguished from legalists (1772) Family prayer not to be neglected [1766] / A fish caught in his own net. An examination of nine sermons, from

Matt. 16.18, published last year, by Mr. Joseph Fish of Stonington (1768) incomplete manuscript and 2 copies of published work

Gospel comfort for mourners (1803/2d ed.) 2 copies

Gospel comfort, under heavy tidings (1769) Government and liberty described, and ecclesiastical tyranny exposed [1778] Box 4 A great faith described and inculcated (1805)

manuscript and 3 copies of published work A history of New England; with particular reference to the people called Baptissts

propos'll for printing by subscription and list of subscribers fragments of draft of work draft of index proposal for volume 2 and manuscript of volume 2 (incomplete) manuscript of Abridgement

Box 5 The infinite importance of the obedience of faith, and of a separation from

the world, opened and demonstrated (1791) A letter to a gentleman in the Massachusetts General Assembly, concerning

taxes to support religious worship (1771) A letter to the Reverend Mr. Benjamin Lord, of Norwich; occasioned by some

harsh things which he has lately published against those who have dissented from his sentiments about the ministry, the church, and baptism (1764)

The liberal support of gospel ministers, opened and inculcated (1790) manuscript and 4 copies of published work

A reply to a piece wrote last year, by Mr. Israel Holly, ... ,entitled "The New-Testament interpretation of the Old, relative to infant bapiismn wherein another short attempt is made toward bringing that controversy to a happy issue (1772)

A seasonable plea for liberty of conscience, against some late oppressive proceedings; particularly in the town of Berwick, in the county of York (1770) manuscript and copy of published work

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Box 5 Publications cont. A short description of the difference between the bond-woman and the free,

as they are the two covenants (1770) Spiritual ignorance causeth men to counter-act their doctrinal knowledge (1763)

manuscript and copy of published work The substance of an address to an Assembly in Bridgewater, March 10, 1779,

previous to the administration of baptism (1779) The testimony of the two witnesses, explained and vindicated, with a few

remarks upon the late writings of Dr. Hemmenway and Dr. Lathrop (1793) True faith will produce good works (1767) Truth is great, and will prevail [1781]

Unpublished Manuscripts fragments (6) - some of these unidentified manuscripts might be extracts

from IB readings History of Warren Association to 1785, with sketches of member churches to 1791 The kingdom of God, described by his word, with its infinite benefits to

human society (incomplete)

Extracts from IB Readings civil records:

Connecticut Box 6 ---Massachusetts Rhode Island United Colonies

church records: Connecticut Massachusetts/Boston/First Baptist Church Massachusetts/Boston/Second Baptist Church Massachusetts/Middleborough/First Baptist Church Massachusetts/Middleborough/Third Baptist Church Massachusetts/Rehoboth/First Baptist Church Massachusetts/Rehoboth/Second Baptist Church Massachusetts/South Brimfield/Baptist Church Massachusetts/Swansea/Baptist Church Massachusetts/Swansea/Second Baptist Church (in booklet Rehoboth/Second Baptist Church) Rhode Island/Newport/First Baptist Church Rhode Island/Newport/Second Baptist Church (in' booklet Rehoboth/Second Baptist Church)

authors and various subjects: booklet with extracts on the following --

baptism; Cotton Mather; [Charles) Rollin's History; Edes & Gill's Gazette (3/1/1773); Boston Gazette (n.d.); [Joseph] Bellamy; Bishop [Benjamin] Hoadley; Boston Evening Post (5/9/1774); [John] Owen; Life of Hanserd Knollys; Ancient records of Plymouth Colony; Experience Mayhew; [Thomas] Prince; [William] Hubbard's Election Sermon; Massachusetts Colony Law Book (1642); A short account of some of the proceedings of the deputies and committee appointed to take care of the civil affairs of dissenters; [Joseph] Phipps, Remarks on the committee's arguments used to support ecclesiastical impositions in our nation; Quakers; [George] Fox and [John] Burnyeat; Stephen Watt, Essay upon moral agency; Cotton Mather, Magnalia

Box 6 Extracts from IB Readings cont. authors and various subjects:

booklet with extracts on the following--

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Cotton Mather; Increase Mather; Boston Newsletter (8/27/1761); [John] Gill's Exposition of Revelation; [Isaac] Watt's Logick; Boston Newsletter (4/29/1762); [John H.] Hervey's Letters; Bishop Burnet's translation of History of Persec-utions; William Warburton, Sermon preached before the SPG 1766; Massachusetts Gazette (5/28/1767); [Charles] Chauncey, Discourse on the death of Jonathan Mayhew; Hooker, Doubting Christians drawn to Christ; Mayhew, Sermons on striving to be entering at the strait gate; Cotton Mather, Life of John Eliot; Chauncey, Sermon on the validity of Presbyterian ordination; Stoddard, The defects of preachers; Benjamin Church, History of Philip's War; Boston Evening Post (12/26/1768); Ebenezer Frothingham, A key to unlock the door to the religious constitution in Connecticut; Josephus' Antiquities; Benjamin Wallin, Sermon at an ordination in London 1766

individual mss.-~ Morgan Edwards, Materials for a history of Baptists in Rhode Island Governor Winthrop's Journal America Dissected Paul Bunyan, Prison Meditations Roger Williams, The fox digged out of his burrows Spectator, vol.2, #126 Letters of Roger Williams and Samuel Hubbard Diary of John Comer

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Usage notes for calendar of Collected Papers

1) Many documents are described in the card index; frequently the index entry provides summary contents which you may want to use before requesting individual documents. Letter symbols which appear at left margin refer to a specific section of the index:

BH - Baptist History L - Letters

WA - Warren Association See description of index sections in Scope and Content note. All index access points are underlined; if the access point does not appear in entry description, it is typed in capital letters at end of entry; for example see 6/23/1749 entry.

2) In conjunction with research for A Memoir of the Life and Times of the Rev. Isaac Backus, A.M., Alvah Hovey copied some Backus manuscripts, which were deposited with the Backus Papers. In the calendar, a footnote reference "only Alvah Hovey copy" indicates that the original manuscript is not in the collection; a footnote reference 11 also Alvah H-ovey copy" indicates that the original and the Hovey copy are in the collection.

Backus--11 Box 6 Collected Papers Undated folder 1

folder 2

folder 3

1660 Aug. 27

1680 n.d.

1683 July

1686 Feb.

1690 March

BH April

Aug.

1694 Nov.

1701

10

3

12 9

3

Jan. 31

1707 Sept.

1709 March

1711

1

3

Jan. 21 Oct. 28

fragment fragment: remarks concerning Sarah Thompson statement regarding the Greek word for baptism prayer re~uest of Zulmina Harper and wife table of contents for Rudiments of North American languages

or The young child's grammar

J.C., Remarks against infant baptism [John ComerJ, List of Baptist churches of London ca.1730 A description of Baptist churches and societies

[John Davis], History of First Baptist Church of Boston (incomplete) Some things relative to the First Baptist Church in Boston Spiritual autobiography (unknown hand) Elizabeth Lord, Statement of conversion Anna Plimpton, Statement of conversion

Roger Williams' proposal (M. Brown copy)

The Baptist vindicated (IB description). Narrative of legal charge against unknown person

[Church of Christ in SwanzeyJ to Church of Christ in Boston

Recommendation to Church of Christ in Boston, concerning Mary Okey

Elias Keach to Church of Christ in Boston; from Pennsylvania? IB, List of birth dates of father's family -(date is first entry on list) (also includes 8/31/1716

and 5/2/1760 documents) Samuel Sprague for Court of Assistants at Plymouth to

Samuel Luther and church of Swanzey ( IB copy)

Receipt of Jeremiah Allen to Moses --? Walker and Samuel Hall

Record of Norwich settlement (Isaac Huntington copy)

Lewis Thomas to John Thomas (IB copy) (also includes 2/18/1713 document)

Jonathan Cole to Captain Leonard; from Boston

Southmoulton (Devonshire) church to church at Charleston, S.C. Southmoulton Association letter concerning slaves

(IB description)

Box 6 Collected 1713 Feb. 18

June 15

1715 n.d.

1716 BH Aug. 31

1719 BH n.d.

March 26 June 4

24

1720 n.d. July 7 Aug. 17

1721 Feb. 8 Aug. 16

1722 May Sept. 7

1723 March 13

1724 n.d.

1725 n.d. June 3 July 25

1726 n. d.

Sept. 19 Oct. 12

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Papers

Lewis Thomas to John Thomas (IB copy with and filed in that chronology)

9/1/1707 document

Settlement of Thomas Nelson at Assawamset (IB copy)

Charles Delafaye to Massachusetts Synod (incomplete)

IB, Narrative taken from Norwich church records, 8/31/1716-6/28/1717 (with 4/9/1690 document-and filed in that chronology)

Joseph ~encks, Remarks against CWilliamJ Wilkinson Church of Christ in Newport to Church of Christ in Swanzey Church of Christ in Swanzey to Church of Christ in Newport Thomas Ryles to Ellis Callender; from London

Church of Christ in Boston to London (IB description) Swanzey Church· 0.to Newport Church Evhraim Wheaten, Account of Mr. White at Newport

Edward Wallin to Elisha Callender; from London Church of Christ in Providence to Church of Christ in Newport

Report of meeting of Baptist churche? at Swanzey Ministers of the Association to Joseph Jencks (IB copy)

Thomas Hollis to E;p<:rraim Wheaten; from London (IB copy)

Donations for New York Baptist meetinghouse

Statement of Charles Delafaye (incomplete) (IB copy) Joseph Pettit to Elisha Callender; from Corke CirelandJ Nicholas Eyres to Valentino Wightman (Nicholas Eyres copy

with 1/25/1743 document and filed in that chronology) ( incomplete)

Persons from Springfield to Church of Christ in Boston, concerning infant baptism

[John ComerJ, List of Particular Baptist churches Nathaniel Jenkins to --?; from Cap.e May

Box 6 Backus--13 Collected Papers 1727 Sept. 6 Oct. 16-25

1728 n.d. Feb. 13

14 Aug. 8

BH Nov. 16

1729 n.d. March 3

3 5

5

8

8

Dec. 28

1730 n.d.

Jan. 3 16

16

Box 7 1731 Jan. 11

1732 BH March 17

April 20

1735 May 1

3 15

Dec. 3

Baptized believers in Springfield to Church of Christ in Newport John Comer, Journal from Newport to Springfield

John Comer, History of Baptists in Newport Baptist brethren to Church of Christ in Boston; from Chowan, N.C. Newport church to [Elisha Callender] John Comer, Account of churches in Boston and Swanzey A brief account of the dealings of God with Mary l!_assett

Account of imprisonments in Rehoboth (IB description) Jonathan Bosworth to Keeper of jail in Bristol; from Bristol

(CJohn Comer] copy with 12/28/1729 document and filed in that chronology)

IB copy of 3/3 above Azarikim Pearse (et al.) to Governor William Burnet; from

Bristol gaol ([John Comer] copy with 12/28/1729 document and filed in that chronology)

IB copy of 3/5 above {copy with IB 3/3/1729 document and filed in that chronology)

J. Willard for Governor's Council, Report concerning Rehoboth imprisonments. (CJohn Comer] copy with 12/28/1729 document and filed in that chronology)

IB copy of 3/8 above; includes 3/5/1775 IB notation regarding outcome of Rehoboth imprisonments {copy with IB 3/3/1729 document and filed in that chronology)

Selectmen of Rehoboth to Constable Jonathan Bosworth (CJohn Comer] copy also includes 3/3/1729, 3/5/1729, 3/8/1729 documents)

John Comer, Miscellaneous notes regarding Catholic church, Joseph O'Hara, 1638 Connecticut flood

William Davis, Seven theological points John Comer to Samuel Maxwell; from Newport (also includes

1/16/1730 JC document) John Comer to William Peckham; from Newport (with 1/16/1730

JC document. above)

Thomas Clap to Elisha Callender; from Windham

Charity .Q_arpenter to Church of Christ in Newport; from -James Brown, Confession before his congregation

Hezekiah Carpenter to Church of Christ in Newport; from -Hezekiah Carpenter to Nicholas Ey:res; from Newport [Providence church] to Elisha Callender; from Providence Daniel Wightman and Nicholas Ey:res to Church in Charleston, S.C.;

from Newport

Box 7 Collected

ll32.. March 10 May 10

21

29 31

Oct. 22

1737 June 17 Aug. 18 Sept. 14

1738 Jan. 13 Oct. 2

1739 Feb. 8

10 June 18

Nov. 20

1740 BH March 7 BH April 3

BH 4

BH May 9 BH 17 BH July 28 BH 28

1741 BH Cn.d. J

Jan. 27 BH March 19 BH June 18 BH 19

BH Nov. 29

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·papers

Thomas Hayward to Elisha Callender; from England Society of Baptists in Marshfield to Elisha Callender; from Marshfield Baptist church in Rehoboth to Church of Christ in Boston;

from Rehoboth (also includes 5/31/1736 document) Daniel Bullock to Church of Christ in Rehoboth; from Rehoboth Church of Christ in Boston to Baptist church in Rehoboth

(Elisha Callender copy with 5/21/1736 document and filed in that chronology)

John Walton to Elisha Callender; from Providence

Jeremiah Candy to -- ; from Boston Baptist church in Sutton and Leicester to Baptist church in Rehoboth [N. EyresJ to Church of Christ in Sutton and Leicester; from

Newport (IB description)

Baptist church in Boston to Baptist church in Newport Eliezer Callender to Josiah Smith; from Boston

Baptist ch~rch in Swanzey to Baptist church in Boston Baptist church in Rehoboth to Baptist church in Boston Certificate from Baptist churches in London concerning

Henry Heywood (CH. Heywood] copy with 7/11/1748 document and filed in that chronology)

Timothy Packcom to [James Brown and Daniel Greene] (N. Eyres copy and description)

Exeter church to Newport Baptist church; from Exeter [Nicholas EyresJ, Statement concerning case of James !?!own,

James Greene, and Daniel Greene The offended brethren to church of Newport; from Newport

James GREENE David Sprague to Nicholas Eyres; from North Kingston :!:_rovid;nce church to Newport church (IB description) §_wanzey church to John Callender; from Swanzey [Nicholas EyresJ, Financial account of Joseph '.\'._illinghast

with Newport church

David §;prague to Newport church (IB description) Ann Brown (et al.) to Baptist church in !'!_ewport; from Newport David §J>rague to Brother Gardner; from East Greenwich David §J>rague to Association convened at Newport Circular letter of General meeting of Baptist churches convened

at Newport (IB description) Daniel WIGHTMAN Robe.rt !eke to Daniel Wightman and Nicholas Eiros; from Oyster Bay

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Box 7 Collected Papers l742

BH Jan. BH March

l743 BH Jan.

BH Sept. Nov.

l744 BH Jan.

l745 BHCn.d. J

BH May

BH June BH Nov.

l746 June

l747 L June

l748 L Jan.

BH April BH

BH BH July

L Aug.

L Oct. BH Nov.

BH Dec.

L

28 4

25

l2 l3

l2

24

20 4

26

7

l2 l ll

l5 ll*

n.d. l5

25 2l

Cn. d. J*

l

Jonathan l!_amersley to Nicholas Eyres; from Prince George County, VA Certificate from Baptist church at Newport concerning

Baptist General Meeting at Swanz;y, 5/l740

Extract of letter from N. E)Y"res to David Sprague (N. Eyres copy also includes 7/25/l725 document)

Q_rdination council of Ephraim Bound Samuel Maxwell to [John CallenderJ; from Providence

(IB description)

Stephen .Q?rton to [Nicholas EyresJ; from -- (IB description)

Joseph Tillinghast to Baptist church in Newport (N. "EY:res copy also includes 5/24/l745 document)

Nicholas E)Yres to Joseph Tillinghast; from Newport · (N. Evres copy with n.d./l745 document and filed in that chronology)

Ti!)'tothy !'._ackcom to Newport Baptist church; from Newport Baptist church in Bcehoboth to Church of Christ in Newport

Springfield Baptist Church to [Newport Baptist ChurchJ; from Springfield

John Fuller to IB; from I(yme, CT

John !!_effingwell, Jr. to IB; from Norwich IB to Congregational Church of Christ in Norwich; from Middleborough Congregational church in Providence to Congregational church

in Bridgewater and Middleborough IB .;@_to Elij,ah Backus; from Norwich Henry Heywood to [Nicholas EyresJ; from South Carolina

(al;o includes 6/l8/l739 document) Rebekah :!!.edge to IB; from Norwich Congregational church in Norton to Congregational church in

Bridgewater and Middleborough John !!_effingwell, Jr. to IB; from Norwich Joshua Fobes for the Separatists to the inhabitants of Titicut

precinct (IB copy) [John Shaw] to Joshua Fobes and Titicut Separatists; from

Bridgewater (IB description) David §_ears to IB; from Middleborough

*photocopy -- fragile original not filed in chronological order

Backus--16 Box 7 Collected Papers 1749

BR Feb. 12*

19 BR March 6 BR 7*

20

BR April 1 L 4

BR 8 L 17 L 28

BR May 5* BR 8 BR 15

L June 17 BR 23*

L 24 BR Sept. n.d. BR 13 BR Oct. 4 BR 26

1750 BR n.d.

L Jan. 8 BR Feb. 26

BR April 21 BR May 7

BR 8

BR 13

BR 20*

L 26 BR 31

L June 4

BR July 5 L 21

Aug. 16

BR Sept. 3

L 3 L 11 L Oct. 10

BR Dec. l* BR 10

Account of Sturbridge sufferings (2/12 is last dated entry) (IB descrfption)

Sermon notes--texts Matthew 22:5b and Luke 22:3-4 (unknown hand) IB to Ebenezer Wadsworth; from Bridgewater Eleazer Kingsbery (et al,), ~aptist petition Congregational Church of Christ in Bridgewater to

Church in Bridgewater and Middleborough IB to Elijah Backus; from Norwich William Hooper to Church of Christ in Bridgewater IB to Church in Attleboro; from Bridgewater Jedidiah ;[ide to IB; from Norwich Gershom Campbell to IB; from Norton Henry !'._i"i3"k (et al.), Baptist petition to selectmen of Sturbridge IB to Susanna Mason; from Bridgewater IB to Elijah Backus; from Bridgewater Jonathan Hall, Jr. to IB; from Raynham The test:b;;"ony of a people inhabiting the wilderness Sturbridge

(6/23 is last dated entry) STURBRIDGE TOWN HISTORY Jeremiah Brown to IB; from Mendham, NJ IB, Cash ;;;,d land transactions, 1749-1751 IB, Deed of sale to Simon Backus IB, Notes of sermon preached by Elieb Biram--text Isaiah 40:1 IB, Notes of sermon preached by Elieb Biram--text Proverbs 22:19

IB, Notes of sermon preached by Mr. Bunyan--text Titus 3:7-8 Richard .Q_hase to IB; from Yarmouth Jonathan Perry, Account of sufferings in Sturbridge

(IB des-;;-ription) Thomas and Hope Nelson to Hannah Cole; from -- (IB copy) Sturbridge Baptist Society to Brookfield town assessors - (also includes 5/8/1750 document) Sturbridge Baptist Society to Sturbridge town assessors - (with 5/7/1750 document and filed in that chronology) Eunice Backus to mother; from Norwich

(also-includes 6/4/1750 document) Six Principle Baptists to Baptist church in North Kingston;

from North Kingston (also includes 5/31/1750 document) IB to Elijah Backus; from Norwich List of North Kingston Six Principle Baptists who followed

Philip-Taber (with 5/20/1750 and filed in that chronology) Solomon Alden to IB; from Ashford

(with 5/13/1750 document and filed in that chronology) James Brown to Baptist church in Newport; from Newport IB to Joseph Snow; from Providence (IB note: not sent) IB, Notes of sermon preached by CSolomonJ Stoddard, 5/19/1723--

text John 13:34-35 IB, Notes of sermon preached by Samuel Dunbar, ll/6/1748-~text John 13:34-35 John _keffingwell, Jr. to IB; from Norwich Gamaliel ~enels to IB; from Norwich Jedidiah ;[ide to IB; from Norwich Nicholas ]2;Yres to David Sprague; from Newport IB, Deed of sale to Simon Backus



BH Jan. 16

BH March 6 BH 30 BH May 8 BH 22 BH 26

L 26 BH 26

L June 20 BH 29 BH Aug. 23 BH Sept. 12 BH 26

BH 27

BH Oct. 2 BH Nov. 18 BH 28 BH Dec. 5

L 9 BH 19 BH 23

1752 BH Jan. 4 BH 18 BH Feb. 15 BH March 9

April l 23

L 27 BH May 10*

L 23 BH July 3 BH Aug. 9 BH Oct. n.d. BH 10* BH Nov. l

L 4

1753 BH [n.d.J BH Cn. d. J** BH Jan. 29 **

BH 31 ** Feb. 20

IB, John Bunyan's arguments to prove it law:full to hold communion with saints that differ with us in water baptism

Joshua )!ickerson to CIBJ; from John Paine to Church in Bridgewater; from Rehoboth Result of council at B_ehoboth (also includes 12/5/1751 document) Ebenezer Hinds and Jonathan Woods to IB; from 1]_, Bond held with Nicholas Sever John 1.effingwell, Jr. to IB; from Norwich IB, Statement concerning dismission of James Mead and

William Smith Richard Qhase to IB; from Yarmouth 1]_, Some of the last words of Hannah Peirce 1]. to Elijah Backus; from Bridgewater Timothy f.ackcom to Baptist church in Newport; from Newport Congregational Church in :E_lainfield to Church in Bridgewater

and Middleborough Congregational Church in )!orwich to Church in Bridgewater

and Middleborough Result of council at Titicut in Bridgewater Result of council at l2_ridgewater Church in Bridgewater to Churches in Harwich TITICUT Result of council at Harwich (with 5/8/1751 document and

filed in that· chronology) John 1_effingwell, Jr. to IB; from Norwich Church in Bridgewater to Ebenezer Hinds and Jonathan Woods TITICUT IB to Samuel Alden

1]_ to Jonathan Woods and Ebenezer Hinds; from Middleborough IB to David Sprague; from Middleborough IB to Elijah Backus; from Middleborough John Wales to Mrs. Margaret White; from Baynham (IB copy) John Birchard to IB; from Norwich Church in Bridgewater to Churches in Canterbury, Plainfield,

Providence and Beachwoods William Odiorne to IB; from Durham, NH IB to Ri~hard Chase; from Middleborough Nathaniel i::;.wer, Jr. to IB; from Barnstable Newport Baptist Church, Memo concerning Timothy Packcom IB, Account of spiritual experience of Mehetabel Alden f.lainfield church to Church in Bridgewater and Middleborough IB to David Caswell; from Middle borough Result of council at Bridgewater (another copy in fragile folder) Elizabeth ]2.ackus to IB; from Norwich

IB, Some of the last words of Solomon ~ohnson §_turbridge :!;_estimony of baptism and sufferings §.turbridge Baptist Church, Testimony of a people inhabiting

the wilderness Sturbridge Result of council at Middleborough Notice of Medfield General Meeting

3/15/1753, 5/23/1753, 8/31/1753(2),

TITICUT, COUNCIL OF (also includes

2/6/1754, 3/27/1754 documents)

*also Alvah Hovey copy of letter, Box 16 **photocopy -- fragile original not filed in chronological order

Box 7 Collected 1753

BH March 5 15

BH May 4 23

BH 23 BH 30

July 11* BH 21 BH Aug. 31

31

31

L Sept. 23 L 23

BH 26 L Oct. 8

BH Dec. 21

1754 BH n.d.

BH n.d. Feb. 6

BH 18 March 25

.27

30 BH April 6 BH May 7 BH 7

L 14 BH 24 BH 29 BH 29 BH 29 BH 29 BH 29

L June 3 BH 17 BH Sept. 10 BH 10

1755 n.d.

L Feb. 15 BH 15 BH 19

Backus--18

Pa:eers

Result of council at Norton Minutes of Medfield General Meeting (with 2/20/1753 document

and filed in that chronology) Bellingham Baptists to John Proctor; from Bellingham Minutes of Bellingham General Meeting (with 2/20/1753

document and filed in that chronology) Result of council at Exeter IB to Solomon Paine; from Middleborough Result of council at Titicut IB to Robert Washburne; from Middleborough Minutes of Sturbridge town meeting 3/2/1753 Testimony of Daniel Fiske regarding sturbridge town meeting 3/2/1753

(with 2/20/1753 document and filed in that chronology) Testimony of Reuben Ellis regarding Sturbridge town meeting 3/2/1753

(with 2/20/1753 document and filed in that chronology) Stephen ~bcock to IB; from Middleborough Joseph ,9'."oswell to IB; from Plymouth Result of council at Barnstable Richard §_eaver to IB; from Roxbury IB and Richard Seaver to Daniel Fowle; from Boston

IB, List of persons who ordered 11The nature and necessity -of an internal call" IB, List of petitioners Minutes of Boston General Meeting (with 2/20/1753 document

and filed in that chronology) IB to Solomon Paine; from Middleborough stephen Babcock for churches in Stonfngton and Westerly

to churches in New England Thomas Green (et al.) to William Shirley, governor · (with 2/20/1753 document and filed in that chronology) IB, Cash accounts 1754-1756 Timothy :Eackcom to Nicholas Eyres; from Norwich Church in §.tonington and Westerly to Middleborough church IB to Elijah Backus; from Middleborough

· Richard §.eaver to IB; from Roxbury Receipt of Daniel ~owle to IB Petition to Massachusetts General Court Elisha :Eaine, Account of Stonington Conference (IB copy) Minutes of §.tonington Conference IB, List of messengers at Stonington Conference IB, List of petitioners David §Jirague to I~; from North Kingston James .!?!own to Eldkr Eyres; from Norwich Result of council at Exeter IB, List of those who attended council at Exeter

IB, Extracts of Mr. Locke letter to IB James !:!ead to IB; from Beachwoods Massachusetts Bay Baptist Societies to Jonathan Perry Notice of Sutton meeting 3/19


Box 7 Backus--19 Collected Papers 1755

BH April 2 L May 7

BH 19 BH June 2 BH Sept. 10 BH 13 BH Nov. 15

1756 n.d.

BH Jan. 17 BH Feb. 24 BH March 9 BH 12 BH 17-18

BH April 1 3

BH 5 BH 6 BH 6

BH 12 29

BH May 17 BH 24 BH 24

L Aug. 3 10

BH 12 BH Sept. 8

BH 11 BH 13*

L 20 BH Oct. 3

BH 27

BH Nov. 2* BH Dec. 24

1757 BH Jan. 31

BH March 23 BH May 5

BH 28

BH June 8(2)

L 28 BH July 5 BH 14

IB to Elijah Backus; from Middleborough Simon _!oothrop to IB; from --IB to Elijah Backus; from Middleborough IB to Elijah Backus; from Middleborough Isaac Stelle to Nicholas Eyres; from Piscataway, NJ IB to Elijah Backus; from Middleborough IB to Elijah Backus; from Middleborough

Petition of inhabitants of Connecticut to the King (unknown hand) James ~rown to Baptist church in Newport; from Norwich IB, Record of financial accounts Philip ~reeman to Jonathan Perry; from Boston IB to Elijah Backus; from Providence [Nicholas EyresJ, Memo concerning James Brown denied communion

with Newport church Baptist church in Newport to James Brown; from Newport Baptist church in Boston to Middleborough Baptist church IB to Seth Clark; from Middleborough Baptist church in Middleborough to Baptist church in Boston IB Nathaniel Shaw and James Hooper to the Church of Christ in

Exeter; ·from Middleborough (IB copy) IB to David Sprague; from Middleborough Baptist church in Newport to James Brown; from Newport Baptist church in Exeter to Church in Middleborough Richard ~ound to Church in Middleborough; from Rehoboth New London Brethren to Swanzey General Meeting; from New London Joshua ,!bell to IB; from Norwich IB to Elijah Backus; from Middleboro~gh ~ehoboth church to Church in Middleborough [Stephen Gorton] to General Meeting at Newport; from CNew London]

(incomplete) New London Brethren to Newport General Meeting; from New London )!ewport General Meeting to Stephen Gorton; from Newport Mary Briggs to IB; from Dighton IB, Copy of !i_iddleborough Church of Christ records concerning

Hayward-Fobes controversy Stephen Gorton, Confession of bad conduct (copy in unknown hand

with 5/28/1757 document and filed in that chronology) Elizabeth ~ackus, Grant of power of attorney to IB IB, Notice of meeting concerning new church building for

!i_iddleborough Baptist Society, with notes of meeting results

Middleborough Baptist Society, List of material and labor - to build meetinghouse and List of contributors (IB copy) IB to Elijah Backus; from Middleborough New London and Lyme Baptist Church to Tiverton General -Meeting; from Lyme (copy in unknown hand with 5/28/1757

document and filed in that chronology) Tiverton General Meeting to New London Baptist Church - (?].so includes 10/27/1756 and 5/5/1757 documents) .!few London Baptist Church, List of members' opinions on

Stephen Gorton Joseph J;:.ee to IB; from Southold, L.I. Baptist church in Harwich to Church in Middleborough Elizabeth ].ackns, tast will and testament



EH Aug. 17 EH . 29 EH Sept. 7

10 10

Oct. 15

EH Nov. 7

1758 BH Jan. 5

EH 26 BH Feb. 4

BH 26

L March 4 BH May 16 EH June 17 BH 23

BH 29 EH July 7

EH 12 L Aug. 5

BH Sept. 16

BH 21 BH 23

13oX ~ 1759

BH[n.d.J

BHCn.d.J

BH[n.d.J EH March 22 EH April 10 EH 12 EH July 4

BH 7

BH 16

Backus--20

Papers

Receipt of Philip Freeman to 11?. IB to Elijah Backus; from Middleborough Sarah Q_orton to [Newport General MeetingJ; from New London Newport General Meeting to Stephen Gorton; from Newport N. Eyres copy of 9/10 above New London General Meeting to Stephen Gorton; from New London

(copy in unknown hand) IB, Short history of events relating to building of meetinghouse,

1757-1759 MIDDLEBOROUGH BAPTIST SOCIETY

Second Baptist Church in ~iddleborough to First Baptist Church in Middleborough

IB, Account of ordination of Ebenezer .!!_inds Second Baptist Church in !'iiddleborough to First Baptist

Church in Middleborough Church of Christ in ]!ewton, NH to First Baptist Church

in Middleborough John ;gyer to IB; from Barnstable IB to Elijah Backus; from Middleborough IB, Notice of 6/23/1758 meeting of Middleborough Baptist Society IB, List of subscribers to meetinghouse

MIDDLEBOROUGH BAPTIST SOCIETY IB, Notice of 7/7/1758 meeting of !'iiddleborough Baptist Society IB, Notice concerning sale of pew seats

MIDDLEBOROUGH BAPTIST SOCIETY David foatham to Nicholas Eyres; from.Lyme Stephen foeach to IB; from Schenectady IB, Notice concerning payment of pew seats

MIDDLEBOROUGH BAPTIST SOCIETY !'iillriver church to First Baptist Church in Middleborough IB to Elijah Backus; from Middleborough

IB, List of pews in new meetinghouse MIDDLEBOROUGH BAPTIST SOCIETY (also includes n.d./1759 document CLewisJ)

Eleazar Lewis to Middleborough First Baptist Church (with n.d./1759 [pews] document and filed in that chronology)

IB, Account of Wallingford ordination IB, Notice of 3/30/1759 meeting of !'iiddleborough Baptist Society IB to Elijah Backus; from Middleborough IB to Elijah Backus; from Middleborough Middleborough Baptist Society, Notice to members to register for - exemption to minister's rates (IB copy)

(also includes 9/6/1759 document) IB, Notice of 7/16/1759 meeting of Middleborough Baptist Society

(also includes 7/16/1759 document) IB, List of some of 52 persons who signed certificate list

at meeting of Middleborough Baptist Society (with 7/7/1759-document and filed in that chronology)

Box 8 Collected l759

BH Sept. 6

BH Nov. 24

BH Dec. 7

BH 7 BH 7

BH 7

l760 BHCn.d.J

BHCn. d. J

BHCn. d. J BHCn. d. J BH March 22 BH May 2

BH 5 BH l4

June 23

L Aug. 25 BH Sept. l* BH 22 BH Oct. ll BH ll BH Nov. 26

1761 BHCn.d.J

BH Jan. 29 BH March 10 BH 12 BH 24 BH April 6 BH 15

BH June 8* BH 27

Backus--21

Papers

IB, Record of partnership with Jabez Eaton ~(with 7/4/l759 document and filed in that chronology) IB, Notice of l2/7/l759 meeting of Middleborough Baptist Society

(also includes l2/7/l759 document) IB, Notes of Middleborough Baptist Society meeting ~ (with ll/24/l759 document and filed in that chronology) IB, Account of Benjamin :!!)lite with Middleborough Baptist Society IB, List of pew spots sold MIDDLEBOROUGH BAPTIST SOCIETY

(with 7/7/l76l document and filed in that chronology) IB, Account o.fc <foshua Fobes with Middleborough Baptist Society

(with 7/7/1761 document and filed in that chronology)

IB, List of contributors to meetinghouse MIDDLEBOROUGH BAPTIST SOCIETY

IB, Account of Benjamin and Jonathan Jiayford with Middleborough Baptist Society

IB, Account of Paul Jiathaway with Middleborough Baptist Society IB, Account of Joseph Jiervey with Middleborough Baptist Society IB to Elizabeth Backus; from Middleborough IB, Record of Canterbury Society meeting 4/7-5/2

(with 4/9/1690 document and filed in that chronology) Th Note to guardians of Hannah Robbin IB, Iron ware,.,account with George Leonard IB, NoteI;;c.of Middleborough Baptist Society

(with 7/7/1761 document and filed in that chronology) Theophilus Qrocker to IB; from Louisburg IB, Deed of sale to Elijah Backus IB, Iron ware account with Aaron Eliot IB to Elizabeth Backus; from Middleborough IB to Elijah Backus; from Middleborough IB, Record of accounts 7/25/1758-11/26/1760

Edmund ~illiams to Nathaniel Shaw concerning account with Middleborough Baptist Society

Church of Christ in !ewton, NH to Middleborough First Baptist Church IB to John Gill; from Middleborough IB to Elijah Backus; from Beston IB to Elijah Backus; from Middleborough IB to Benjamin Wallin; from Middleborough IB to Nathaniel Shaw concerning account with Middleborough

Baptist Society

L July n. d.*

Thomas Powers to Newtown Baptist Church; from Kingston (IB copy) IB, Notice of 7/7/1761 meeting of ,1'1iddleborough Baptist Society Mary Philips to IB; from Norton

BH

BH

7 7

7

Account of Joshua Fobes (IB description and date) IB, Account of Nathaniel Shaw with Middleborough Baptist Society

(also includes 12/7/1759(2) and 6/23/1760 documents) Account of Joseph !J.den (IB description and date)



BH Aug. 3 BH 26 BH Oct. 4

L 31 BH Nov. 30

1762 BH March 26 BH May 3

BH June 16

L July 5 BH 12

L Aug. 6 BH 11* BH Sept. 4 BH Oct. 9 BH 16

1763 BH Cn.d.J BH [n.d.J BH Cn.d. J BH [n. d. J BH [n. d. J (2) BH Jan. 10 BH 25 BH March 14 BH 28

Backus--22

Papers

IB, Administrative account of Daniel Caswell's estate IB to Elijah Backus; fram Middleborough Third Baptist Church in !i_iddleborough to Middleborough First

Baptist Church Joshua and Rebekah Warren to IB; from Bridgewater J]., Notice of 12/7/1761 meeting of Middleborough Baptist Society

I§. to Elijah Backus; from Boston Warrant for election of representation to General Court

MIDDLEBOROUGH, TOWN OF IB, List of sums subscribed to clear off the meetinghouse affair

MIDDLEBOROUGH BAPTIST SOCIETY John ll!_wer to IB; from Barnstable E_aston church to Middleborough First Baptist Church Noah Alden to IB; fram Stafford Will ;;f Elizabeth Backus (Elijah Backus copy) Hasadiah £.ole to Sylvanus Conanct (IB copy) Baptist church in B_ehoboth to Middleborough First Baptist Church Receipt of Anna Dellis to IB

(also includes-l0/12/1763 document)

Priscilla Benson, Charges against Ebenezer Jones Elizabeth Benson, Charges against Ebenezer Jones Noah ,!l.enson, Charges against Ebenezer Jones Consider ].enson, Charges against Ebenezer Jones Caleb ].enson, Charges against Ebenezer Jones Moses £.handler to Thampson Society in Killingsley; from Woodstock I§. to Ebenzer Hinds; fram Middleborough I§. to John Gill; from Plymouth County

April n.d. I§., List of persons who subscribed money for purchase of horse IB, Record of money received for horse, April-July

L May 9 L June 20

BH July 15

BH Aug. 3* BH 3 BH 22 BH Sept. 14 BH Oct. 12

BH Nov. 22 BH Dec. 9

BH 27

Philip E:_reeman to IB; fram Boston Mary '1:.ohnson to IB; from --Third Baptist Church in Middleborough to Middleborough First

Baptist Church FRESHMEADOW Rebecca ]:ulline to --; from Charlestown Report of Council at E:_reshmeadow Joseph ]i.ilbore to Middleborough Baptist Church (IB date) IB to Elijah Backus; from Middleborough ii;ceipt of Anna Dellis to IB (with l0/16/1762 document and

filed in that -;;-hronology) Grieved brethren to !'iiddleborough Third Baptist Church !'iiddleborough Third Baptist Church to Middleborough First

Baptist Church Result of Council at Freshmeadow MIDDLEBOROUGH, COUNCIL AT


Backus--23 Box 8 Collected Papers

1764 L n•d·*

BH Jan. L Feb. L Mar.

BH Apr. BH

L L June L

L BH BH July

BH BH

L BH Aug.

L BH BH

L Sept. L L

BH BH Nov.

1765 L Feb.

BH BH March

L April BH

L June L

BH BH July BH Aug.

BH BH Sept. BH

BH Oct. BH Nov.

L Dec.

26 4

17** 2

14 30 l2 18

24 27

3

6 lO 14 13 14 14 27

l 3

lO 25 14 16*

lO 26 23 6 9 l

17 28

9 28***

29 ll 23

15 26 22

IB to Jo)')n Gill; from --Elijah :g_~ckus to IB; from Norwich Peres Fobes to IB; from Titicut John Q.ill to IB; from London (S. Stillman copy) IB to Elijah Backus; from Middleborough Receipt of Eleazar !fing to IB Nicholas Tillinghast to IB; from Providence Peres f.obes to IB; from Bridgewater Joshua Warren to Middleborough First Baptist Church; from

Bridgewater Joseph Crosswell to IB; from Wrentham IB to Ebenezer Jones (IB copy) IB, Certification of James Mellen as gospel preacher

MIDDLEBOROUGH FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Norton Baptist C'.llurch to Middleborough First Baptist Church IB, List of subscribers to an addition to his house Edmund }iilliamsto IB ; from --Samuel :g_uell to Jonathan,'llarber; 'fr®llt J>astha:mpt<'.?h (IB copy) Joshua }iarren to IB; from Bridgewater IB to Elijah Backus; from Middleborough ll. to John Gill; from Middleborough Peres f.obes to IB; from Bridgewater Benjamin ~acobs to IB; from Leicester Ephraim ~wnd to IB; from Boston Josiah ll_dson to IB; from Bridgewater IB to Elijah Backus; from Middleborough IB to Benjamin Wallin; from Middleborough

Peres Fobes to IB; from Bridgewater Bellingham church to Middleborough First Baptist Church IB account with Thomas f.oster Ebenezer §!nith to IB; from Huntstown John Qleaveland to Hezekiah Smith; from Ipswich Whitman Jacobs to IB; from --Baptist ;:;-hurch in ~ttleboro to Middleborough First Baptist Church [Hezekiah Smi thJ to John Cleaveland; from --Church in South Brimfield to Middleborough First Baptist Church Second Baptist Church in ~ddleborough to Middleborough

First Baptist Church Philip Freeman to IB; from --IB, Account of ordination of James Mellen Third Baptist Church in !iiddleborough to Middleborough

First Baptist Church Result of council at Freshmeadows MIDDLEBOROUGH, COUNCIL AT IB account with Thomas Foster Elkanah :g_ullock to IB; from Rehoboth

*only Alvah Hovey copy of letter, Box 16 **also Alvah Hovey copy of letter, Box 16

***photocopy -- fragile original not filed in chronological order

Box 8 Backus--24 Collected Papers 1766

BH March 20 L 21

BH June l2 BH July 2

BH 8 BH 19 BH Aug. 1 BH 20 BH Sept. 1 BH Oct. lO BH Nov. ll

BH 20

l767 BH Jan. 21 BH 27 BH Feb. 4

[March 3J BH 18 BH April l BH 13

L 16 BH May 5 BH 20 BH 26 BH 27*

L 29 BH July 15 BH Aug. 8

L 21 BH 22 WA 28

L Sept. 17 BH 20 BH Oct. 31

l768 BH March 24 BH 26 BH April 5

L l6 BH May 10 BH 23

BH 30

Baptist church in l?_ellingham to IB N6ah Alden to IB: from Bellingham John .Q_leaveland to Hezekiah Smith; from Ipswich Third Baptist Church in Jl!iddleborough to Middleborough

First Baptist Church IB account with Hannah Robbin ll/18/l765 - 7/8/l766 Church in !i_rentham to Middleborough First Baptist Church Receipt of Sam _!_[_all to IB IB to Church in Attleboro; from Middleborough Thomas Q.!een to Ebenezer Hinds; from Rhode Island Kellingham church to Middleborough First Baptist Church Account of ordination of Noah Alden

BELLINGHAM BAPTIST CHURCH IB, Account of meeting of Middleborough church

concerning Thomas Powers

Thompson church to Middleborough First Baptist Church Bill of John feQuit to IB l/27-2/l4 Result of council at Thompson John Cole, Jr. to CIBJ; from -- (IB date received) IB to Elijah Backus; from Middleborough Q_rafton church·to Middleborough First Baptist Church Church of Christ in .Q_umberland to Middleborough First Baptist Church John .!'._uller to IB; from Norwich IB account with James Keith Receipt of James .Q_ooper to John Backus IB account with James fooper . IB to Benjamin Wallin; from Middleborough John Cole, Jr. to IB; from Plympton IB, NZtice of 7/22 !'iiddleborough to'Wn meeting Baptist church in B_ehoboth to Middleborough First Baptist Church John Q:?le, Jr. to IB; from Plympton IB to Elijah Backus; from Aggleboro Church of Christ in Haverhill to Warren Association Joseph Winsor to IB; from Middleborough IB acco~t with Hannah Robbin 9/20/1766-9/20/l767 IB to Elijah Backus; from Middleborough

Joseph Corliss to Hezekiah Smith; from Haverhill IB to Elder Werden (extract) Second Baptist Chruch of Christ in Sutton to Middleborough

First Baptist Church John Fuller to IB; from Norwich IB, Account of stoneware from Norwich §.turbridge Society to the Reverend Ministers and Churches

at Sutton Result of council at §_turbridge (William Ewing copy)

*also Alvah Hovey copy of letter, Box l6


BH June L July

BH BH BH Aug. WA WA BH WA WA BH WA BH WA WA BH BH BH

Sept.

BH Nov. L

1769 BH n.d. BH n.d.* BH n.d.

L Jan. BH Feb. BH

BH L April

BH May BH June BH July

L WA BH Aug. WA WA , WA WA WA Sept.

L WA WA WA BH WA

L Oct.

L Nov. BH BH BH Dec.

n.d. 5

16 31 16 23 26 28 30

2 8

10 12 13 13 13 19 22 n.d. 6

14 9

13

15* 8

29 15 24 26* 27 *

4 19 25 25 31* 1 2* 3* 6 9

12 12* 23 23

2 4

13 1

*photocopy --

IB account with Hannah Robbin, 1760-1768 Thomas Q_re·en to IB; from Newport IB to Benjamin Wallin !iiddleborough First Baptist Church to group at Plympton Philip E_reeman to IB; from Boston Weare Church of Christ to Warren Association Haverhill Church of Christ to Warren Association IB book account with Green (IB description) Leicester Church of Christ to Warren Association Newtown (N.H.) Church of Christ to Warren Association Receipt of Job ~ennet (for Rhode Island College) to IB .§_utton Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Cumberland Church of Christ to Middleborough First Baptist Rarren Association to member churches (IB copy) Coventry Church of Christ to Warren Association Minutes of ~arren Association IB to James Manning Result of council at Cumberland IB, Notes concerning case of Ebenezer Ward James !::\anning to council at Rehoboth

Church

CChileab SmithJ; History of Baptist Church of Christ in Ashfield Account of case of Elisha ~ich (unknown hand) Hannah Gammon to John Cole Nathani;l ~ichard to IB (IB description and date) IB to Elijah Backus; from Middleborough [John Davis], Notes concerning Baptists in Leicester,

Sturbridge and Charleton [Elijah Backus], Inventory of estate of Elizabeth Backus James !::\anning to IB; from Warren IB to Benjamin Wallin; from Middleborough .Q_umberland Baptist Society to Middleborough First Baptist Church IB, Account of healing of Marcy Reed Ebenezer f_rothingham to IB; from Middletown .§_turbridge Baptist Church to Warren Association IB to Daniel Miller; from Middleborough .§_utton Church of Christ to Warren Association Haverhill Church of Christ to Warren Association Leicester Church of Christ to Warren Association R:etersham Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association ~shfield Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Ebenezer .§_mith to IB; from Ashfield ~oston Church of Christ to Warren Association ~ilbraham Baptist Church to Warren Association ~ellingham Baptist Church to Warren Association Minutes of Warren Association ~arren Asso;;-iation to member churches (IB copy) Abraham !2_oolittle to IB; from Middletown Abraham Doolittle to IB; from Middletown Ebepezer .§_mith to IB; from Ashfield IB to Benjamin Wallin; from Boston Cumberland Baptists to Middleborough First Baptist Church !::\iddleborough First Baptist Church, Asa Runt's approbation

to preach (IB description)

fragile original not filed in chronological order

Backus--26

Box 8 Collected Papers 1770

WA n.d. * WA n.d. * BH n. d. *

n.d. * n.d. *

[n.d.J BH n.d. BH n.d. WA n.d. BH Jan. 6 BH 12

L 20 BH 26

BH 29

L Feb. 2 BH 9

L 13 L 19

BH 22 BH March 15

L April 3 L 7*

BH 8 BH 9

L 17 May n.d.

BH 6 BH 10 BH 25

BH 29 BH 29

Box 9 )0

L June n.d. L 1

BH 3 BH 4 BH 15 BH 19

Philadelphia Association to Warren Association Philadelphia Association.to Warren Association [John Davis] to Mr. Draper regarding Mr. Deny of Cambridge [John DavisJ, Remarks on the Cambridge piece (IB description) [John Davis, Draft of petition to Massachusetts General CourtJ

(IB description) [John Davis], Report of baptisms in Chelmsford and Medfield Mrs. Lord's experiences of Berwick (IB description and date) !i_ontaiue Church of Christ to Morgan Edwards (IB date) §_utton Second Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association IB to Peres Fobes; from Middleborough Third Baptist Church in Middleborough to Middleborough

First Baptist Church -Elizabeth !.hayer to IB; from Norton Q_rafton Baptist Church of Christ to Middleborough First

Baptist Church .Q!nnberland and Wrentham Church of Christ to Middleborough

First Baptist Church Peres :E_obes to IB; from Raynham Ashfield Baptist Church and Society to Thomas Hutchinson - (John Davis copy) (also includes 5/25/1770 document) Richard Chase to TB; from Yarmouth Seth Cla:;k to IB; from Harwich (also 2/23 postscript) IB, Note regarding Princetown grievance (IB description) Third Baptist Church in ]'!iddleborough, List of subscribers

to call of Asa Hunt Asa f!_unt to IB; from Bridgwater James !i_anning to IB; from Warren f!_opkinton, N.H., Baptists to IB Ebenezer §!nith to IB; from Ashfield Asa Hunt to Susannah Backus; from Raynham [Joh; Davis], Account of journey (IB description and date) John Cole to CMiddleborough First Baptist Church] (IB date received) Oliver !!_art to Hezekiah Smith; from Charlestown, s.c. Ashfield Baptist Church, List of members whose land was - confiscated (John Davis copy) (with 2/9/1770 document

and filed in that chronology) B_aynham Baptists to Middleborough Ashfield Baptists, Petition to Massachusetts General Court 0 1 ') '"""' ·1 i -t · 1

• , ·'J r/J .,.' r , ti".1'<- , ,_.v..,,_,.1_,1,,j f":.i !\~; " ·p ;, f .' · r··

Seth Clark to IB; from Harwich John Davis to IB; from (IB date received) Receipt of Edes & Gill to IB [John DavisJ, History of Ashfield Baptist Church Attleborough Baptist Churcli to IB B_aynham Baptist Church to Middleborough First Baptist Church


Box 9 Backus--27

Collected Pa~ers 1770

BH June BH WA Aug. BH WA WA BH BH WA WA Sept. WA

L WA WA WA WA BH

WA WA WA BH

23 29 13 20 24* 27 28* 31 31

3* 3

.4* 6 6* 8

10 11 13 13 13 13 21 21

BH 26* BH Oct. 3* BH 10 BH 18-21 BH 22

L Nov. 8 BH '9

BH 12* BH 13 BH 15*

L L

BH BH Dec. BH BH

21 22 24

5 5

24

n.d. WA n.d.

BH Jan. 5

L 12 BH 19*

23 L Feb. 18 L 18

Receipt of Edes & Gill to IB IB to Benjamin Wallin; from Middleborough .\'.!_eare Baptist Church to Warren Association IB to Thomas Green regarding advertisement in Boston Evening Post l!_averhill Antipaedobaptist Church to Warren Association [Leicester Church ofJ Christ to Warren Association ~erwick Baptist Church' to Hezekiah Smith Oliver .!!_art to Hezekiah Smith; from Charlestown, S.C. ~oston First Baptist Church to Warren Association _l'iontague Baptist Church to Warren Association !'.!_ilbraham Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Ebenezer :!':_rothingham to IB; from Middletown _l'iiddleborough Third Baptist Church to Warren Association Ashfield Church of Christ to Warren Association Enfield Church of Christ to Warren Association Warren Antipaedobaptist Church of Christ to Warren Association IB, List of delegates at 9/11/1770 meeting of !'.!_arren Association Warren Association to Ware Baptist Church 0

Warren Association to member churches (IB copy) Warren Association to member churches (CJohn Davis] copy)c Minutes of Warren Association IB to Thomas Green (letter for New London Gazette) ( IB copy} IB to Thomas Green (letter for New London Gazette) (,John Davis Copy: John Qavis to [Morgan] Edwards; from Boston Francis !'_elot to Hezekiah Smith; from Euhaw, S.C. Receipt of Edes & Gill to IB IB, some account of the Baptist Church in South Brimfield IB to brethren and friends in South Brimfield Joshua ~ery to IB; from Berwick [John Davis, Draft of p~tition to Massachusetts General Court]

(John Davis date) PUBLIC AFFAIRS ASSOCIATION Henry }filliams to James Manning; from New York [copy unknown hand] Bcoyalston Church of Christ to Middleborough First Baptist Church Warren Association Grievance Committee, Petition to Massachusetts

General Court (John Davis copy) BAPTIST COMMITTEE OF GRIEVANCE Timothy !2_avis to IB; from Dartmouth Elisha B_ich to IB; from Atelbury John Martin to IB Ebenezer Smith to Mr. Draper; from Ashfield Ebenezer Smith to Messrs. Edes & Gill; from Ashfield bebanon, N.H., Baptists to Middleborough First Baptist Church

[John Davis], Remarks on Colonel Brattle 1 s ~eport (IB description) Report of Warren Association committee to settle differences

between !ttleborough and Bellingham churches Chileab .§_mith and Ebenezer Belding, Note certifying delivery of

petition of Baptist Committee of Grievance Richard _l'iontague to IB; from Sunderland Francis !'_elot to Hezekiah Smith; from Euhaw, S.C. [John DavisJ, Remarks concerning Ashfield case John Qavis to IB; from Boston Biel I:_edoyt to IB; from Woodstock


Backus--28


BH March 12* BH 26

L 28 29 29

BH April 1 BH 8 BH 12

26-29

L May 1 L 3

5

BH 8 BH 9

L 18 L 19

BH 20 BH 21

L 29 L June 13

BH July 4* BH 17

L 27* L'Aug. 17

BH 19* WA 27* WA 28 WA 28 WA 30* WA 31 WA Sept. n.d. WA 1 WA 4 WA 6 WA 6 WA 6 WA 7* WA 8 WA 9 BH 12

12

BH 27 BH Oct. 7

L 16 BH 16

BH 28* BH 30

BH 30

Samuel §_til11llan to Hezekiah Smith; from Boston IB to Ann Delis; from Middleborough Sarah Ho11lles to IB; from CBarnstableJ Lazrus-Lovell to IB; from Barnstable Martha Lovell to IB; from Barnstable Mary .!!_ill to South Bridgwater church; from Bridgwater (IB copy) Bill of John Carter to IB John farman to Hezekiah Smith; from New York [John Davis], Notes concerning Baptists in Sturbridge,

Charleton and Sutton John ;Q_avis to IB; from Boston John Davis to IB; from Boston IB, E;Ztract from diary of Richard Montague (with 3/3/1772

document and filed in that chronology) Receipt of John farter to IB Mary Kennedy to William Bullock; from Middleborough Nath,,,; ~earce to Middleborough First Baptist Church; from Rehoboth Ebenezer .§!nith to John Davis; from Ashfield IB to Elijah Backus; from Middleborough IB to John Wheeler; from Middleborough Abraham ;Q_oolittle to IB; from Middletown Ebenezer .§!nith to IB; from Ashfield John }iheeler to IB; from Warren IB to Nathan Pearce; from Warren Nathan Pearce to IB; from Rehoboth John fole to IB; from Plympton IB to Elijah Backus; from Boston §_turbridge Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association J!:arren Church of Christ to Warren Association Haverhill Church of Christ to Warren Association :!'!:_shfield Church of Christ to Warren Association South Brimfield Baptist Church to Warren Association Eilbraham Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Royalston Church of Christ to Warren Association ~llingham Church of Jesus Christ to Warren Association :!'!:_ttleborough First Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Leicester Church of Christ to Warren Association Eiddleborough Third Baptist Church to Warren Association Middleborough Second Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Middleborough First Baptist Church to Warren Association (2 copies) Montague Antipaedobaptist Church to Warren Association Rarren Association to member churches (IB extract) [John Davis], Note certifying Warren Association membership of

Seth Clarke and Noah Alden Mary B_arvey to Jonathan Woods; from Bridgwater IB to Benjamin Wallin; from Middleborough ASa B_unt to Middleborough First Baptist Church; from Middleborough i!<l_iddleborough Third Baptist Church to Middleborough

First Baptist Church Francis Pelot to Hezekiah Smith; from Euhaw, S.C. Result of council at Freshmeadows (IB date)

MIDDLEBOROUGH THIRD BAPTIST CHURCH IB, Account of ordination of Asa Hunt (IB description and date)



BH Nov. 16 IB to Samuel Stennet; from Rehoboth L 26 Asa !!_unt to IB; from Middleborough

BH 27* Samuel £.tillman to Hezekiah Smith; from Boston BH Dec. n.d. Ebenezer §!nith to John Davis; from Ashfield BH n.d. Ebenezer §!nith to John Davis; from Ashfield BH 18 .Q.umberland and Wrentham Baptist Church to IB BH 30 Ebenezer Smith to Samuel Stillman and John Davis; from Ashfield

1772 BH Feb. BH

L

BH BH

L March

BH

BH L April L

BH L

BH May BH BH June

L BH

L BH July

L Aug. BH BH

L WA WA WA Sept. WA BH

L BH

L BH BH BH BH BH BH Oct. BH BH

5 6

7 7*

17 27

3

5 20

28 1 1 8*

26 7

13* 2 6

12* 26 21

3 8

18 22* 27* 31* 1 4 4 5 6 7 7 9 9

24 30

3 7

22

1J?. to Sarah Crossman; from Middleborough ~ew Salem Baptist Church of Christ to Middleborough

First Baptist Church Joseph Wilbore to IB; from Westmoreland Westmoreland Baptist Society regulations (J. Wilbore copy) IB to Taunton Church of Christ; from Middleborough Oliver !!_art to Hezekiah Smith; from Charlestown, S.C. Richard Monte,gue to IB; from Providence

(also includes 5/5/1771 document) John Q.ano to Hezekiah Smith; from New York IB, A narrative of the affair of Mr. Michael Kennedy

(3/20 is last dated entry) Oliver Hart to Hezekiah Smith; :from Charlestown, S.C. John 1'..b-Oinas, Jr; to IB; from Bridgwater Richard .Q_hase to IB; from Yarmouth Francis Pelot to Hezekiah Smith; from Euhaw, S.C. Anna Dellis to IB; from -- (IB date received) Marth;:'s Vineyard Baptists to Ebenezer Hinds, IB et al. Edward ![pham to John Davis; from Spr~ngfield Ebenezer §!nith to Samuel Stennet; from Ashfield Asa !!_unt to Susanna Backus; from Middleborough Peter §!nith to Hezekiah Smith; from Pisscataway Edmund :'!!_illiams to IB; from --IB to Silvanus Eaton; from Middleborough John Davis to IB; from Boston ThomasQ_stick to [John DavisJ; from -- (J. Davis date received) 2 Churches of Christ irt £.utton to Middleborough First Baptist Church Samuel :§_igelow to IB; from New Salem Church of Christ in Warren to Warren Association Antipaedobaptist Ch~ch of Christ in !i_ontague to Warren Association Church·of Christ in !!_icbrnond to Warren Association !i_iddleborough Third Baptist Church to Warren Association Levi !i_axcy, Complaint Ebenezer Guild, Jr. Josiah Briggs to IB; from Dedham Middleb;;rough First Baptist Church to Warren Association Amos and Anna Stanley to IB; :from Attleboro Rehoboth Baptist Church to Middleborough First Baptist Church :[arren Association to member churches Minutes of Warren Association IB to Elkanah Ingols; from Rehoboth Result of council at Sutton ~ttleborough Baptist Church to Middleborough First Baptist Church Peter £.mith to Hezekiah Smith; from Newtown, N .J. Taunton Baptist Church of Christ to Middleborough

First Baptist Church


Box 9 Backus--30

Collected Papers 1772 Oct. 27

L Nov. 19 BH 28

L Dec. 2 BH 21 BH 22 BH 23

L 23 BH 30 BH 31

1773 BH Jan. *

7* L 7

BH 26* BH Feb. 10 BH 13 BH March 3 BH 7

BH 31 BH April 5

L 10 L 12

BH 12 L 19

25

BH 30** L May 3 L 5

BH 5

L 13* L 15

BH June 20 L 25

BH July 22* L 28

BH 31 L Aug. 17* L 23 L 23

BH 26 WA 27 WA 27 WA Sept. 3 BH 6 BH 9*

*photocopy --**also 2 Alvah

James Manning to IB; from Providence Jedidiah !!_ebbard to IB; from Lebanon IB to Josiah Briggs; from Middleborough Asa !!_unt to IB; from Middleborough IB to Elijah Backus; from Middleborough IB to [Andrew] Gifford; from Middleborough Result of council at Rehoboth Elkanah .!_ngalls to IB; from -- (IB date received) IB to Elkanah Ingalls; from Middleborough Samnel .!2_igelow to CIBJ; from New Salem

Francis ;Eelot to Hezekiah Smith; from [Euhaw, S.C.J Bill of Ephraim Fobes to ::!:J2. William ~ing to IB; from Sutton Account of Chelmsford imprisonments (unknown hand) S • .!filliams-to Hezekiah Smith; from CWrenthamJ IB to Silvanus Eaton; from Middleborough CHezekiah §!nith to -- J; from Haverhill [John Procter], Account of John Allen's reception in Boston

(IB description) Chelmsford Baptist Church to IB Mark ~te to IB; from Boston A friend to IB; from [Freetown] ANONYMOUS James !i_anning to IB; from Providence IB to Elijah Backus; from Middleborough Esther Ware to IB; from Wrentham CSilvanus Eaton], List of persons wh9 requested a monthly

lecture IB to Elijah Codding; from Middleborough Mark }ihite to IB; from Acton Abraham Doolittle to IB; from --Receipt of Josiah Russell to IB and list of books purchased

(IB date) Samuel .!2_igelow to IB; from New Salem Thomas Qreen to IB; from Newport Mr. Edwards, Extract of Ja.Illes ]2.arker letter James !::!..anning to IB; from Providence John Gano to Hezekiah Smith; from Boston Samuel ll_igelow to IB; from New Salem .§.ellingham First Baptist Church to Middleborough First Baptist Church Jedidiah !!_ebbard to IB; from Lebanon Daniel and Abigail §.now to IB; from Keen Joseph :!filbore to IB; from Westmoreland Wilbraham Baptist Church to IB !shfield Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Haverhill Baptist Church to Warren Association .Q_helmsford Baptist Chnrch and Society to Warren Association Josiah ~a.mes to IB; from Marshfield List of subscribers to IB's History JAMES MORSE

fragile original not filed in chronological order Hovey copies of letter, Boxl6

Box 9 Backus--31

Collected Papers 1773

BH Oct. L

BH L L

BH

BH BH Nov. BH

BH L L

BH

L L Dec.

1774 n.d.

BH n.d.

BH n.d.

L Jan. BH

L L Feb.

BH

9* 9

14 16** 16 20

29 n.d~

l

5 6

15 17

20 27*

7 15

19*** 2 8

L March 11 16

BH 21 BH 23 BHCApril n. d. J*

BHCApril n.d. J n.d.

L 8 BH 15

L 16 BH 28 BH 28*

Box 10 L May 3 L 5

BH 6*

IB.to Samuel Stennet; from Middleborough John .Q_ole to IB; from -- (IB date received) IB, List of books sent to Benjamin Wallin Ebenezer §!nith to IB; from Ashfield [Elisha Ransom] to IB; from --South Brimfield Baptist hurch of Christ to Middleborough

First Baptist Church IB accounts with Andrew and Nathaniel Backus Account of unjust taxes of Joseph !!oody (last date) Westmoreland Baptist Church of Christ to Middleborough

First baptist Church IB to [Elijah BackusJ; from Providence Daniel §.now to IB; from Keen James.Manning to IB; from Providence Attleborough First Baptist Church of Christ to Middleborough

First Baptist Church Samuel Bigelow to IB; from New Salem Samuel Bigelow to IB; from New Salem

IB~ History of town of Bristol (with 4/28/1774 document and filed in that chronology) (IB date)

Francis Chase, History of Newtown, N.H.Baptist Church (IB date)

-- Shepard, History of Baptists in New Hampshire (IB description and date)

Asa g_unt to IB; from Middleborough History of New Providence. First Baptist Church {unknown hand)

(IB date) IB to Samuel Adams Peter Werden to IB; from Providence IB , List of men imprisoned for refusal to pay taxes in Warwick

JOHN GOODELL Asa Hunt to IB; from Middleborough Silas White iron ware account with John Brigham IB to Mr. Conant's precinct; from Middleborough (IB note; not sent) IB to Elijah Backus; from Middleborough A Friend to Liberty, Civil and Religious to Mr. Draper

(response to "Veritas" in newspaper) ANNONYMOUS IB to unnamed newspaper (response to "Veritas" in newspaper) Superior Court record of case of Nathan Crosby (IB copy) Samuel :§_igelow to IB; from New Salem IB to Elijah Backus; from Middleborough Israel ~ashburn to IB; from Raynham IB to Elijah Backus; from Middleborough John Throop to [James ManningJ; from Bristol

(also includes n.d./1774 document)

Joseph Knight to IB; from Enfield Martha Lovell to IB; from Barnstable Nehemiah Knight to James Manning; from Cranston

*photocopy~fragile original not filed in chronological order **also Alvah Hovey copy of letter, Box 16

***only Alvah Hovey copy of letter, Box 16

Backus--32 Box lO Collected l774

Papers

BH May BH

L L

BH BH

L BH June

BH L L

BH

BH

L July WA WA Aug.

L L

WA BH BH

WA WA

ch2~ r; 1J ,f,'1'1lf o,l'J.i.fj WA

WA WA WACSept. WACSept. WACSept. WACSept.

L WA

WA

WA WA BH

WA WA WA

l4 2l 2l 23 27 30 30

3

8 9

2l 29

30

30

2 7 8 9

l2* l3 l7 l8

l9 l9 24 26

27 28 30 n.d. J n.d.J n.d.J n.d. J

l l 2 2 2 4 5 6

7 8 8

IB to Silvanus Eaton; from --IB to Benjamin Mallin; from Middleborough Nathaniel Backus to IB; from Norwich Asa g_unt to IB; from Middleborough Thomas !iich to CNoah Alden]; from Warwick IB to Elijah Backus; from Middleborough Hezekiah §.mith to IB; from Haverhill !iehoboth First Baptist Church of Christ to Middleborough

First Baptist Church Result of council at Rehoboth Asa Hunt to IB; from Middleborough Seth Clark to IB; from Harwich ]Fintwood Baptist Church of Christ to Middleborough

First Baptist Church Releaf Hooper to Middleborough First Baptist Church; from

(IB date) (also includes 6/30/l774 document) Middleborough First Baptist Church to Releaf Hooper; from

Middleborough (IB copy) (with 6/30/l774 document) Asa Hunt to IB; from --Pownal Church of Christ to CPeterJ Werden (includes 8/7 postscript) §.tephentown Baptist Church to [Warren Association] Elizabeth Farnsworth to IB; from Woodstock William Rogers to- IB; from Philadelphia Jericho Baptist Church to CWarren Association] HANCOCK Result of council at Brintwood !'.!:arwick .. Bapt·ist · Society, Acc01m.t of· sufferiI1gs to be presented

at Warren Association :meeting Ashfield Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Haverhill Church of Christ to Warren Association ZechCariahJ Mayhew to Asa Hunt; fro:m Chilmark (IB copy) -:J CNathanielJ Crosby narration and sufferings (IB description)

(IB date ;eceived) l'£ew Salem Church of Christ to Warren Association !shford Baptist Church to Warren Association M_ontague Baptist Church to Warren Association .!!_eare Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Framingham Baptist Church to Warren Association :\Iarren Church of Christ to Warren Association !i_iddleborough Second Baptist Church to Warren Association Samuel Shepard to IB; from Stratham !iichmond Church of Christ to Warren Association Mary Corliss to IB; from Haverhill Middleborough Third Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Martha Kimbal to IB; from Bradford Middleborough First Baptist Church to Warren Association Boston Second Baptist Church to Warren Association fhelmsford Baptist Church of Christ to Middleborough

First Baptist Church Ashfield Baptist Church to Warren Association Chelmsford Baptist Church to Warren Association Wrentham Church of Christ to Warren Association

*photocopy--fragile original not filed in chronological order

Backus--33


BH Sept. WA WA WA

L WA WA WA WA BH

3,;1.L WA MC. ~ L

11:>-k: il 2> BH Oct. g jJ.lf

BH L L Nov.

BH BH

L

1775 BH Jan.

BH

L L Feb.

WA BH BH March

L BH BH

L BH

BH April

L

BH May

BH L

9 9 9 9

10 10 10 10 12 13 24 26 n.d.*

3 28*

7 20 22

25

10

13

25 7

[8J 20

5

11 14 14 23 25

7

13

8 23

23 24 26

Receipt of Nicholas .:i?:rown & Co. to IB ]_arnstable Baptist Church to Warren Association B_oyalston Church of Christ to Warren Association §_utton Second Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Daniel and Abigail §_now to IB A_ttleborough Baptist Church to Warren Association Q.rafton Baptist Church to Warren Association 1_eicester First Baptist Church to Warren Association §_outh Brimfield Church of Christ to Warren Association Nathan Man[nJ to Middleborough First Baptist Church Boston First Baptist Church to Warren Association Joseph Meacham to CIBJ; from Enfield (incomplete) IB, History of Baptist churches in Stamford, Greenwich, ~Stratfield and Southington (IB description and date) IB to [Susanna Backus]; from New York Hezekiah §!nith to IB; :from Haverhill William B_ogers to IB; from Philadelphia Receipt of Ebenezer Hinds to IB Ebenezer Guild to Middleborough First Baptist Church;

from Attleborough Edmun !!_illiams to IB; :from Raynham

Bellingham First Baptist Church to Middleborough First Baptist - Church (also includes 3/5/1775 and 10/30-31/1776 documents) IB, List of subscribers for Nathan Backus

NATHANIEL SHAW CEdmunJ Williams to IB; from CRaynhainJ David Hoell to IB; from Providence DAVID HOWELL Charlestown (S.C.) Baptist Association to Warren Association IB, Account of counterfeiters 1770-1771 (IB description) Middleborough First Baptist Church to Bellingham First Baptist - Church (with 1/10/1775 document and filed in that chronology) Asa lJ:unt to IB; from Middleborough IB to Silvanus Eaton; from Middleborough Releaf lJ:ooper, Confession regarding Joseph Harvey William B_ogers to IB; from Philadelphia CEbenezer Frothingham] to the Committees of Observation for

Hartford-County (printed circular) Hannah Barker to Nathaniel Smith and John Turner;

from Middleborough (IB copy) [David Hoell to IB; from Providence] (IB date and description)

DAVID HOWELL IB to Mary Harvey; from Middleborough Assessment of IB debt to Joseph Burges (also includes

2/20/1776 document) IB copy of 5/23 above (includes 5/25 IB notations regarding payment) Receipt of Joseph ]2urges to IB Jedidiah l!_ebbard to IB; from Lebanon



BH June 8 BH

BH July WA Aug. WA WA WA WACSept. WACSept. WA WA WA WA WA WA WA BH

WA WA BH BH

L Oct. BH

L Nov. L L

BH

mi n.d.

L Jan. L Feb.

BH

L March BH

L L April

BH BH May BH BH

12

27 n.d. 18 25 31 n.d.J n.d.J 1 2* 9* 9* 9 9 9

10

10 12 13 13 20*

9* 25*

15 21 30* 30

2 6*

20

16 21 29

9 15

8 16 29

Account of IB with John Boyle (date is that of final payment) Mary Harvey to IB; from Bridgwater (also includes 6/4/1776

doc;;;,ents) IB, Account of dispute with Beals family !!_eicester First Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association !<!_iddleborough Third Baptist Church to Warren Association Ashfield Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Charlton Church of Christ to Warren Association .Q_helmsford Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association J!:rentham Church of Christ to Warren Association !ew Salem Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Q_rafton Church of Christ to Warren Association Attleborough Baptist Church to Warren Association 1!_ellingham Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association .§:utton Baptist 8hurch of Christ to Warren Association Dudley Church of Christ to Warren Association E.raminhgam Church of Christ to Warren Association Edmun Williams, The life of David and E. Williams and St. Paul

(IB date received) !<!_iddleborough First Baptist Church to Warren Association !<!_iddleborough Second Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association William ~drews to IB; from [New Freetown] Minutes of Warren Association IB (for Baptist churches) to General Assembly of Massachusetts

Bay Colony William Grow to IB; from Middleborough IB, List of Rehoboth Baptists (inca .. udes [John Da.visJ extracts -6f Re))o both -town records) Asa l!_unt to IB; from Middleborough Edmun }iilliams to IB; from Raynham William )logers to IB; from Philadelphia Richa;rd l!_ide,- Assessment of IB debt to Joseph Burges

Mary Campbell to Middleborough First Baptist Church; from --(IB date)

Peres !':_obes to IB; from Raynham William Rogers to IB; from Philadelphia Joseph Burges settlement of IB debt (with 5/23/1775 document

and filed in that chronology) Joseph )2!1rges to IB; from Canterbury l_B to Elijah Backus; from Providence Asa l!_unt to IB; from Middleborough Asa l!_unt to IB; from Middleborough IB, Jr. to IB; from Canterbury IB to Elijah Backus; from Middleborough Abington Baptist Church to Middleborough First Baptist Church List of subscribers to IB JOSEPH LEONARD



BH June BH

L L

BH L July

BH

BH Aug. WA BH WA BH Sept.

WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA BH WA BH

L L

L BH

BH

BH BH

Oct.

BH Nov.

BH

BH Dec.

3 4

13 22 28 4 6

9 7

13 29 30 n.d.

[n. d. J [n.d.J [n.d.J

l* 2* 2* 6 6 7 7 7 7 9*

10 28

2

12 24 26 26

28 29 30-31

5 13

30

23

!'.'._reetown Baptist Church to Middleborough First Baptist Church Uriah and Zilpah B_ickard, Testimony against Releaf Hooper Samuel ].igelow to IB; from New Salem Ebenezer Smith to IB; from Ashfield IB debt to Andrew Backus (also includes 6/ll/1783 document) Tu:rnstable Ba]!l:tist Church to IB LAZARUS AND SJIDBAEL LOVELL Afflicted and distressed brethren of !!_arwich Baptist Church

to Middleborough First Baptist Church Asa Hunt to IB; from Middleborough Result of council at Harwich ].arnstable Baptist Church to Warren Association Confession of Releaf !!_ooper Bellingham First Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association [Aggrieved members] of Harwich Baptist Church to Elder

CRichardJ Chase SETH CLARK (IB copy and date) !'.'._ramingham Church of Christ to Warren Association Haverhill Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association }irentham Church of Christ to Warren Association Medfield Baptist Church o'f Christ to Warren Association Chelmsford Baptist Church and Society to Warren Association ;keicester First Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Sutton Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association ;!l;_shfield Baptist· Church of Christ to Warren Association .Q.helmsford Baptist Church to Warren Association Freetown Baptist Church to Warren Association South Brimfield Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association TimothyRares to Warren Association; from Wrentham Jhttleborough Baptist Church to Warreg Association Minutes of Rarren Association Priscilla Wheeler to IB; from Grafton Ashfield :&;"ptist Church to IB (includes expense account of

Chileab Smith's journey to Philadelphia 9-10/1774) EBENEZER SMITH

Asa IJ:.unt to IB; from Middleborough Receipt of Thomas and Jonathan Fleet to IB ( IB date) Benjamin Darling to Deacons of Middleborough First Baptist Church Killingly Baptist Church of Christ to Middleborough - Baptist Church (also includes 11/13/1776 document) IB to Benjamin Wallin; from Middleborough IB to Caleb Tomson and Benjamin Darling; from Middleborough IB, Account of end of controversy between [Noah] Alden and

[Nathan and Abigail] Mann (with 1/10/1775 document and filed in that chronology)

Ill to Caleb Tomson; from Middleborough IB, Account of ordination of George Robinson

(with 10/26/1776 document and filed in that chronology) Distressed brethren of Harwich Baptist Church to Middleborough

First Baptist Church - (IB date received) [!!_arwich Baptist Church] to all Baptist churches in Middleborough

and Freetown Baptist Church



1777 BH n.d.

BH Jan. 15 BH 28

L 30 BH Feb. 3

BH 19

March 7

L 22 L April 7

BH 11 BH May 21

L 24 BH 29

L June 21 BH 23 BH 24 BH July 14

L 22 BH 23

BH Aug. 19 WA Sept. [n.d.J WA Cn.d.J WA 1

3 WA 4 WA 4 WA 4 WA 5 WA 8 WA 8 WA 8 WA 8 BH 8

L 9 BH 10 BH 24 BH Oct. 18 BH Nov. l BH 18 BH 22 BH Dec. 10

BH 10

1778 n.d.

BH Feb. 16

IB, List of Baptist churches in New England (includes updated entries thro:;;-gh 1782)

Result of council at Harwich IB to [Elijah Backus]; from Middleborough Mercy !:_ovell to IB; from Barnstable Jabez Eddy power of attorney to IB

(als;;- includes 3/7/1777 document) IB, List of Harwich church members affected by council -(includes unrelated notes regarding Yale College) IB to Colonel Whitcomb or Captain Bullard; from Boston

(with 2/3/1777 document and filed in that chronology) Samuel ll_igelow to IB; from New Salem Edmun :y[illiams to IB; from --Receipt of !:_owers & Willis to IB IB, Account of complaint of Abraham Knowlton in Ashford John }:[oodman to IB; from New Gloucester Receipt of Isaac ~illman to IB John Qole to IB; from --Bill of Edward :Q_raper to Deacon Freeman l]_ to [Elijah BackusJ; from Middleborough Account of complaint of Nathan Srni th in £:rinceton Asa Jiunt to IB; from Middleborough IB, Statement concerning Harwich church controversy -(includes unrelated draft of IB History, p.185) Receipt of James ll_oies to IB !:"..reetown Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association ]1ew Salem Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association ll_oston First Baptist Church to Warren Association Harwich Baptist Church to Warren Association ~nstable Baptist Church to Warren Association §_outh Brimfield Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Wrentham Church of Christ to Warren Association ~llingham First Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Attleborough Baptist Church to Warren Association framingham Baptist Society to Warren Association !:_eicester First Baptist Church to Warren Association Warren Church of Christ to Warren Association I Hodgson to CIBJ; from Boston Richard ~ridley to IB; from Boston Minutes of !:!.arren Association Receipt of Jonathan .Q_arter to IB Timothy Allen to David Avery (extracts) IB to Releaf Hooper; from --I. Jiodgson to IB; from Boston IB to Benjamin Wallin; from Middleborough Ashford Baptist Church of Christ to Middleborough First

Baptist Church Result of council at Ashford

Testimony of Susannah Davis regarding Pepperell controversy (IB date)

Nicholas Brown to James Arnold; from Providence

Backus--37


BH March 13 BH 19*

BH 26 L April 18 L 21 L May n.d. L 14

BH 22 L 23 L 23

BH 27 BH 27

BH 28 BH 29

L June 1 BH 26*

BH 27

WA July 2 Box 11

L Aug. 7 WA 8

L 28 WA 28 WA 28 BH 29 BH 29 WA 30 WA 31 WA Sept. [n.d.J

[n.d.J WA 2 WA 3 WA 3

5

WA 5 WA 5 WA 5 WA 6 WA 6 WA 7 WA 7 WA 7 WA 7

IB, List of persons innoculated for smallpox Testimony of [Daniel ;Q_avisJ regarding Pepperell controversy

(3/19 is last dated entry) (IB description) J . .fiodgson to IB; from Boston Martha 1_ovell to IB; from Barnstable Jonathan :l:_effers to IB; from Middleborough Sarah .fiolmes to IB; from Barnstable John _Q_ole to IB; from Plympton E. _Q_arver, Certificate regarding health of Backus children Asa .fiunt to IB; from Middleborough Jonathan :l:_effers to IB; from Barnstable IB to Elijah Backus; from Boston Petition to General Court of the state of Massachusetts Bay - (43 pages of signatures recorded on reverse of printed petition) IB account with J • .f.l..odgson List of subscribers to IB NATHANIEL SHAW Asa .fiunt to CIBJ; from Testimony of Zechariah Fitch regarding Pepperell controversy

((6/26 is last dated ;ntry) Testimony of Joshua Austin regarding Pepperell controversy

(6/27 is last dated entry) _Q_helmsford Baptist Church to Warren Association

Asa .fiunt to IB; from Bridgwater .fiarwich Baptist Church to Warren Association Anna 1_ovell to IB; from Barnstable ~arlow Church of Christ to Warren Association B_oyalston and Athol Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Temperance L_ewis to Elder Lewis; from Barnstable Abigail _0)vell to Elder Lewis; from Barnstable l:i_arnstable Baptist Church to Warren Association !'.1_ontague Antipaedobaptist Church to Warren Association f_armington Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Eber Merriamn, Narrative of Farmington church !shfield Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Wrentharn Church of Christ to Warren Association !'.1_edfield Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Testimony of Daniel Davis and Simeon Shattuck regarding

Pepperell controversy (also includes 9/11/1778 document) f.ramingharn Baptist Society to Warren Association .Q_ra~on Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association §_utton Second Baptist Church to Warren Association !ttleborough Baptist Church to Warren Association !i_oodstock Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association _1.eicester Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association )!ew Salem Baptist Church to Warren Association §_outh Brimfield Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association !i_ilbraham Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association


Backus--38 Box ll Collected Papers l778

WA Sept. BH BH BH

BH BH Oct.

L L

BH

L L L L

BH Nov. BH

BH BH BH

L

BH n.d. Jan.

L L Feb. L L March

BH April

L May BH

BH

L BH

L L L June L

BH BH July BH BH

L L L

8 9 9

ll

l9 n.d.

2 3

l5

22 23* 26 26

5 l5 l6 l6 l6 l7 l7 20

ll

23 l6 l9 l3

8

5 l4

25 27 28 29

7 8

l8 n.d.*

3* l5

20* 22 28

;Qp.dley Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Minutes of ~arren Association List of subscribers to WA printed annual minutes SETH CLARK IB, Narrative of Pepperell controversy

(with 9/5/l778 document and filed in that chronology) Receipt of !i_cDougall & Green to IB IB, Price list of IB books William ]!;wing to IB; from Shutesbury Seth .Q_lark to IB; from Harwich Testimony of Jo·seph Jewett regarding Pepperell controversy

(l0/l5 is last dat;d entry) Ebenezer .§!nith to IB; from Ashfield Jedidiah Hebbard to IB; from Lebanon Theophilus Qrocker to IB; from New Salem Nathaniel Lord to IB; from Berwick Testimony 'O"f William !'._arham regarding Pepperell controversy Testimony of Paul Dickinson regarding Pepperell controversy Testimony of Simeon Shattuck regarding Pepperell controversy Testimony of Thomas ~illiams regarding Pepperell controversy Testimony of David ~right regarding Pepperell controversy Testimony of Ephraim Lawrence regarding Pepperell controversy Isaiah Parker, Remarks concerning Pepperell controversy Sarah !!_olmes to·IB; from Barnstable

[JedidiahJ Hebbard to William Foster; from (IB date) Extract of testimony of William Tennent to House of Assembly,

Charleston, SC (copy in unknown ~and) Hannah .Q_hurch to IB; from Oakham Silvanus Eaton to IB; from --William B_ogers to IB; from Philadelphia Jedidiah !!_ebbard to IB; from Lebanon [Asaph Fletcher], Instructions of town of Chelsea (Ma.) to

Captain Jonathan Green (IB date received) Job £.eamans to IB; from Attleborough Your humble servant and secret friend to CHezekiahJ Smith;

from Craton River ANONYMOUS ~ History of Baptist church in Harvard and Lancaster

( 5 /l6 is last dated entry) William Y.an Horn to IB; from Providence ~ Deed of land to Anthony Morse Theophilus Qrocker to IB; from New Salem William B_ogers to IB; from Philadelphia Asa !!_unt to IB; from Middleborough Jonathan Jeffers to IB; from Halifax Subscription list (IB description and date) DAVID LEONARD Moses Jlrown (et al.) to IB; from Providence James !i_anning to IB; from Philadelphia Remarks on Mr. Allen's letter on the importance of water baptism - (unknown hand) Noah £.lden to IB; from Bellingham Ephraim Wheaton and Nicholas Jlrown to IB; from Providence Jedidiah Hebbard to IB; from Lebanon



BH Aug. 2 BH 11

BH 26 WA 27 WA 28

L 29 WA Sept. [n. d. J WA n.d. WA 3

WA 4 WA 5 WA 5 BH 7

8 EH 15

L 30 L Oct. 4

BH 15 L Nov. 2

BH 12 L 18

1780 BH n. d.

Feb. 9* L 11

BH 15*

L March 4 L April 8 L 14

EH 18 23

L May 3 L 5

BH 23 L 29 L 31 L June 13

BH 15 BH 16 BH 21*

L 30 L July 7 L 12

BH 26

Moses !2_rown to IB; from --A declaration of the rights of the inhabitants of the state

of Massachusetts Bay in New England (IB copy) (se; 7/20 letter of Alden to IB for IB date)

l!2_ to Moses Brown (et al. ) ; from Middle borough J2.udley Baptist Church bf Christ to Warren Association ;Killingly Baptist Church to Warren Association Peter !i:erden to IB; from New Providence Haverhill Baptist Church to Warren Association Ebenezer Hinds to Warren Association; from -l!i_iddleborough Second Baptist Church of Christ to Warren

Association Leicester Baptist Church to Warren Association Grafton Church of Christ to Warren Association l!i_edfield Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Minutes of Warren Association List. pf sub~cxibers to WA P:l'inted annua.J:i .. ~nutes Receipt of Noah Willis to IB Richard Gridley to IB; from Boston Daniel sj:low to IB; from Keen Moses :!!!-Own et al. to IB; from Providence Hezekiah Smith to IB; from Camp Feekes Hill Charlesto:;;,, (SC} Baptist Association to Warren Association Jonathan ::'._effers to TB; from Middleborough

A glimse of the difference between the Jewish and Christian dispensation (unknown hand) (IB date) VERSES CONCERNING WAR .

Mark White to IB; from Acton Asa Hunt to IB; from Middleborough Mose; Brown (et al.) to IB; from Providence

QUAKERS OF RHODE ISLAND Peres fobes to IB; from Raynham (IB date received) Biel b_edoyt to IB; from Woodstock Asa _!!.unt to IB; from Middleborough IB to Benjamin Wallin; from Middleborough (extract) Receipt of .N. Willis to IB William _!!.ooper to IB; from Madbury John Hirvill to IB; from Boston IB to-Moses Brown (et ~ .. ); from Middleborough Elkanah ,lngalls to IB; from Raynham Asa _!!.unt to IB; from --Biel b_edoyt to IB; from Woodstock ;[ewtown Baptists to Middleborough First Baptist Church List of subscribers to IB house NATHANIEL SHAW Agreement with Quakers regarding settlement of dispute IB John ]ioodman to IB; from New Gloucester Shubael b_ovell to IB; from Barnstable Asa ]iunt to IB; from Middleborough Wil1iam Cooper, Proposed amendments to third article of

Bill of Rights by town of ll_oston (IB date received)



BH Aug. L

BH

BH L

WA WA WA WA WA

WA WA Sept. WA WA BH WA WA WA WA

L WA WA WA WA BH WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA BH WA BH WA WA WA WA WA WA WA BH BH

BH BH

3 17 17

19 22 25 26 26 26 28 29 30 n.d. n.d. n.d.* n.d. n.d.

1 2 2 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6* 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9

10 10 10 11 13 14

15* 27

Moses Brown '(et al.) to IB; from Providence Asa li~t to IB; from -- (IB date received) Aggrieved brethren of ~oyalston and Athol Baptist Church

of Christ to Middleborough First Baptist Church )iestmoreland Baptist Church to Middleborough First Baptist Church Asaph Fletcher to IB; from Westford li_ehoboth Third Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association )ioodstock Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Newton Church of Christ to Warren Association Middleborough Third Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association :!?_oston First Baptist Church to Warren Association Attleborough Second Baptist Church to Warren Association Qudley Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association !l_oston Second Baptist Church to Warren Association Framingham Baptist Society to Warren Association Karwich Baptist Church to Warren Association £:.hiladelphia Association to Warren Association _!iilbraham Baptist Church to Warren Association :!?_arnstable Baptist Church to Warren Association B:averhill Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association M_iddleborough Second Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Asa lfunt to IB; from --M_edfield Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association £_ttleborough Baptist Church to Warren Association Q_harlton Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association _Q_olrain Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Job Seamans to WA; from Attleborough Freetown Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Leicester Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Menotomy Society to Warren Association New Salem Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Chelmsford Baptist Church to Warren Association Salem (N.H.) Baptist Church to Warren Association South Brimfield Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association :§:turbridge Baptists to Warren Association Result of council at Athol :!?_ellingham First Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Chelmsford Baptist Church to Middleborough First Baptist Church Harvard Baptist Church to Warren Association Montague Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association §:utton Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association 6_shfield Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Q]'afton Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association N_orthbridge Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Royalston and Athol Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association WA to Charlestown (S.C.) Association; from Royalston B_oyalston and Athol Baptist Church of Christ to Middleborough

First Baptist Church Result of council at Westmoreland IB to Moses Brown (et -al.); from Middle borough



L Oct. 14 Asa Hunt to IB; from Middleborough L 14 Jonathan Jeffers to IB; from Barnstable

BH 19* Result of-council at Qhelmsford (IB notes) BH 19 Result of council at .Q_helmsford

20 DCavidJ !!:_owell to IB; from Providence 26 William Rogers to IB; from Philadelphia 29 Moses Jl!'()wn (~ ~-) to IB; from Providence

L L

BH BH Nov. 22 Extract of Edgartown town records regarding tax assessment

(IB copy) JOHN WORTH BH 27 !!artha's Vineyard Baptists to IB; from Holmes Hole BH[Dec. n. d. J Advertisement to readers of History regarding statements on

Quakers (unknown hand) IB L 3 Biel b_edoyt to IB; from Woodstock

BH 5 Receipt of Edward §.tephens to IB BH 15 Final agreement with Quakers regarding settlement of dispute IB

1781 BH Jan. 13

L 21 L Feb. 6 L 19 L 22 L March 5 L 15 L 27 L April 13 L 21

BH May 8

L 21 BH June 3

L 4 L 4 L 6 L 11 L 15 L 16 L 19 L 27

30 BH July n. d.

L 4 BH 6

BH 16 L 20

John Cushing, Copy of Ashburnham Baptist Church vote regarding doctrinal controversy (date is that of copy)

Elkanah Ingalls to IB; from Raynham Jedidiah .J!.ebbard to IB; from Lebanon Zephaniah Qhase to IB; from Holmes Hole Asa !!:_unt to IB;·from Middleborough Asa !!:_unt to IB; from Middleborough Gardner :,giurston to IB; from --Jedidiah Hebbard to IB; from Lebanon Asa !!:_unt to IB; from Middleborough William Rogers to IB; from Philadelphia Moses Th~as to Middleborough First Baptist Church; from -

( als'() includes 6/3/1781 document) Asa !!:_unt to IB; from Middleborough IB to Moses Thomas; from Middleborough

MIDDLEBOROUGH FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH (with 5/8/1781 document and filed in that chronology)

Biel b_edoyt to IB; from Woodstock William B_ogers to IB; from Philadelphia Samuel ;§_igelow to IB; from New Salem Asa !!:_unt to IB; from Middleborough Caleb Atherton to IB; from Stoughton Biel b_edoyt to IB; from Woodstock Nathanael !:!_ilbore to IB; from Westmoreland Peleg ;§_urroughs to IB; from Tiverton IB, Some facts and remarks about baptisms at Norton and Eaton IJ2., Account of Rochester oppressions (IB description) Daniel ;§_olton to IB; from Stafford IB, Account of Harwich Baptist Church vote regarding

Deacon Clark - (date is last dated entry) Martha J:5>vell to Middleborough First Baptist Church; from Barnstable Job ~eamans to IB; from Attleborough


Backus--42


L July 25 BH 25

WA Aug. 24 WA 26 WA Sept. [n.d.J WA n.d. WA Cn.d.J WA Cn.d.J* WA Cn.d.J WA [n.d.J WA Cn.d.J

Box 12 :? WA 1

L 1 WA 1 WA 2 WA 2 WA 2 WA 3 BH 3 WA 3 WA 3 WA 3 WA 4 WA 4 WA 5 WA 6 WA 6 BH 6

6 WA 6 WA 7 WA 7 WA 7

L 7* BH 8 WA 8 WA 8 WA 8 WA 9 WA 9 WA 10 BH 12

[12] BH 12 BH [12]

BH 23 L Oct. 27 L Nov. 15 L Dec. 1 L 24

Oliver !fart to IB; from Hopewell [Eliphalet Williams], Copy of !ast Hartford Baptist Church

vote regarding Hannah Bidwell !faverhill Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Charlton Church of Christ to Warren Association 2\:.shford Second Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association hc_ttleborough First Baptist Church to Warren Association l!_arnstable Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association !i_ontague Baptist Church to Warren Association B_oyalston and Athol Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association .§.outhington Church of Christ to Warren Association Sturbridge Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association '1:1;en~-:;2 ... :r:,,,r t-~ ,, 1J...;, +,·,~"' z,.~l"'f?,'."% f'' - ,,

l!_ellingham First Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Seth and Huldah Clark to IB; from Harwich }iilbraham Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association !i_edfield Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association !i_iddleborough First Baptist Church to Warren Association !ewton Church of Christ to Warren Association Qambridge Church of Jesus Christ to Warren Association Ebenezer Hinds to Warren Association; from Middleborough Middlebor'O"ugh Third Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Salem (N .H.) Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association }foodstock (Vt.) Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association hc_shfield Church. of Christ to Warren Association !i_iddleborough Second Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Leicester Baptist Church to Warren Association Colrain Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association £!.arwich Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Moses Thomas to Warren Association; from Middleborough Copy i;:;- unknown hand of 9/6 (Thomas) above }irentham Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association £.helmsford Baptist Church to Warren Association Qµdley Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association .§_utton Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association John Woodman to IB; from New Gloucester AshbuTnham Baptist Church to IB hc_shburnham Baptist Church to Warren Association Karvard Baptist Church to Warren Association .[illingly Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association f.rovidence Church of Christ to Warren Association !'.oodstock Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association !ew Salem Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Minutes of Warren Association Warren Association to member churches !'.arren Association to Philadelphia Association Warren Association to Rulers and Inhabitants to Commonwealth

of Massachusetts List of pew proprieters of C!]-ovidenceJ Baptist Church Jedidiah _!!ebbard to IB; from Lebanon William Rogers to IB; from Philadelphia Seth and"ll:uldah .Q_lark to IB; from -- (IB date received) Asa £!.unt to IB; from Middleborough



L Jan. 3 L 4 L 19

BH Feb. 26-April

BH March BH

L BH

L April L

BH May BH

BH BH June

BH BH BH July BH BH Aug.

BH

L

BH BH

WA BH WA WA WA

L WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA

L

Sept.

3 5*

11 23

17 18 21 23

25 7

11* 12-13 17

9* 19

1

1

1

3

9 21

24 26 26* 29 30 31

[n. d. J [n.d.J [n.d.J* [n.d.J [n.d.J

1 2 3 3

Seth .Q.lark to IB; from Harwich Jonathan ::!:_effers to IB; from Harwich Asa l!.unt to IB; from Middleborough IB, Notes regarding Attleborough sufferings and deliverance, -1781-1782 (IB description) B_aynham Baptist Church to Job Macomber Hezekiah Smith, Petition to General Court (H. Smith copy) Asa l!.unt to IB; from Middleborough Grieved brethren of ]!orton Baptist Church to Middleborough

First Baptist Church Sarah Keen to IB; from Pembroke Seth .Q.lark to IB; from Harwich l1l. to Paul Park; from Middleborough Moses Thomas to Middleborough First Baptist Church; from Middleborough

MIDDLEBOROUGH THIRD BAPTIST CHURCH IB, Notes regarding Elisha Paine's views on baptism §.wansea First and Second Baptist Churches, Note certifying

[Jeremiah] Barstow Moses Thomas to council at Middleborough §.haftsbury Association to Warren Association Killingly Baptist Church, Note certifying Jeremiah Barstow Isaac §_killman and Philip Freaman, Note cert.ifying Jeremiah Barstow Receipt of J. li_odgson to IB §_utton Baptist Church of Christ to Middleborough First

Baptist Church Sutton Baptist Church of Christ to Providence Baptist Church

of Christ (J. Manning copy) (also includes 8/3/1782 document) B_ehoboth Baptist Church of Christ to Middleborough First

Baptist Church James Manning to IB; from Providence (with 8/1/1782 document

and filed in that chronology) [Sutton Baptist Church of ChristJ to IB (IB date received) Nathan Putnam (et al.) to Baptist council at Sutton; from Sutton

(IB c;-py) - -.Q.helmsford Baptist Church to Warren Association l.Jl., Remarks regarding case of Jeremiah Barstow .Jl.oston First Baptist Church to Warren Association }frentham Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association B_icbmond Church of Christ to Warren Association Samuel .Jl.igelow to IB; from New Salem Q.loucester Church of Jesus Christ to Warren Association Harwich Church of Christ to Warren Association ;[illingly Baptist Church to Warren Association Leicester Baptist Church to Warren Association Roodstock (Vt.) Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association )iedfield Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association J:J:.ew Salem Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association )iiddleborough Third Baptist Church to Warren Association John !J:oodman to IB; from New Gloucester, CMe.J

*photocopy--fragile original not filed in chronological order


1782 WA Sept. 4* WA 4 WA 4 WA 4 WA 5 WA 5 BH 5

WA 6 L 6

WA 7 WA 7 WA 7* WA 7 WA 8 WA 8 WA 8

ClOJ* L 20

BH 21

BH 26 BH 28

BH Oct. 2* 10

L L Nov. 26

BH Dec. n.d.

1783 [n.d.J

BH n.d. L Jan. 7

BH April 7

BH 14 L May 9 L 12 L 18 L 28 L 28** L 30

June 11

Attleborough First Baptist Church to Warren Association Q'.rafton Baptist Church to Warren Association South Brimfield Baptist Church to Warren Association Weston Baptist Society to Warren Association fambridge Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association [reetown Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Hew Gloucester Baptist Church to Middleborough First

Baptist Church :§.arnstable Baptist Church to Warren Association Martha lf>vell to IB; from Barnstable !:!.iddleborough Second Baptist Church to Warren Association North Bridge Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association §:alem (N.H.) Baptist Church to Warren Association §..turbridge Baptist Clrurch of Christ to Warren Association Qudley Baptist Church to Warren Association Newton Church of Christ to Warren Association r!ovidence Baptist Church to Warren Association Warren Association to member churches Samuel l:!.elson to· IB; from --,;[ob and Abigail !:!.acomber to Middleborough First Baptist Church;

from New Gloucester J. .!iodgson to IB; from --Attleborough First Baptist Church to Middleborough

First Baptist Church Result of council at Middleborough IB Hart Blackman to Middleborough First Baptist Church; from

CGloucesterJ (IB date received) Wil.liani B_ogers to IB; from Philadelphia Timotby Morse to Hezekiah Smith; from Ipswich

(also includes 4/7}1783 document)

Prayer request. of Samuel Rickard and wife regarding daughter 1 s death (:fB description: Mr. Davis' letters)

The sentiments and plan of the Woodstock Association Job Macomber to IB; from New Gloucester (includes note of

Abfgail !::!_acomber to IB) Hezekiah Smith to Timotby Morse; from Haverhill

(with. 12/n.d./1782 document and filed in that chronology) Ill. to Benjamin Wallin; from -- (IB extract of letter) Jedidiah .!iebbard to IB; from Lebanon Asa Kunt to IB; from Middleborough John P. Jones to IB; from Providence Samuel Shepherd to IB; from -- (IB date received) IB to "a brother in the ministry in London" William B_ogers to IB; from Philadelphia IB settlement of Andrew Backus debt; includes account of IB

payments 12/27/1782 and 5/10/1783 (with 6/28/1776 document and filed in that chronology)

I

*photocopy -- fragile original not filed in chronological order **only 2 Alvah Hovey copies of letter, Box 16

Backus-~ LJ5 Box 12 Collected Papers 1783

BH June L L July L

BH Aug.

L

WA L Sept.

WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA

L WA WA BH

L L L Oct. L L L

BH L L Nov. L L Dec. L

BH BH

1784 Cn.d.J

L Jan. BH

L Feb. BH BH March

BH L April

BH

12 12 12 14 29 21

21

28 3* 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 9

Cl OJ* 26 29

3 11 14 15 17 21 15 15

1 1

13 22

27

13 13

2 14 n.d.

23 16 23

Minutes of §_haftsbury Association §_haftsbury Association to Warren Association Joseph B_ogers to IB; from Newport Gardner !hurston to IB; from Newport Noah Alden to IB; from Bellingham List of churches with membership statistics

(IB de;cription and date received) Elizabeth Bailey, Account of conversion and religious experience

(IB date-received) §.utton Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Samuel 12_igelow to IB; from New Salem b_eicester Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Wrentham Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Wilbraham Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association ;!i;shfield Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Attleborough First Baptist Church to Warren Association :§.ellingham First Baptist Church to Warren Association B_oyalston Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association !'[oodstock Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Simon ;g_akin to IB; from Oblong §.outh Brimfield Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Middleborough First Baptist Church to Warren Association Minutes of Warren Association (incomplete) Samuel 12_igelow to IB; from New Salem Solomon !!_owe to IB; from Brookfield William B_ogers to IB; from Providence Jabez 12_riggs to IB; from Norton William B_ogers to IB; from Providence, Samuel 12_igelow to IB; from New Salem John !!_orman receipt to Israel Butler regarding IB account Asa B_unt to IB; from Middleborough Jedidiah _!febbard to IB; fromL~1:>1'!'.lon, NH Elihu Hyde to IB; from Lebanon, NH HIDE Asa !!_unt to IB; from -- (IB date) Asa .[unt to IB; from Middleborough IB to Asa Hunt; from Middleborough Ebenezer Hinds to IB; from Middleborough

(also inc1udes 1/13/1784 document) Samuel Bigelow to IB; from New Salem (IB copy)

IB, Advertisement to readers of History regarding statements on Quakers (incomplete)

William !Wfng to IB; from Shutesbury IB, Account of conference at Ebenezer Nelson's house ~(with 12/22/1783 document and filed in that chronology) Asa !!_unt to IB; from Middleborough f_harlton Baptist Church to IB IB, Notes regarding Bridgwater oppressions (IB description) ~(date is last dated entry) J;1idq.leborough First Baptist Church to Jonathan Samson Joseph B_ogers to IB; from Newport Memorandum of agreement between Christopher .Q.lney and IB

regarding paper quality


Backus--~ l/£ Box 12 Collected Papers 1784

BH April 26 BH 26

BH 27 BH May 1

L 18 L 21 L 25

BH 31

BH 31 BH June 1

BH ll WA [llJ WA [llJ BH 14

BH 14

BH 22 L 28 L 30 L July 18* L 20

21 BH 21

L Aug. 6 BH 8

L 9 L 12

BH 12 BH 13

L 16 L 18 L 18 L 26 L 30

BH 30

BH Sept. 2 WA 6

[8J BH 18

L Oct. ll WA [20]

L 28

IB to [EbenezerJ Hinds; from Middleborough Agreaved brethren of B_ehoboth Baptist Church of Christ to

Middleborough First Baptist Church Result of council at Gloucester GLOUCESTER BAPTIST CHURCH Ebenezer .Jiinds to IB; from Middleborough Isaac .Jiolden to Isaiah Parker; from Ashburnham William B_ogers to IB; from Philadelphia Samuel Jones to CIBJ; from Pennepek Jonathan Carter to IB; from Providence (also includes

6/14/1784 document) 1]. to Ebenezer Hinds; from Middle borough !iiddleborough Second Baptist 'Church to Middleborough

First Baptist Church Ebenezer .Jiinds to IB; from,Middleborough Minutes of !!_ew Hampshire Association !!_ew Hampshire Association to Warren Association Agrieved brethren of Middleborough Second Baptist Church

to council (IB date) Middleborough Second Baptist Church, Statement regarding - membership withdrawal (IB copy) (with 5/31/1784 document

and filed in that chronology) Isaac Q,ase to James Level; from Thomaston (IB copy) Isaiah E.arker to TB; from Harvard Simon Locke to IB; from Cosehall James f:otter to IB; from -- (IB date received) Noah Alden to IB; from Bellingham Ebene-;er Hinds to Middleborough First Baptist Church; from -Ebenezer .Jiinds to IB; from --Gardner !_hurston to IB; from Newport (IB date) William ~liss to James Manning; from Middletown Daniel l?}lnbar to [IBJ; from Warren Valentine H. B_athbun to IB; from Newport Ebenezer .Jiinds to IB; from Middleborough Ebenezer £Linds to Middleborough First Baptist Church;

from Middleborough Samuel ~igelow to IB; from New Salem William B_ogers to IB; from Philadelphia Nathan Jgtton to IB; from New Salem Jirah §_wift to IB; from Dartmouth Phebe J;iYscom to IB> from Brookfield §.turbridge Baptist Church of Christ to Middleborough First

Baptist Church 1]. to Ebenezer Hinds; from Middleborough J1iddleborough Second Baptist Church to Warren Association Warren Association to member churches [Aggrieved brethren of !!iddleborough Second Baptist Church]

to IB; from Middleborough Jedidiah .Jiebbard to IB; from Lebanon §.tonington Association to Warren Association Asa gunt to IB; from Middleborough

*fragile origin,al not filed in chronological order -- see document on Mic. 135

Backus--47


BH Nov. 9 BH 16 BH 29 BH Dec. 1

L 14 BH 20

Box 13 1785

[n.d.J

BH Jan. 14 BH 24 BH 24

L 27 BH Feb. 23

BH 27

BH March 6

BH 7 17

BH April 4

L 17

BH May 4 BH 12

L 16 BH 29 BH June 2 WA CSJ BH [8]

9 L 25

BH 26

BH July 3

BH 5

BH 20

BH 24

IB to Ebenezer Hinds; from Middleborough ~ _liheeler receipt to IB (IB date) Daniel !_aunce, Confession regarding borrowed horse (IB copy) !1_iddleborough Second Baptist Church to Middleborough

First Baptist Church William ~ogers to IB; from Philadelphia IB to Middleborough Second Baptist Church; from Middleborough

Ebenezer !l_inds (et al.) for Middleborough Second Baptist Church, Questions regarding church polity and discipline (IB date)

Edmun )i_illiams to IB; from --IB to [EbenezerJ Hinds; from Middleborough New Salem Baptist Church of Christ to Middleborough First - Baptist Church (also includes letter of Samuel Bigelow to IB) William ~ogers to IB; from Philadelphia Aggreaved brethren of fiiddleborough Second Baptist Church

to Middleborough First Baptist Church !1_iddleborough Second Baptist Church to Middleborough

First Baptist Church (also includes letter of Ebenezer Hinds to IB and 3/6/1785 document)

Middleborough First Baptist Church to Middleborough Second - Baptist Church (with 2/27/1785 document and filed in that

chronology) IB to Ebenezer Hinds; from Middleborough P. Freeman to IB; from Boston !i_iddleborough Second Baptist Church to Middleborough First

Baptist Church Testimony of Samuel ]!elson regarding controversy with

Ebenezer Hinds (IB hand) IB to Middleborough Second Baptist Church; from Middleborough Testimony of Frederick and Taylor Chapman regarding sufferings

at Windsor (IB description) -Eliakim Mather to IB; from Windsor Ebenezer-!l_inds to IB; from -- (IB date received) Middleborough Second Baptist Church to IB EBENEZER HINDS ~haftsbury Association to Warren Association Minutes of ~haftsbury Association New Hampshire Association to Warren Association Jonathan Jeffers to IB; from Harwich (IB date received) !i_iddleborO"ugh Second Baptist Church to Middleborough First

Baptist Church !1_iddleborough First Baptist Church to Middleborough Second

Baptist Church Ebenezer Jones to Peter Werden; from Adams

(also i:;;-cludes 8/1/1785 document) _fiiddleborough Second Baptist Church to Middleborough First

Baptist Church Andrew !.ickers (et al.) to Middleborough First Baptist Church; from ~-

Backus--48 Box 13 Collected Papers 1785 Aug. 1

BH 2 L 6

BH 12

BH 15

BH [18J BH 18 WA 20 WA 23 WA 25 WA 26 WA 26

L 27 L 29 L 30 L 31

WA Sept. [n.d.J WA [n.d.J WA [n.d.J WA [n.d.J WA [n. d. J WA [n.d.J WA [n.d.J BH 1 BH 1

WA 2 WA 3 WA 3 WA 3 WA 3 WA 3 WA 4 WA 6 WA 7 WA 8 WA 8 WA 9

L 9 WA 10 WA 10 WA 10 WA 10 WA 11 WA 11

11 WA 11

Peter Werden to Ebenezer Jones; from Adams (with 7/5/1785 document and filed in that chronology)

!Jl_ to Middleborough Second Baptist Church; from Middleborough Peter !!_erden to IB; from Adams Middleborough Second Baptist Church to Middleborough First - Baptist Church (also includes 8/15/1785 and 9/1/1785

documents) Ebenezer Hinds to IB; from Middleborough (with 8/12/1785

document and filed in that chronology) Minutes of Woodstock Association B_ehoboth Church of Christ to Middleborough First Baptist Church J!ew1Jal'em Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Grafton Baptist C~urch of Christ to Warren Association ~iddleborough Third Church of Christ to Warren Association Attleborough First Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association B_oyalston Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Asa ~nt to IB; from Middleborough William £.now to IB; from Willington James )ianning to IB; from Providence William B_ogers to IB; from Philadelphia :§_arnstable Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association :!?ridgwater Baptist Church to Warren Association .[arvard Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association .[averhill Baptist Church. of Christ to Warren Association .[arwich Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Sturbridge Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Woodstock Association to Warren Association · IB to Middleborough Second Baptist Church; from Middleborough IB to Ebenezer Hinds; from Middleborough (with 8/12/1785

document and filed in that chronology) 1:_empleton Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Medfield Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association New Rowley Baptist Church to Warren Association :IT:orthbridge Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association B_ichmond Baptist Church to Warren Association B_ichmond Baptist Church to Warren Association Charlton Church of Christ to Warren Association )iiddleborough Second Baptist Church to Warren Association l!_eicester Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association :§_ellingham Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Cambridge Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Arookfield Baptist Church to Warren Association Phebe }yscom to IB; from Sturbridge Chelmsford Baptist Church to Warren Association }Ieston Baptist Society to Warren Association Methuen Baptist Society to Warren Association j[alem (N.H.) Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association ]!ewton Church of Christ to Warren Association ,Erovidence Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association South Brimfield Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association !!_oodstock Baptist Church to Warren Association

Backus--49 Box 13 Collected.Papers

1785 WA Oct. 4

L 25 BH 26

L 28 Nov. 14

BH 16 BH Dec. 17

1786 BHCn.d.J

Jan. 8 L 8 L March 14

BH May 4

BH 4

BH 24 L June 19 L July 2*

BH 8 21

L 29 L 31

WA Aug. 28 WA 29 WA 31 WA 31* WACSept. n.d.J WACSept. n.d. J WACSept. n.d. J WA 1 WA 2 WA 2 WA 2

WA 2 WA 3** WA 3 WA 3 WA 5 WA 5 WA 5 WA 6 WA 6 WA 8

Minutes of Philadelphia Association 7/21/1786-document)

(also includes

William f!_ogers to IB; from Philadelphia §_utton Baptist Church of Christ to Medfield Baptist Church of Christ Thomas Q_reen to IB; from Cambridge Nicholas Brown to IB; from Taunton Samuel :!;Laters to Thomas Gair; from Sutton Thomas Q_air to Samuel Waters; from Medfield

Testimony of John Daggett regarding Rehoboth assessment Elizabeth Franklin-to IB; from -- (IB date) Elizabeth ~ranklin to IB and [Susannah BackusJ; from Adams James !i_anning to IB; from Taunton Middleborough First Baptist Church to Middleborough Second - Baptist Church (also includes 5 /4 /l 786 document IB) IB to Middleborough Second Baptist Church; from Middleborough ~(with 5/4/1786 document MIDDLEBOROUGH) IB to Ebenezer Hinds; from Middleborough James !i_anning to IB; from New York Abia Hinds to IB; from Pembroke Accou;t book 4/1/1775-7/8/1786 (unknown hand) ANONYMOUS William Rogers to [Warren AssociationJ; from Hopewell, NJ

(with 10/4/1785 document and filed in that chronology) Hosea §_now to IB; from Keene, CNHJ Nathanael !:!:.ilbore to IB; from Westmoreland ].oston First Baptist Church to Warren Association Q_ambridge Baptist Chur.ch to Warren Association ,!shford Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Sutton Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Harvard Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association §:alem (N.H.) Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association §.haftsbury Association to Warren Association !ew Rowley Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Bellingham Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Newport (R.I.) First Baptist Church to Warren Association Providence (R.I.) Baptist Church of Jesus Christ to -Warren Association §.utton Baptist Church to Warren Association Middleborough First Baptist Church to Warren Association M:i.ddleborough Third Baptist Church to Warren Association Medfield Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association J;eicester Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association !ew Salem Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association fioyalston Baptist Church to Warren Association Attleborough First Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Templeton Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association 'Q:helmsford Baptist Church to Warren Association

*photocopy -- fragile original not filed in chronological order **also Alvah Hovey copy of letter, Box 16

Backus--50 Box 13 Collected

1786 Papers

WA Sept. 9 WA 12

L Nov. 30 BH Dec. 26

26

1787 L Jan. 13

L Feb. 9* L 28* L March 12

BH 16 BH May 7 BH June 6*

L 9 L 23 L 29 L Aug. 2

BH 13*

16*

L 20 L 22

WA 24 WA 26 WA 27 WA 30 WA 31

L 31 WACSept. n.d.J WACSept. n.d.J WACSept. n.d.J WACSept. n.d.J WACSept. n.d.J WA 1 WA 2 WA 3

L 3 WA 4 WA 4 WA 4 WA 5 WA 7 WA 8 WA 8 WA 8

Wrentham Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association §:turbridge Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association William !!_ogers to IB; from Philadelphia Ebenezer Hinds, Petition to Massachusetts General Court Result of-council at Ashfield (with 1/13/1787 document

and filed in that chronology)

Ebenezer Smith to IB; from Ashfield (also includes 12/26/1786 document)

Jedidiah B_ebbard to IB; from Lebanon Jedidiah B_ebbard to IB; from Lebanon Asa B_unt to IB; from Middleborough List of subscribers to IB NATHANAEL SHAW IB to Abia Hinds; from Middleborough Result of council at !hompson Jedidiah B.ebbard to IB; from Lebanon Thomas _!2aldwin to IB; from Canaan James ~anning to IB; from Providence William !!_ogers to IB; from Philadelphia frovidence [Congregational] Church of Christ to Church of Christ

in general; from Providence Providence Baptist Church of Christ to Churches of Christ

in general; from Providence John !_ripp to IB; from Edgartown James ~anning to IB; from Providence B.averhill Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Medfield Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association §:outh Brimfield Church of Christ to Warren Association }i_rentham Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Qharlton Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Samuel 12_igelow to IB; from New Salem 12_arnstable Baptist Church to Warren Association :§!idgwater Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association B.arvard Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association B_arwich Baptist Church to Warren Association }i_oodstock Baptist Church to Warren Association 12_ellingham First Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association ~iddleborough First Baptist Church to Warren Association 12_oston First Baptist Church to Warren Association Thomas 12_aldwin to IB; from Canaan Ashburnham Church of Christ to Warren Association 1_eicester Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association §.turbridge Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association !!_oyalston Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association J1ew Rowley Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Boston Second Baptist Church to Warren Association §:alem (N.H.) Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association !_empleton Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association


Backus--51 Box 13 Collected Papers 1787 ---~-

WA Sept. 9 Newton Church of Christ to Warren Association Amherst Baptists to Warren Association WA 10

WA 10 Chelmsford Baptist Meeting House to Warren Association Northbridge Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Theophilus Crocker to IB; from Shutesbury

WA 17 L 20 L

WA Oct. BH

BH WA

L WA

L BH Nov.

L BH

BH

L Dec. BH

BH BH

1788

~=--Jan.

BH BH Feb. BH BH BH

L WA March

L April BH

L L

BH May BH

BH

WA June WA

29 2 5

6 16 23 29 31

1

7 12

25

3 3

12 21

Asa Hunt to-IB; from Middleborough Philadelphia Association to Warren Association Middleborough First Baptist Church to Middleborough Second - Baptist Church IB, List of books sent by Elder Hunt to Virginia Stonington ASsociation to Warren Association Asa Hunt to IB; from Homes Hole, Martha's Vineyard Charleston (S.C.) Association to Warren Association James Manningto IB; from Providence ~raint~ee Baptist Church of Christ to Middleborough First

Baptist Church Asa Hunt to IB; from Petersburg, Va. Middleborough Second Baptist Church to Middlebovough First - Baptist Church Middleborough First Baptist Church to Middleborough Second - Baptist Church Jonathan Jeffers to IB; from Harwich Middleborough Second Baptist Church to Middleborough First - Baptist Church Ebenezer Hinds to Middleborough First Baptist Church Warren Association to Middleborough First Baptist Church

~ IB, ,g~zpf;;;:[oAs1!'llUR'..t: ref~~ng religious ~~~·---~--.- - "·\_~_!t~~~!on .,in Vir_g_~n-~-~ . .. )

15* Andrew Fuller to Jane Hall; from Kettering 17 IB to [Susanna Backus]; from Boston

1 IB to [Susanna Backus]; from Boston 4 Simon Backus to IB; from Middleborough

13 Joseph-Tucker to Middleborough First Baptist Church; from Raynham 18 Jacob Bennet, Certification of intention jjf marriage between

25 4* 4*

10 13 26 13 22

26

5 12 18*

Alpheus Fobes and Lucy Backus Asa Hunt to IB; from Middleborough Baptist Associations in Virginia to Warren Association Nicholas Brown to IB; fr~m Providence Newton Baptist Church of Christ, Pastoral call to Joseph Grafton Daniel Snow to IB; from Keene Richard-Lee to IB; from Taunton Joseph Grafton to Newton Baptist Church; from Newton Provide;:;-ce Baptist Church of Christ to Newton Baptist - Church of Christ Newton Baptist Church of Christ to Middleborough First - Baptist Church Shaftsbury Association to Warren Association New Hampshire Assocation to Warren Association Minutes fo ordination council of Joseph Grafton (S. Stillman copy)



BH July 4

BH

WA L

WA Aug. WA

L L

WA WA WA WA WA WA WACSept. WACSept. WACSept. WACSept. WA Sept. WACSept. WACSept. WA Sept. WA WA

WA WA WA WA WA WA

WA WA WA WA WA WA

WA WA WA BH

L L

BH

Oct. Nov.

Dec.

14

28 29 n.d. 7

12 18 24 28 28 29 30 31 n.d. J n.d. J n.d.J n.d.J n.d. n.d.J n.d.J

l 2 3*

3 4 4* 5 5 6

6 6 6* 6 6 6

6

7 8 8 3*

10 14 30

Assawamset Baptists to Middleborough First Baptist Church; from Middleborough (IB description)

Ebenezer Hinds to Warren Association; from Middleborough (Samuel-Nelson copy)

;§.oston First Baptist Church to Warren Association John fole to IB; from Plympton Ji.arren Baptist Church to Warren Association ll_owdoinham Association to Warren Association Job !i_acomber to IB; from Bowdoinham Morgan !dwards to IB; from Philadelphia Ashford Second Baptist Church to Warren Association !ewton Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Providence Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association !::!_edfield Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association g_oyalston Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association !:liddleborough Third Baptist Church to Warren Association ]2?ston Second Baptist Church to Warren Association ~wdoin First Baptist Church to Warren Association fambridge Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Harvard Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association ~eicester Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association !i_ontague Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association !:!_ew Salem Baptist· Church of Christ to Warren Association Qudley Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association !l:Pton Baptist Society to Warren Association Ashfield Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association - (Enos Smith for the Church) Colrain Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Bellingham First Baptist Church of chiist to Warren Association lfeston Baptist Society to Warren Association Ashburnham Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association }trentham Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Ashfield Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association - (Ebenezer Smith for the Church) !ttleborough First Baptist Church to Warren Association Bridgwater Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Qharlton Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association §_turbridge Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association '.J:'..empleton Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Woodstock Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association - (Jonathan Eddy for the Church) Woodstock Baptist Church to Warren Association

(Biel Ledoit for the Church) Middleborough First Baptist Church to Warren Association South Brimfield Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Wilbraham Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association IB to Committee of Warren Association; from Middleborough Nathaniel Q_reen to IB; from Charlton Asa Kunt to IB; from Middleborough IB to Susannah Backus; from Newport


Box l4 Collected l789

Cn.d.J L Jan. 8

EH lO

EH lO

EH l2 L Feb. ll

EH March 9* EH 26

L April lT L May l6 L June 5

[JuneJ l8

L July l6 L 22 L Aug. T L ll

EH 25 EH Sept. 3

WA 4 L 5

WA Oct. l BH 2* BH 2l

L Nov. 3 L T

l790 EH Jan. 8

L l2 L l2 L Feb. l L l2 L 22 L March 3

6 L 6 L 8 L l2

EH l3 L April 2l L May l9

BH 25 WA June lO BH July T

l5

Backus--53

Papers

Oliver Hart for [Charleston (S.C.) Association] (incomplete) Noah Alden to IB; from Bellingham IB to-James Manning; from Washington Beaufort County, N.C. ~(also includes l/l0/1789 document [Susanna BackusJ) IB to [Susanna BackusJ; from Washington Beaufort County, N.C. ~(with l/lO/l789 document [James Manning] and filed in that

chronology) IB to Susanna Backus; from Washington, N.C. Silvanus and Deborah Eaton to IB; from Middleborough IB to Susanna Backus; from Chesterfield., Va. IB, Jr. to Susanna Backus; from Canterbury John ~eland to IB; from -- (incomplete) (IB date) Simeon fombs to IB; from Middleborough Jedidiah :tl_ebbard to IB; from Lebanon [William Brame] to IB; from King William County, Va. (incomplete)

(IB date and description) Job !i_acomber to IB; from -William _Qurtis to IB; from Pembroke Edmun Rilliams to IB; from --John f_ickens to IB; from New Bedford John Tripp to Joseph Guild; from Plympton Abner Lewis and Philip Hathaway to Middleborough First

Baptist Church· (IB date received) E:_reetown First Baptist Church to Warren Association Elijah !J-den to IB; from Bridgwater Roodstock Association to Warren Association IB to Middleborough Second Baptist Church; from Middleborough IB to William Rogers; from Middleborough (IB note: never sent) Enos Smith to IB; from Ashfield ' James-!i_anning to IB; from Providence

Enos _!?!nith to IB; from -- (IB date) New Glocester Baptist Society to IB JOHN WARREN John Roodman to IB; from New Glocester Ebenezer'§.mith to IB; from Ashfield Samuel ],igelow to IB; from New Salem Elijah ],ackus to IB; from Norwich Asa :tl_unt to IB; from Middleborough Enos Smith to IB; from Ashfield Eunice .§!nith to IB; from Ashfield Josiah 1_eonard to IB; from Buckland Theophilus Qrocker to IB; from Shutesbury §.turbridge Baptist Church to IB Theophilus I_rocker to IB; from Shutesbury Ezekiel ~obins to IB; from New York IB to Elijah Backus; from Middleborough J!ew Hampshire Association to Warren Association §.utton Baptist Church to Middleborough First Baptist Churchh William Bram.e to IB; from --



WA Aug. 1 BH 8

L 16

WA 16 L 17

WA 26 WA 26 WA 27 WA 27 WA 27

L 28 WA 30 WACSept. n.d.J* WA n.d. WA n.d. WACSept. n.d.J WACSept. n.d.J

L 1 WA 2 WA 2 WA 3 WA 3 WA 3 WA 4 WA 4 WA 4 WA 4 WA 4 WA 4 WA 5 WA 5 WA 6 BH 27

WA 30 L 30 L Oct. 1

WA 5 L 7

BH 10

L 14 BH 18

L 20 L Nov. 15** L Dec. 8 L 11

Boston First Baptist Church to Warren Association IB, Narrative of case of David Linfield Abigail Macomber to IB; from Bowdoinham

(also includes 10/7/1790 document) Middleborough Third Baptist Church to Warren Association Levi :[ackson (et al.) to IB; from --Barnstable Baptist Church to Warren Association Jiarwich First Baptist Church to Warren Association Colrain Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Jiaverhill Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association 1_empleton Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Enos §!nlth to IB; from Ashfield :B_owley Baptist Church to Warren Association l!_oston Second Baptist Church to Warren Association .Q_ambridge Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association .Q_helmsford Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association !'.:_ramingham Baptist Society to Warren Association .!!_arvard Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Phebe L!;Y'scom to IB; from Sturbridge Middleborough First Baptist Church to Warren Association Weston Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association )Sidley Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Montague Baptist ·Church to Warren Association Sturbridge Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Attleborough First Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Bellingham First Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Charlton Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Dunstable (N.H.) Baptist Society to Warren Association Providence Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Hrentham Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association )!ewton Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association :B_oyalston Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association !!_shburnham Baptist Church to Warren Association Elijah and Betty Ames to Middleborough First Baptist Church;

from Mill Creek-Hondred l!_owdoinham Association to Warren Association Ebenezer §!nith to IB; from Ashfield Martin ~oss to IB; from --Philadelphia Association to Warren Association IB to Job Macomber (extract of letter) (with 8/16/1790 ~document and filed in that chronology) !i_iddleborough First Baptist Church, Notice certifying membership

of Elijah and Betty Ames Joseph Q_rafton to IB; from Providence IB to Elijah Backus; from Canterbury Eunice §!nith to IB; from Ashfield IB to George Washington James !i_anning to IB; from Providence Samuel l!_igelow to IB; from New Salem

*photocopy -- fragile original not filed in chronological order **only 2 Alvah Hovey copies of letter, Box 16

Box 14 Backus--55

Collected Papers

1791 L Jan. 1

BH 2

L 3 L 4 L 6 L 8

BH 10* BH March 9*

L 11 L 26 L April 8 L 9

BH 15 BH 25 BH 25 BH 29

BH May 2 L 13 L 17 L 27 L June 28

BH July 4 L 15 L 29

WA Aug. 17* BH 19*

0

L Sept. 2 WA ~ i+. WA Cl4J

26 WA 29

Oct. 11 L Nov. 2 L Dec. 12 L 16

1792 WACn.d.J

Jan. 12 L Feb. 17 L 17

BH 20 L 27

Ebenezer §mith to IB; from Ashfield !shfield Baptist Church of Christ to Middleb0rough First

Baptist Church Enos §mith to IB; from Ashfield Richard ~ewis to IB; from Barnstable Isaac ~den to IB; from Buckland Asa Hunt to IB; from Middleborough Acco;:;i,t of .!l_arnstable oppressions (unknown hand; IB date) IB to Jedidiah Morse; from Middleborough (cover letter and ~IB remarks regarding Morse's Geography) William B_ogers to IB; from Philadelphia Theophilus Crocker, Jr. to IB; from Chatham Susannah Eaton to IB; from Middleborough Ebenezer Smith to IB; from Ashfield IB to Ebenezer Hinds; from Middleborough Lydia Hinds to IB; from Middleborough !i_arshfield Baptist Church to IB §_utton Baptist Church of Christ to Middleborough First

Baptist Church IB to Thomas Read; from Middleborough Abigail Macomber to IB; from Bowdoinham Abigail j!acomber to IB; from Bowdoinham Asa I!_unt to IB; from Middleborough John Tripp to IB; from Carver IB to-Levi Rounsewell (et al.); from Middleborough Job !'i_acomber to IB; from Bowdoinham John :!'._itman to IB; from Providence §_hrewsbury Baptist Society to Warren ~ssociation IB to John Rippon; from Middleborough (also includes ~4/n.d./1792 document) Ebenezer §mith to IB; from Ashfield !'i_iddleborough First Baptist Church to Warren Association !:!_arren Association to member churches Minutes of meeting of Rehoboth first precinct Bowdoinham Association to Warren Association William Brame to IB; from -- (incomplete) William B_ogers to IB; from Philadelphia George B_obinson to IB; from Bridgwater William B_ogers to IB; from Philadelphia

.Q_harleston Association to Warren Association William Brame to IB; from Northampton County, Va. Abiah !'i_acomber to IB; from Bowdoinham Job !'i_acomber to IB; from Bowdoinham Caleb Qunbar to Middleborough First Baptist Church; from CBridgwaterJ Joseph §mallidge to IB; from Shutesbury

*photocopy -- fragile original not filed in chronological order 0

also Alvah Hovey copy of letter, Box 16

Box 14 Backus--56

Collected Papers

1792 BHCMarch

L BH April

BH

BH

L BH

WA May

BH June WA

L July WA WA Aug. WA WA WA WA WACSept. WACSept. WA[Sept. WACSept. WA Sept. WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA

WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA

l]

19 n.d.

4

20

23

25 28

10 20

3 14 21 30

9 22 26 27 30 n.d.J n.d.J n.d.J n.d.J n.d. l* 1 1 2 2 2 3 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8(2) 8 8

Middleborough First Baptist Church to Middleborough Second Baptist Church (incomplete)

Asahel _Q.orbin to IB; from Woodstock Middleborough First Baptist Church to Levi Rounsevel - (with 8/19/1791 document and filed in that chronology) !i_iddleborough Second Baptist Church to Middleborough

First Baptist Church William Brame to IB; from Northampton County, Va.

(IB date received) !i_arshfield Baptist Church of Christ to Middleborough

First Baptist Church William B_ogers to IB; from Philadelphia !'.Feetown Baptist Church of Christ to Middleborough First

Baptist Church §_haftsbury Association to Warren Association William Brame to IB; from --Middleborough First Baptist Church to Providence Baptist Church !j'.ew Hampshire Association to Warren Association William Rogers to IB; from Philadelphia Boston First Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Chelmsford Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association :fambridge Baptist Church to Warren Association ll_oston Second Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association _!iaverhill Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Newport First Baptist Church to Warren Association :!Iarvard Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association );oeicester Baptist .Church of Christ to Warren Association Middleborough Third Baptist Church to Warren Association A part of !i_iddleborough Third Baptist· Church to Warren Association J'[ewton Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association .!!.arwich Baptist Church to Warren Association !!_ollis Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association }frentham Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association _Q.arver Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association !i"trshfield Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association J'[ew Salem Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Barnstable Baptist Church to Warren Association ~ellingham First Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association New Rowley Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Royalston Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association }:!::ilbraham Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association _Q.olrain First Baptist Church to Warren Association B_ichmon Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association §_outh Brimfield Church of Christ to Warren Association Weston Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Attleborough First Baptist Church to Warren Association j[ridgwater Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association .Q_harlton Baptist Church to Warren Association );oeverett Baptist Church to Warren Association Middleborough Second Baptist Church to Warren Association §:aiem (N.H.) Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association _[oodstock Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association



EH Sept. WA WA WA WA WA EH EH EH Oct.

L Dec.

1793 Jan.

L BH Feb. BH

L March EH April EH EH May

L June L Aug.

EH L

WA WA Sept. EH

met.

EH Nov. L Dec.

1794 EH Jan. BH

L Feb. EH April

May L

WA June L

WA EH July

L

10 10 10 10 10 10 14 22 8*

10

22*

29* 4

27 5** 8

13 8

22 2

10 16** 29

1 6

n.d. J

25 6

9 18

7 21 12* 27

4 9

11 3 4

David B_aven to Rev. Mr. Green; from Framingham !shburnham Baptist Church to Warren Association ;r!orthbridge Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association £.hrewsbury Baptist Society to Warren Association .§.turbridge Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association '.!:_empleton Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association }'!_intonbery Baptist Church of Christ to Baptist churches !'i_iddleborough Third Baptist Church to IB Stephen Q.ano to Polly Gano; from Providence William !!_ogers to IB; from Philadelphia

Minutes of meeting between Middleborough First and Second Baptist Churches regarding IB-Hinds controversy

Job Seamans to IB; from New London Elisha £arpenter to IB; from Attleborough Labon '.!:_hurber to [JohnJ Leland; from Rehoboth William Richards to IB !'!arshfield Baptist Church to IB. !'i_arshfield Baptist Church to IB Result of council at Marshfield William !!_ogers to IB; from Philadelphia William !!_ogers to IB; from Philadelphia £.utton First Baptist Church to Middleborough First Baptist Church IB to Margaret Qraper Providence Churc•h of Christ to Warren Association j!iddleborough First Baptist Church to Warren Association £harlton Baptist Church of Christ to Middleborough First

Baptist Church [John LelandJ, History of churches in Stephentown, Petersburg

and Pownal Samuel and Anna ;r!elson to Middleborough First Baptist Church William !!_ogers to IB; from Philadelphia

g_ew Sandwich Baptist Church to Job Macomber Ichabod l?_illington to Middleborough First Baptist Church Joseph l?_utterfield to IB; from Weston IB to Joseph Butterfield; from Middleborough William Brame to IB; from --Jeremy Belknap to IB; from Boston £.haftsbury Association to Warren Association Asa and Libia? Wilbur to IB; from Sidney New Hampshire Association to Warren Association Samuel .§_tillman and Thomas Baldwin to Eliakim Morse; from Boston John Tripp to IB; from Rochester

*photocopy -- fragile original not filed in chronological order **only Alvah Hovey copy of letter, Box 16

Box l4 Collected l794

BH Aug. 5 BH lO

BH l2 BH 28 WA 3l BH Sept. 9* BH l3 BH l9 WA [25J BH 27 BH 28 BH 30 BH Oct. 8 BH Nov. 8

BH Dec. l* BH 22

Box l5 l795

L Jan. l7 L 27* L Feb. l4 L l6 L April 3 L l4

BH l4 BH 2l

L May n.d. L l

BH ll L 22 L 23 L 26 L 26 L June 4 L lO L July 2 L 28

WA Aug. 25 WA 27 WA 28 BH Sept. 2 WA 6 BH ll

L ll L 22

BH Dec. l

Backus--58

Papers

Boston Selectmen to Middleborough Selectmen; from Boston !!iddleborough First Baptist Church, Recommendation of

Samuel Tainter Lewiston (Me.) Baptist Church to CBowdoinham Association] §:idney {Me,) Bapti~t Church to [Bowdoinham Association] !!iddleborough First Baptist Church to Warren Association Hebron Baptist Church to [Warren Association] Greene. (Me.J Baptist Church to rnowdoinham Association] !'.:aris (Me.) Baptist Church to CBowdoinham Association] !!:oodstock Association to Warren Association Bowdoin [Third] Baptist Church to CBowdoinham Association] Harpswell (Me.) Baptist Church to CBowdoinham Association] IB to Ashfield First Baptist Chilrch; from Middleborough BOwdoin Second Baptist Church to IB :fu:count of churches and ministers of Bowdoinham Association

(IB description and date received) Job Seaman to Joseph Gra~on; from New London !!_ehoboth (First Precinct) Baptist Church to IB; from Rehoboth

Ebenezer Smith to IB; from Ashfield Andrew Bryan and [Savannah, Ga.J Church to IB; from Savannah, Ga. Moses !!orris to IB; from [Augusta, Ga.J Abraham Marshall to IB; from --Jesse Re;;:d to IB; from Halifax County, N.C. William Rogers to IB; from Philadelphia William Rogers to Hezekiah Smith; from Philadelphia Barnstable Baptist Church of Christ to Middleborough - .

First Baptist Church Henry Toler to IB; from --David Leonard to IB; from Holmes Hole, Martha's Vineyard Peleg '.[andal to Valentin Rathbun; from Stonington Benjamin !!:atkins to IB; from Powhatan County, Va. Eleazar Qlay to IB; from --John .Q_ourtney to IB; from --Thomas Elliott to IB; from Richmond, Va. Ephraim -Abell to IB; from Fauq_uier County, Va. William ~gers to IB; from Philadelphia John Asplund to IB; from Newport Stephen Nelson to IB; from Boston Boston First Baptist Church to Warren Association Freetown First Baptist Church to Warren Association Middleborough Third Baptist Church to Warren Association Daniel Hicks, Account of history of Dartmouth church Middleborough First Baptist Church to Warren Association IB, List of persons who attended Yearly Meeting of Baptist Churches

in Johnston, R.I. GENERAL BAPTIST ASSOCIATION William _§;Liss to IB; from Middletown David Leonard to IB; from --IB, Account of Harwich oppressions (IB description)

(date is last dated entry)



BH Jan. 8 L 10 L Feb. 15 L 16

March 17 BH April 4

L May 28* L June 1 L 27 L July 13

BH 17

BH Aug. 1 L 2

BH 16

L 22 29

WACSept. n.d.J L Oct. 17 L 17 L Nov. 19 L Dec. 1 L 13

1797 Cn.d.J

L Jan. 11 L 25 L 27 L 27 L Feb. 3 L 6 L 13 L 16 L 20 L 23 L March 3 L 14 L 15 L 15 L 17* L 18 L 20 L 31**

Testimony of Judah Eldridge (IB copy) Isaac Q_ase to IB; from Readfield William Q:trtis, Jr. to IB; fro!Il Readfield Zenas L. !'.eonard to IB; from Templeton William Brame to IB; from Richmond IJ?. and Susannah Backus to Elijah Backus; from Middleborough IB to William Richards William B_ogers to IB; from Philadelphia John 1'.ripp to IB; from Middleborough Charles Howe to IB; from Florida, NY .Q.li~on Park (NY) Baptist Church, Letter of reconnnendation

of Samuel Tainter ;[;reetown Baptist Church to Middleborough First Baptist Church Samuel 1'.ainter to IB; from Boston .§.turbridge Baptist Church of Christ to Middleborough

First Baptist Church Asa Wilbur to IB; from Sidney William Brame to IB; from -- (IB date received) Middleborough First Baptist Church to Warren Association Josiah Fobes to CMiddleborough First Baptist Church]; from Boston Peter }i_erden to IB; frcim Fairfield William B_ogers to IB; from Philadelphia Lemuel ~urkitt to IB; from Northampton County, NC Joshua ~arnes to IB; from --

William Brame to Susannah Backus; from -- (incomplete) (IB date)

George B_oberts to IB; from [Person County, NCJ Samuel D. E-ame to IB; from Halifax County, Va. David ~rrow to IB; from Southampton County, Va. Reuben !'._ickett to IB; from --William !ldredge to IB; from Harwich Thomas Q;_ardner to IB; from Warren County, NC Rebecca Ashley to IB; from [New Freetown] (IB date received) William ]lamer to IB; from Northampton County, NC William E-own to IB; from Sussex County, Va. Beverly ~ooth to IB; from Black Water Surry County, Va. William Rogers to IB; from Philadelphia Benjamin-!at·kins to IB; from Powhatan County, Va. George §!nith to IB; from Powhatan County, Va. William !ebber to IB; from Gooch County, Va. IB to Jonathan Maxcy John .Q.ourtney to IB; from --Thomas .Q_ourtney to IB; from Richmond Elisha l:_urington to IB; from Louisa [County, Va.J

*only Alvah Hovey copy of letter, Box 16 **photocopy -- fragile original not filed in chronological order


.!.121.. L April 3 L 7 L ll L 27 L May 3* L 27 L June 6 L 9 L 14

BH 21 L 23

L 26** L July 11

31** BH Aug. 4

L 9 L Sept. 17 L Oct. 19 L 25

Dec. 19 L 19

1798 L Feb. 27 L March 14 L April 16 L May 9 L 23 L 25 L June 8

20 L Aug. 18

WA 22 WA 27 WA 29 WACSept. n.d.J WACSept. n.d.J WACSept. n.d.J WACSept. n.d.J WA Sept. 1 WA 2 WA 2 WA 3 WA 4 WA 4 WA 4

John R_oindexter, Jr. to IB; from Louisa County, Va. Aaron Blidsoe to IB; from Orange County, CVa. J Ephraim !bell to IB; from Faquier County, Va. Jeremiah !i.oore to IB; from Fairfax County, Va. Lewis B_ichards to IB; from Baltimore, Md. Theophilus .Q.rocker to IB; from Shutesbury Daniel ,[ix to IB; from Freetown William B_ogers to IB; from Philadelphia John 1_eland to IB; from [Cheshire] List of persons attending Q.roton [Union] Conference (IB hand) James Ireland to IB; from [Frederick County, Va.J

(IB date received) Jonathan !i.axcy to IB Robert 1_ow to IB; from Norwich, Vt. IB to Jonathan Maxcy .[artford (Ct.) Baptist Church of Christ to Middleborough

First Baptist Church Joseph §!nallidge to IB; from Shutesbury Robert ~w to IB; from Norwich, Vt. Enos §!nith to IB; from Ashfield Caleb Blood to IB; from Shaftsbury, Vt. Williaiii" Brame to IB; from -- (IB date) William Brame to.John Clopton; from Richmond, Va.

Edmund ].otsford to IB; from Georgetown, Va. Andrew ].ryan to IB; from Savannah, Ga. Jonathan Waller to IB; from Cambridge, S.C. Theophilus .Q_rocker to IB; from Shutesbury Joseph §!nallidge to IB; from Shutesbury Biel Ledoyt to IB; from Ne'1}?ort, RI George !!_oberts to IB; from Person County, N.C. William Brame to IB; from Richmond, Va. Edward .Q.larke to IB; from Medfield .[averhill Church of Christ to Warren Association Boston First Baptist Church to Warren Association ~turbridge Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association ].arnstable Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association ].oston Second Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association ,[arvard Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association .[arwich Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Groton Union Conference to Warren Association !ttleborough First Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association !i_iddleborough First Baptist Church to Warren Association ].ridgwater Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Qanvers Church of Christ to Warren Association !i_iddleborough Second Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association J:!iddleborough Third Baptist Church to Warren Association

*photocopy -- fragile original not filed in chronological order **only Alvah Hovey copy of letter, Boxl6


WA Sept. 4 WA 6* WA 9

10 L Oct. 5 L Dec. 18 L 20 L 25

1799 L Jan. 3 L 15* L 18 L 23 L 30 L Feb. 2 L 4

BH 6 L 12 L 15 L 25 L 26 L March 6* L 10 L 10

L 14 L 15 L 20 L 23 L 27

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Papers

!l_owley Baptist Church to Warren Association Providence Baptist Church of Christ to Warren Association Jf ewton Baptist Church to Warren Association Mashpee Baptist Church to CWarren Association] John !l_ippon to IB; from London James .!!}:"ight to IB; from Prince George, Va. Beverly ]2.ooth to IB; from Black Water Burry County, Va. William Brown to IB; from Louisa County, Va.

Jesse Read to IB; from Halifax, N.C. Martin-!l_oss to IB; from Springfield, CVa.J John .f!cCabe to IB; from Edenton, N.C. Lemuel ~rkitt to IB; from Northampton, N.C. Joshua .Jl_arnes to IB; from Pitt County, N.C. Absalom J:rice to IB; from Glasgow County, N.C. (IB date) Needham Whitfield to IB; from Wayne County, N.C. IB to ?- ; from Middleborough (incomplete) Thomas .Q;ardner to IB; from Warran. County, N. C. Josiah B:ucks to IB; from Granville County, N.C. Thomas !ass to IB; from Granville County, N.C. George !l_oberts to IB; from person County, N.C. John Jenkins to IB; from Banister River, Va. Abrah;;;,, .f!arshall to IB; from [Georgia] (IB date received) Jesse Golphin and Moses Morris to IB; from Augusta, Ga.

(IB date received) Robert ~w to IB; from Hanover, CN.H.J Stephen Shaw to IB; from Windsor, [Vt,J John Tripp to IB; from Hebron, CMe.J

L April n.d.

James-§_anders to IB; from Buckingham County, Va. Benjam,in }iatkins to IB; from Powhatan County, Va. Andrew Broaddus to IB; from Caroline County, Va. John !:_ofndexter, Jr. to IB; from Louisa County, Va. Elisha !:_urington to IB; from Louisa, Va.

L L L L L L L L L L L May L L June L Aug. L Oct. L

6 11 15 16 18 20 21* 24 29 29

8 13 10 31

8 26

John Qourtney to IB; from Richmond, Va. Abiah §_tinson to IB; from Bowdoin, Me. Thomas ~lliott to IB; from Richmond, Va. Ephraim !bell to IB; from Fauquier County, Va. (IB date) Henry '.I'._oler to IB; from Va. Absalom _!!aller to IB; from Spotsylvania, Va. Job .f!acomber to IB; from Bowdoinham, Me. Sarah !'i_acomber to IB; from Bowdoinham, Me. James Ireland, Jr. to IB; from Frederick, Va. Lewis Richards to IB; from Baltimore, MQ;. John f_eland to IB; from --John 1'.ripp to IB; from Hebron, CMe.J [Stephen §_haw to IB; from Windsor, Vt.J John 1'.ripp to IB; from Hebron, CMe.J


Backus--62


L Nov. 7 L 12 L Dec. 11 L 20 L 25

1800 BH April

L May L June L L Aug. L L L Sept. L Oct.

Nov.

1801 L Jan. L April L L May L June L L July L Aug.

L L L Sept. L L L L L Oct.

BH L

BH Nov.

1802 L Jan.

L Feb.

March L April

24 19

2 2

16 23 26

1 20 10

7 30 30* 4

18 30 4 8

Cl8J 23 24

2

3 4

28 29

7 13 15 12

9 14

10 26 12 17

William !logers to IB; from Philadelphia Abner Qhase to CThomasJ Baldwin; from -John 1'._ripp to IB; from Hebron, [Me.J William Rogers to IB; from Philadelphia Anna Qrane to IB; from --

IB to William Rogers; from Middleborough Abiah §_tinson to IB; from --Sarah Macomber to IB; from Bowdoinham Abigail §.tinson to IB; from Middleborough Biel ~edoyt to IB; from Newport, RI Abigail !i_acomber to IB; from Bowdoinham Job !i_acomber to IB; from --John !ripp to IB; from Hebron, [Me.J Joseph Smallidge to IB; from Shutesbury David C:rowell, Jr. to IB; from FaJJnouth

Peter }ferden to IB; from Cheshire Thomas yass to IB; from Granville County, N.C. Thomas :Q_stick to TB; from Philadelphia George !loberts to IB; from --Jacob Q_rigg to IB; from North West, Va. Benjamin Watkins to IB; from Powhatan County, Va. Peres ~obes to IB; from -- (IB date received) Henry Toler to IB; from Westmoreland, ,Va. Minutes of Woodstock Association (incomplete) Abia §.tinson to IB; from Litchfield, CMe.J William §_tinson to IB; from Litchfield, CMe.J Asa !filbur to IB; from Sidney, CMe.J John Tripp to IB; from Hebron, [Me.J Robert Low to IB; from New Gloucester, [Me.J John !ripp to IB; from Hebron, [Me.J Joshua ~adley to IB; from Newport, RI Daniel Dunbar to IB; from Warren Olive Conant to IB; from Lime, NH Thomas-~dwin to IB; from Boston §_andersfield Second Baptist Church to IB

Robert Q_reen to IB; from Shutesbury IB, Extract of letter of Georgia minister to friend in Savannah

(date is that of Boston Independent issue which printed the letter)

Joshua J?.radley to IB; from Newport, RI Receipt of Wilbur Southworth to Simon Backus Barnabas Perkins to Titicut Baptist Church of Christ Mehetable ~edding to IB; from Middleborough



L May BH June

L July L Aug.

L L Oct.

Dec.

1803 Feb.

L June L Aug. L Sept. L Oct.

BH Dec.

1804 L Jan. L Feb.

March June

L July L L Aug. L L

WA Sept. L

Dec. Box 16 1805

BHCn.d.J L Jan.

BH L

BH Feb. L

BH BH

March L

27 12

30 10 11

24 22

9

7

13 29 n.d.

1 20

2*

3 14* 12 23

3 18

7 14 20

2

3 3

22 23 24

5 13 21 21 15 20

John Tripp to IB; from Hebron, Me. b_ondontract, Pa. Baptist Church to Middleborough First

Baptist Church John 1'._ripp to IB; from Hebron, Me. Jabez Bowen to IB; from Providence, RI Thomas-Webb (et al.), Report of Committee related to

unidentified Lodge Lydia Stinson to IB; from Bowdoinham, Me. Laban 1'._hurber to IB; from Middleborough Manning & Loring to IB; from Boston

[John LelandJ, History of churches in Charlemont, Leyden, Dummerston, Guilford and Colerain (date is that of last entry /1803 post script)

John 1'._ripp to IB; from Hebron, Me. Daniel ~obes to IB; from Paris, Me. Betty Keith to IB; from Paris, Me. Robert Low to IB; :from New Gloucester, Me. Stephen-Gano to IB; from Providence, RI IB to Stephen Persons; from Middleborough

Edmund Botsford to IB; :from Georgetown, SC Timothy Alden to IB; from Portsmouth, Nil Richard FUrman to IB; from Charlston, SC Samuel West to Joshua Bradley; from New London, et. Marcy Pool to IB; from -- (IB date received) Joshua )?radley to IB; from Newport, RI Stephen S. E_elson to IB; from Mt. Pleasant, NY

,Joshua Bradley to IB; :from Newport, RI Joseph ;[ones to IB; :from Westmoreland, NY !iiddleborough First Baptist Church to Warren Association Timothy !!_odsdon to IB; from Philipsburg, Me. Stephen Gano to IB; from Providence, RI

IB to ; from (incomplete) (regarding Ezra Kendall) Miles §_tandish to IB; from Hamilton, NY IB to CEzra Kendall]; from CMiddleboroughJ Thomas ll_aldwin to IB; from Boston 1], to Ezra Kendall; from CMiddleboroughJ Joshua ]Fadley to IB; from Newport, RI 1], to Joseph Jones; from Middleborough 1], to Ezra Kendall; from CMiddleboroughJ William Brame to IB; from --Joshua )?radley to IB; from Newport, RI


/

Backus--64


L April.

BH

BH L May

BH L June

L Aug. Sept.

L

BH Oct. L L Nov.

BH Dec. BH

18o6 L Jan. L

BH Feb.

L March L

June L Sept.

6 16 16 19 20 17 26 11 22

3 9

25 28* l** 2** 9 8

24

1 9*

28 14

4 12 30 6

Benjamin .!;'._atkins to IB; from Powhatan County, Va. Samuel Stillman to IB; from Boston :r!iddleborough First Baptist Church to David Leonard James Duncan to Samuel Stillman; from Haverhill l]_ to William Richards; from Middleborough (incomplete) Joshua 12.radley to IB; from Newport, RI IB Jr. to IB; from Canterbury, Ct. Benjamin .!;'._atkins to IB; from Powhatan County, Va. Stephen Gano to Thomas Baldwin; from Providence Robert Q.reen to IB; from Amherst Benjamin Watkins to Thomas Baldwin; from Powhatan County, Va. Thomas 12.aldwin to IB; from Boston Jonathan Shaw to IB; from CRaynhamJ l]_ to Jonathan Shaw; from Middleborough Jonathan Shaw to IB; from Raynham John 12.olles to IB; from Hartford, Ct, IB to Kingston Baptist Church of Christ IB to David Leonard; from Middleborough

David .!!_ollis to IB; from -- (IB date) IB to Thomas Baldwin; from CMiddleboroughJ IB to David Leonard; from Middleborough William Brame to IB; from -- (IB date received) Henry Enmons to IB; from Boston Edmund 12_otsford to IB; from Georgetown, SC Stephen Gano to Thomas Baldwin; from ~ovidence CPereJ G. Smith to IB; from New [PortsmouthJ

*only Alvah Hovey copy of letter, Box 16 **also Alvah Hovey copy of letter, Box 16

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