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John Winthrop to Jonathan Belcher on events in Canada, recent acts of government, and life and education at Harvard, 25 January 1765
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John Winthrop to Jonathan Belcher on events in Canada, recent acts of government, and life and education at Harvard, 25 January 1765.
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Collection: The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859.
Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : AM, 2014. Digitized from a copy held by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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Summary
Congratulates Judge Belcher on recovering from a dangerous illness. Notes having read that many French Acadians have been removed from Nova Scotia, Canada, to the West Indies, and observes that because of their religion, they could hardly ever have been good Subjects to a Protestant government. Indicates that the Sugar Act and the Currency Act, referred to as The late Acts of Trade, are widely discussed and cause much uneasiness among merchants and judges alike. Notes the death of Edward Wigglesworth, the first Hollis professor of Divinity at Harvard College. Discusses Thomas Hutchinson's History of the Massachusetts Bay, which he is sending to Belcher. His only criticism of the book is that its treatment of witchcraft is insufficient. Winthrop was a professor of philosophy and mathematics at Harvard.
Variant and related titles
American history, 1493-1945. Module I.
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Books / Online
Language
English
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March 18, 2024
Series
American history module 1
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Correspondence
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AM (Publisher), digitiser.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, owner.
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