Papers relating to the Colonies of New England between 1661 and 1713

Title

Papers relating to the Colonies of New England between 1661 and 1713

Shelfmark

MS. Clarendon 102

Summary

Papers relating to the Colonies of New England between 1661 and 1713. The places or subjects specially prominent are New York about which there are many papers, 1667-1713; and the Five Nations of the Indians, 1701-08: there are also papers about:

The Bermudas (1661: fol. 1)

Rhode Island (1664/5: fol. 5)

Connecticut (1660: fol. 10)

Pennsylvania (1694-1701: fol. 24, cf. 160 'State of the case between William Penn & the Fords', 1707)

Canada (1702: fol. 38)

Among the separate papers are:

Fol. 19. 'Copy of my Ld Bellomont's letter to my Ld Summers, N. York, 12th May 1698...

Fol. 67. 'Journal of the General Assembly for ... New York, ... 5 Oct... 1703' to 23 Oct.

Fol. 77. 'An Act for the defence of the Frontiers', 1704

Fol. 217. '... Proposal as a means of the Advancement in the province of New York ...', by the rev. John Sharpe, 11 Mar. 1712/3, suggesting a public school, library and chapel, and giving a list of books 'given towards laying the Foundation of a Publick Library at New York', by Sharpe, 15 May 1715 (fol. 225)

Some of the documents are petitions to the 1st earl of Clarendon: many are connected with the administration of his grandson the 3rd earl, as lord Cornbury, Governor of New York (1701-08): at fol. 205 is a letter from the latter (28 Apr. 1710), alluding to his 'escape' from New York, and at fol. 150 'Extracts from some letters & memorials relating to the Rt. Hble the Ld C...', 1702-07, testifying to his care for the Church.

These papers appear from fol. 8 to be partly at least lots 105 (and 106-8?) on the second day of the Radcliffe sale, 1764.

Date

Written in about 1661-1713

Language

English

Physical facet

On paper

Physical extent

261 Leaves