Cary, Thomas, 1745-1808. Address, August 6, 1777.
Overview
This handwritten address was delivered by Rev. Thomas Cary, 1745-1808, minister of the First Congregational Church of Newburyport, Massachusetts for the ordination of Samuel Spring as the minister of the Second Congregational Church of Newburyport on August 6, 1777.
Dates
- Creation: August 6, 1777
- Creation: 1767
- Creation: 1808
- Creation: 1788 until 1808.
- Creation: August 6, 1777
- Creation: 1746
- Creation: 1779
- Creation: 1808
- Creation: 1819
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Extent
1 collection (1 folder, 8 pages)In this eight page, unsigned autograph manuscript, Rev. Thomas Cary extends the right hand of fellowship to Rev. Samuel Spring on the occasion of Spring’s installation as the minister of the Second Congregational Church of Newburyport on August 6, 1777. Spring was born in Uxbridge, Massachusetts in 1746. He was a founder of the Massachusetts Missionary Society in 1779 and the Andover Theological Seminary in 1808. He was very influential in the fundamentalist wing of the Congregational Church. He died in Newburyport in 1819.
Biographical / Historical
Thomas Cary graduated from Harvard in 1761, and was pastor of the First Congregational Church of Newburyport, Massachusetts from 1767 until his death in 1808. Due to ill health, he shared pastoral duties with John Andrews, another Harvard graduate, from 1788 until 1808.
Acquisition Information
This address was a gift to the Universalist Historical Society by Clayton R. Bowen, 1926.
Processing Information
Processed by Fran O'Donnell, 2014.
- Title
- Cary, Thomas, 1745-1808. Address, August 6, 1777: A Finding Aid.
- Author
- Andover-Harvard Theological Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- div00739
Repository Details
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