This leather bound, unsigned, autograph volume contains 224 pages of manuscript abstracts, in Latin, of sermons by Rev. Nathaniel Clapp (1668/1669-1745; Harvard AB 1690) a minister in Newport, Rhode Island. They span the period from 1706-1707.
Dates
- 1706-1707
- 1668/1669
- 1690
- 1695
- 1720
- 1706-1707
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1 Volumes
This leather bound, unsigned, autograph volume contains 224 pages of manuscript abstracts, in Latin, of sermons by Rev. Nathaniel Clapp (1668/1669-1745; Harvard AB 1690) a minister in Newport, Rhode Island. They span the period from 1706-1707.
Biographical / Historical
Rev. Nathaniel Clapp was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, c. 1668/1669. His parents were Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Smith) Clapp. He went to Harvard and received his AB there in 1690. He started his ministry in the First Congregational Church in Newport, Rhode Island in 1695. He was ordained in 1720 and became the pastor of the church.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Miss Elizabeth P. Sever of Kingston, Massachusetts in 1855.
- Title
- Clapp, Nathaniel, 1668-1745. Sermons, 1706-1707: A Finding Aid.
- Author
- Andover-Harvard Theological Library
- EAD ID
- div00741
Repository Details
Part of the Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School Repository
Special Collections at Andover-Harvard Theological Library preserves and makes accessible primary source materials documenting the history of religion and theology, with particular historical emphasis on American liberal religious traditions. Though the historical strengths of the collections have been in the field of Christianity, other religious traditions are increasingly reflected, in step with Harvard Divinity School's evolving focus on global religious studies.
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617-496-4111 (Fax)
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