Overview
This is a letter from Epes Sargent to his son Epes Jr., written in 1765.
Dates
- Creation: 1765
- Creation: 1745
- Creation: 1748
- Creation: 1751
- Creation: 1765
Access
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Extent
1 collection (1 letter)This autograph, signed letter, dated 1765, is addressed to the writer’s son, Epes Sargent Jr. It talks about the afterlife, and expresses the father’s affection for his son. A transcription of the letter is included.
Biographical / Historical
Epes Sargent, (1721-1779), was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts to Epes and Esther McCarty Sargent. He was a ship owner, and at one time he owned ten vessels which were employed in the fisheries and foreign commerce. He married Catherine Osborn Sargent in 1745, and they had two sons, Epes Jr., and John. Epes Jr. was born in Gloucester in 1748, and John was born in 1751.
Acquisition Information
This collection was donated by Henrietta Sargent of Boston to Tufts College in 1864.
Processing Information
Processed by Fran O'Donnell, 2014.
- Title
- Epes, Sargent, 1721-1779. Letter, 1765: A Finding Aid.
- Author
- Andover-Harvard Theological Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- div00742
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard Divinity School Library, Harvard University Repository
Special Collections at Harvard Divinity School 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. Known as Andover-Harvard Theological Library since 1911, it was renamed the Harvard Divinity School Library in 2021.
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