Parsons-Williams Family Correspondence

The collection consists of eleven letters and two records dating from 1757 to 1777. Six of the letters are directed to Sarah Williams (four from the years before her marriage to Parsons, one from the time of the marriage, and one from after Parsons' death). Most are from female friends or relatives. There are three letters from Joseph Parsons, Jr. to his father, mostly relating to land and debts. Two additional letters (April 1764) were provoked by the ill health of Joseph Parsons, Jr. There are also two records, one relating to Parsons Jr.'s election as minister of Brookfield, and one to his financial arrangements with his father.

Metadata

Creator: Parsons, Joseph, 1702-1765
Date: 1755-1757
Material Type: Mixed Materials
Genre/Physical Characteristic: Minutes (administrative records)
Dimensions: .5 Cubic Feet
Language: English
Identifier: MSN/COL 8501
Campus Location: Rare Books & Special Collections, Hesburgh Libraries
Conditions Governing Access: None
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Subject: Massachusetts -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Massachusetts -- History -- 18th century -- Sources; Women -- Massachusetts -- 18th century -- Correspondence; Women -- United States -- History -- 18th century -- Sources
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