The Journal and Letters of Samuel Curwen: An American in England, from 1775 to 1783; with an Appendix of Biographical SketchesLittle, Brown, 1864 - 678 pages "Mr. Curwen was sixty years old when he quitted the rebellious colonies, to seek England for that liberty of opinion which the Independent party in his own country refused ... he remained in exile for several years, moving back to his former home in Salem when he was sixty-nine, but without resuming his judicial functions. He lived there until his death at age eighty-six."--The Monthly Review, 1843. |
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Page 589 - He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the American Philosophical Society and of Phi Beta Kappa.
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Page 518 - I find myself just able to hold the pen during a few minutes, and take this opportunity of expressing my sincere grief for having done, written, or said any thing disagreeable to your Excellency. My career will soon be over, therefore justice and truth prompt me to declare my last sentiments. You are in my eyes the great and good man. May you long enjoy the love, veneration, and esteem of these States, whose liberties you have asserted by your virtues.
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Page 617 - Jonathan Edwards and his church at Northampton, he received proposals from the commissioners at Boston of the "Society in London for Propagating the Gospel in New England" to become the missionary of the Stockbridge Indians.