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Thomas Bray papers, Series 1, Box 30, Folder 1: A True Narrative or Memorial Representing the Rise Progress and Issue of Dr. Bray's Missionary Undertaking, with other Insidents. . ., -- (Part I -- Containing what past from Dr. Bray's first acceptance of The office of Commissary of Maryland in the year 1696 till his Arrival in 1699), 1695-1699


Summary:Dr. Thomas Bray (1656-1730) was a leading figure in the Church of England in colonial Maryland. The collection includes information on colonial religion, libraries, and the Anglican Church Establishment Act contained in petitions, meeting minutes, correspondence, and theological tracts. For complete collection information, visit the full finding aid at http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1700. This bound volume has an appendix that includes: 1. An Order of Council, January 4, 1695, January 4, 1695; 2. Directions for the Use and Preservation of the Library Sent with his Excellency the Earl of Bellamont to New York in America., Undated; 3. A general plan of the constitution of a Protestant congregation Or society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge, Undated; 4. A general plan of a penitential hospital for the employing and reforming of lewd women, Undated; 5. A memorial wherein is exhibited a view of the Original Institution and Jurisdiction of Rural Deanes, Undated; 6. To the Right Honourable and Reverend (Bishop of London), Undated.
Creator:Bray, Thomas, 1658-1730
Century:1701-1800
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Temporal subject: 1701-1710
Topical subjects: Bray, Thomas, 1658-1730
Church of England -- Maryland -- History -- Sources
Libraries -- Maryland -- History -- Sources
ArchivesUM location:Thomas Bray papers
  • series 1
  • box 30
  • folder 1
Repository:Historical Manuscripts
Browse terms:Religion
Copyright holder:Public Domain
Collection:Digital Collections
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