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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01541.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1765-1774 |
| Title | John Winthrop to Jonathan Belcher on events in Canada, recent acts of government, and life and education at Harvard |
| Date | 25 January 1765 |
| Author | Winthrop, John (1714-1779) |
| Recipient | Belcher, Jonathan |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Congratulates Judge Belcher on recovering "from a dangerous illness." Notes having read that many French Acadians have been removed from Nova Scotia, Canada, to the West Indies, and observes that because of their religion, they "could hardly ever have been good Subjects to a Protestant government." Indicates that the Sugar Act and the Currency Act, referred to as "The late Acts of Trade," are widely discussed and cause much uneasiness among merchants and judges alike. Notes the death of Edward Wigglesworth, the first Hollis professor of Divinity at Harvard College. Discusses Thomas "Hutchinson's History of the Massachusetts Bay," which he is sending to Belcher. His only criticism of the book is that its treatment of witchcraft is insufficient. Winthrop was a professor of philosophy and mathematics at Harvard. |
| Subjects | Religion Health and Medical Canada France Global History and Civics Caribbean Catholicism Government and Civics Coins and Currency Taxes or Taxation Merchants and Trade Commerce Law Death Education Literature and Language Arts Finance Economics |
| People | Winthrop, John (1714-1779) Belcher, Jonathan (1710-1776) Wigglesworth, Edward (1693-1765) Hutchinson, Thomas (1711-1780) |
| Place written | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Education; Arts & Literature; Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs; Health & Medicine; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |