Cornerstone contents, 1853

Fonds — Box: 2

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Theis collection consists of records from Plymouth Congrgational Church, a congregation that met in Rochester, New York from 1852 to 1904. The collection includes the contents of the 1853 cornerstone (see inventory), correspondence, financial records, meeting minutes. Materials in the collection date from 1852 to 1921.

Dates

Creation: 1853

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions regarding access to this collection.

Extent

From the Collection: 1.0 Cubic Feet (2 document boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Record of proceedings to the erection of the new church edifice (on vellum or parchment); Rochester Directory 1853-54; Ancient Waymarks: A profession of Faith by John Davenport (1853); The Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, in New England, 1620 by George B. Cheever, D.D. (1848) (bought from Erastus Darrow's book store in Rochester, N.Y.); View of Congregationalism, its Principles and Doctrines. by George Punchard (1850); The New England Primer (original copy) c.1800, another copy, Worchester: printed by S.A. Howland c.1820?;record of Bible Classes of the Third Presbyterian Church; Rochester Sunday School Union 25th Anniversary pamphlet; History of the Sabbath Schools of Rochester by John N. Thompson; ...Attempted in Easy Language for the Use of Children by: I Watts, D.D.(1779); Holy Bible containing Old and New Testaments (1852); Manual of the First Congregational Church in Bergen, N.Y. (1853); Manual of the First Congregational Church of Spencerport, N.Y.(1852). September 9, 1853 issue of The Genesee Evangelist; September 1, 1853 issue of The Puritan Recorder; September 1, 1853 issue of The Independent; September 1, 1853 issue of The New York Evangelist; September 1, 1853 issue of the New York Observer.