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Mayhew Family Papers
Includes manuscripts relating to the Mayhew family of Martha's Vineyard, written in several hands: a 1731 will of Ebenezer Allen (from Chilmark, Massachusetts), with a 1733 statement of probate; a 1741 land grant deed giving Experience Mayhew acres in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, with an undated note in the hand of Jonathan Mayhew; a discourse and a prayer in the hand of Jonathan Mayhew, unsigned and undated; 2 letters from Harrison Gray, Royal collector of the Province of Massachusetts Bay to Miss Elizabeth Mayhew, 1783 and 1790; and other material. Also includes a 1930 letter from the donor, Charles Henry Taylor to Alfred C. Potter of the Harvard College Library.
Called Unto Liberty
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A Revolutionary Woman
At the end of the American Revolution, Elizabeth Freeman was an enslaved widow and mother living in Massachusetts. Hearing the words of the new Massachusetts state constitution which declared liberty and equality for all, she sought the help of a young lawyer named Theodore Sedgwick, later Speaker of the House and one of America's leading Federalist politicians. The lawsuit that she and Sedgwick pursued would bring freedom to her and her daughter, as well as thousands of other enslaved people. After leaving her enslaver's family to work for the family of Theodore Sedgwick, she effectively became the foster mother to his seven children when his wife Pamela became a chronic invalid, enabling Sedgwick to pursue his political career. Two of his sons would credit her with saving their lives. His daughter Catharine Maria Sedgwick, one of the most famous female novelists of the early decades of the nineteenth century, would make her the model for one of her most celebrated heroines. This biography details Elizabeth Freeman's life and the far-reaching influence of her battle for freedom.
The Power of Innocence
Addressed to Mrs. Elizabeth Mayhew in Boston.
The London Gazette
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My Dearest Friend
Spanning nearly forty years, the letters collected in this volume form the most significant correspondence—and reveal one of the most intriguing and inspiring partnerships—in American history.
