Towns of New England and old England, Ireland and Scotland connecting links between cities and towns of New England and those of the same name in England, Ireland and Scotland; containing narratives, (14596677227)

Identifier: townsnewengland02stat (find matches)
Title: Towns of New England and old England, Ireland and Scotland ... connecting links between cities and towns of New England and those of the same name in England, Ireland and Scotland; containing narratives, descriptions, and many views, some done from old prints; also much matter pertaining to the founders and settlers of New England and to their memorials on both sides of the Atlantic;
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: State Street Trust Company (Boston, Mass.) Forbes, Allan, 1874-1955
Subjects: Cities and towns Cities and towns Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony)
Publisher: Boston, Mass.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive



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ton, England COTTON CHAPEL (FORMERLY CALLED FOUNDERS CHAPEL) IN ST. BOTOLPHS CHURCH, BOSTON, ENGLAND, restored in 1855 chiefly through the help of three American citizens then living in London, George Peabody,Joshua Bates and Russell Sturgis. The memorial tablet to John Cotton, shown in another illustration, isin this Chapel. To THE Minister and Members orTHE First Church, Boston, Mass. U.S.xA.. Dear Brethren: The celebration of a century of peace between the U.S.A. and Gt.Britain, which we had hoped to commemorate suitably this month,affords us the agreeable privilege of greeting you with cordiality andaffection. December 24th, 1814, will be ever memorable in thisCountry, not only for ringing in the hundred years of peace, but as theinauguration of a sentiment of kinship, trust and good-will, which hasgained strength steadily, and has made a suggestion of armed conflictbetween the two nations hterally unthinkable. A. G. Peaston, Minister,H. Barron Clark, President,F. KiME, Secretary.
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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 27 To which Mr, Park made a reply which we quote in part:— ^To THE Minister and Congregation or theSpain Lane Unitarian Chapel,Boston, Lincolnshire, England. Dear Brethren:— Your cordial communication having been received and read in Congregation, we aredirected by the First Church in Boston to address you in acknowledgment of your letter,and to assure you of the Uvely and heartfelt gratification which your friendhness hasaroused in us. We share with you the pride and pleasure of the thought that one hundred years ofunbroken peace have cemented the relations of these two countries in a union of idealsand an identity of sympathies, which we are emboldened to hope and believe, can neveragain be dissolved; and these feelings we believe to be by no means peculiar to us, but tobe the common property of all true citizens of the United States of America. We are deeply conscious of the significance of this Centennial, standing, as it does,almost if not quite unique i