| RefNo | EL/M2/34 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Summaries of several letters from Cotton Mather to John Woodward and to Richard Waller |
| Creator | Mather; Cotton (1663-1728); minister in America; author |
| Date | nd |
| Description | Concerning 'Biblica Americana', giants, plants of America, power of imagination, cures of several wounds judged mortal, about Native Americans division of time, unusual rainbows and mock suns (parhelia), about apparitions, about rattlesnakes, effects of thunder and lightning, earthquakes, hurricanes, concerning ancient remains at Ammuskeag above the falls of Merimack river where Native Americans hide their provisions; concerning rocks at Taunton by Tiding river, cases of longevity and about calculating the descendants of Adam
Referring to Mather's letters EL/M2/21 to EL/M2/33 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 18p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/966e54ee-f397-492f-bf92-5cacf0c27db3 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6100 | Woodward; John (1665 - 1728); physician, natural historian, and antiquary | 1665 - 1728 |
| NA8409 | Mather; Cotton (1663 - 1728) | 1663 - 1728 |