A collection of autograph sermons preached in Cambridge in 1700-1. The sermons were delivered at the request of certain figures, including William Brattle, Jabez Fitch and Rev. Mather (may have been Increase or Cotton Mather). Each sermon notes the person who requested it.
Bound in cream vellum, stitched at the top. Presumably in Curwen's own hand. Each page has ruled boarders and margins. The volume opens with an index, giving "Person", "place", "time" and the verse and page the sermons begin on. Curwen makes use of old style dating, which means that 1 May is sometimes written as 1/3.
The Curwen Family Papers in the Philips Library are made up of 6 series: I. Captain George Curwen (1610-1684/5) Papers; II. Jonathan Curwen (1640-1718) Papers; III. Jonathan Curwen (1640-1718) Papers; IV. Samuel (1715-1802) and George Curwen (1717-1746) Papers; V. Curwen Relatives' Papers; VI. Other. The material is the reorganised contents of four scrapbook volumes, forty-six journal, letter book and account book volumes and many other items.
The bulk of the manuscripts came to the Essex Institute in 1916 from the American Antiquarian Society. Volume 10, a daybook, was donated by George Rea Curwen in 1887. The 1666 and 1737 religious meditation books were an 1890 gift from George Rea Curwen. The April 28, 1717 Reverend George Curwen sermon was a 1960 gift from Russell A. Sibley.
Catherine Evans
The sermon notebooks and other papers from Rev George Curwen's papers are viewable online via the Hidden Histories portal, see link below.
Sermon 1 on Psalms 147:11 -- pp. 1 - 9
Sermon on Luke 14:32 -- pp. 10 - 15
Sermon 2 on Psalms 147:11 -- pp. 16 - 21
Sermon on Habakkuk 2:10 -- pp. 22 - 27
Sermon 1 on Galatians 2:20 -- pp. 27 - 34
Sermon on Psalms 40:12 -- pp. 34 - 39
Sermon on John 3:46 -- pp. 39 - 46
Sermon 1 on Matthew 16:27 -- pp. 46 - 54
Sermon 2 on Matthew 16:27 -- pp. 54 - 60
Sermon on Proverbs 10:27 -- pp. 60 - 64
Sermon on John 7:37 -- pp. 65 - 71
Sermon on Colossians 4:5 -- pp. 71 - 75
Sermon on 1 Timothy 6:12 -- pp. 75 - 81
Sermon 3 on Matthew 16:27 -- pp. 81 - 87
Sermon on 1 Corinthians 10:31 -- pp. 87 - 92
Sermon on Matthew 11:12 -- pp. 93 - 98
Sermon on 2 Chronicles 30:8 -- pp. 98 - 104
Sermon on James 1:5 -- pp. 104 - 110
Sermon 2 on Galatians 2:20 -- pp. 110 - 115
Sermon on James 1:20 -- pp. 116 - 120
Sermon 1 on Hebrews 2:18 -- pp. 120 - 129
Sermon on Matthew 18:7 -- pp. 128 - 133
Sermon on 1 Chronicles 28:9 -- pp. 133 - 141
Sermon on Matthew 5:47 -- pp. 141 - 145
Sermon 1 on 1 Chronicles 28:9 -- pp. 145 - 150
Sermon 3 on Galatians 2:20 -- pp. 150 - 153
Sermon 2 on 1 Chronicles 28:9 -- pp. 154 - 165
Sermon 2 on Hebrews 2:18 -- pp. 165 - 168
Sermon on Psalms 112:5 -- pp. 168 - 171
Sermon 1 on James 3:17 -- pp. 171 - 175
Sermon on Matthew 6:33 -- pp. 175 - 180
Sermon 2 on James 3:17 -- pp. 180 - 186
Sermon on Proverbs 13:21 -- pp. 186 - 191
Sermon on Proverbs 29:1 -- pp. 192 -197
Sermon 3 on James 3:17 -- pp. 197 - 203
Sermon on Matthew 25:19 -- pp. 203 - 209