mixed material monographic eng 650 4 4 1.6 Correspondence, writings, copybooks, genealogical materials, reports, and other papers relating to the Shaw, Smith, Adams, and Felt (Felts) families. Central to the collection is the correspondence (1784-1818) of Abigail Adams with her sister, Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody, and with Elizabeth Peabody's children, Abigail Adams Shaw Felt and William Smith Shaw. Also includes correspondence of Elizabeth Peabody with her sister, Mary Smith Cranch; sermons and other papers (1822-1832) of Joseph B. Felt relating to New England; papers (1817-1892) of Felt's nephew, Joseph B.F. Osgood; material on state laws and practices regulating religious fasts and feasts, especially Thanksgiving; papers pertaining to ecclesiastical history including theological trends such as antinomianism and Arminianism; records (1849-1852) of the New England Historic Genealogical Society; court records (1731-1733) of the case of Woburn, Mass. vs. Rev. John Fox; Salem town records (1636-1820); and a review of manuscripts (1622-1782) concerning American colonies in the London State Paper Office. Open to research. Microfilm edition available, no. 16,453. Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1975. Families represented include the Shaw, Smith, Adams, and Felt (Felts) families. Members represented include Abigail (Smith) Adams (Mrs. John Adams); her sister Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody; Elizabeth Peabody's children, Abigail Adams Shaw Felt and William Smith Shaw, secretary to John Adams; Rev. Joseph B. Felt, antiquarian and husband of Abigail Adams Shaw; and his nephew Joseph B.F. Osgood. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012103 Genealogical guide to names represented in the Shaw family papers is available for use in the Manuscript Division Reading Room and at http://www.loc.gov/rr/mss/f-aids/ms012103.appx.pdf Adams, Abigail 1744-1818 Correspondence Cranch, Mary Smith 1741-1811 Correspondence Felt, Abigail Adams Shaw 1790-1859 Correspondence Fox, John 1805-1884 Trials, litigation, etc Peabody, Elizabeth Smith Shaw 1750-1815 Correspondence Shaw, William Smith 1778-1826 Correspondence Adams family Felts family Shaw family Smith family Woburn (Mass.) Trials, litigation, etc Antinomianism Arminianism Cities and towns Massachusetts Courts Massachusetts Fasts and feasts Genealogy Societies, etc Religion Thanksgiving Day Theology New England Social life and customs Salem (Mass.) History United States History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Authors Secretaries Felt, Joseph B. (Joseph Barlow), 1789-1869 Osgood, Joseph B. F. (Joseph Barlow Felt), 1823- New England Historic Genealogical Society. mm 75039610 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms012103 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms012103.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012103 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012103.3 Open to research. DLC 751105 20260227111616.0 mm 75039610