American loyalists -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Correspondence.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Letterbook of Mather Byles
Collection
Identifier: Mss-A-1476
Scope and Contents
The letterbook of Mather Byles, 1727-1787 (bulk: 1778-1784) is a copybook of original letters composed by Mather Byles to various people of his day, from 1727 to 1787, including Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), Andrew Oliver (1731-1799), Alexander Pope (1688-1744), Ezra Stiles (1727-1795) and Isaac Watts (1674-1748). There are letters by Byles' two daughters Mary Byles (1750-1832) and Catherine Byles (1753-1837) from 1778 to 1784. The bulk are likely in the hand of the daughters as Byles was...
Dates:
1727-1787; Majority of material found within 1778-1784