Chapter XLIII: Appendix: Extracts From “epistles.” (3)

2. In Part I., Chapter I., has been seen the account of the
scourging inflicted upon John Rogers, 2d, John Bolles, and their
companions on occasion of the journey to the meeting at Lebanon in
1725; also the Proclamation which this punishment called forth
from Deputy Governor Jenks of Rhode Island. Mr. J. Backus, the
justice who was instrumental in securing the enactment of this
cruelty, made a reply to Governor Jenks in a pamphlet of
thirty-two pages, in which, in a lame and prevaricating manner, he
endeavored to justify this outrage. Upon this, John Rogers, 2d,
issued a pamphlet, bound with the pamphlet of J. Backus, stating
the exact circumstances of the case as opposed to the incorrect
statements of the justice, and entitled “_A Reply to J. Backus,
Esq. (as he calls himself), 1726_.” A copy of a book containing
the Reply of J. Backus to Governor Jenks and the Reply of J.
Bolles to this Reply of J. Backus is owned by H. Eugene Bolles.

3. “_Answer To A Book lately written by Peter Pratt, entitled ‘The
Prey taken from the Strong,’ Wherein by Mocks and Scoffs, together
with a great number of positive Falsehoods, the Author has greatly
abused John Rogers, late of New London, deceased, since his death.
By John Rogers. Printed in New York for the Author, 1726, and sold
at his house in New London. 8 vo. pp. (2) XXII._” Probably printed
by William Bradford. A copy owned by Connecticut Historical
Society in their Library at Hartford. A copy also owned by H.
Eugene Bolles.

4. “_An Answer to a Pamphlet (by Cotton Mather) entitled ‘A
Monitory Letter about the Maintenance of An Able and Faithful
Ministry.’ By John Rogers. New York. 1726._” (Printed by William
Bradford, supposedly). A copy of this book is in Yale College
Library.

Works by John Bolles still extant:—

A copy of each of the following books, with exception of the
eighth, is owned by H. Eugene Bolles of Boston.

1. “_Application to the General Court holden in New Haven—1728._”
A portion of the ending sentence in above pamphlet is as follows:—

“But we, on our parts, have had the witness of a good conscience
towards God in all our sufferings and loss of all these things”
(having recounted their persecutions) “and do make it our care to
live inoffensively towards all men, except in the case of Daniel,
Chap. 6, verse 5.”

2. “_Good News from a Far Country._” This is an argument to prove
that the Civil Government “have no authority from God to judge in
cases of Conscience.”

3. “_Answer to An Election Sermon preached by Nathaniel Eels._”

The last two published in one volume at Newport, 1749.

4. “_To Worship God in Spirit and In Truth._”

An Answer to same was published by Jacob Johnson (pastor of a
church in Groton, Conn.).

5. “_Reply to Jacob Johnson, by John Bolles._”

All three in Boston Library, bound together.

6. “_A Message to the General Court in Boston, 1754._”

Copy in Boston Library.

7. A tract entitled, “_True Liberty of Conscience is in Bondage to
no Flesh_.”

8. “_Persecutions in Boston and Connecticut Governments. Taken out
of Authors. Whereby it may be seen that a people may be deceived
under the highest conceit of religion, and thinking they are
worshipping God, when indeed they are worshipping the dragon and
persecuting the children of God that worship Him in spirit and in
truth. By John Bolles, New London. Printed for the author, 1758._”
A copy of this tract is owned by Mrs. Reed Watson of East Windsor,
Conn.

9. “_Answer to A Book entitled ‘The Christian Sabbath,’ by Mather
Byles, 1759._”

A copy of above work in Boston Library names John Bolles as
author. A copy of the same work in the New London Library is (in
its Introduction) distinctly ascribed to Joseph Bolles, son of
John Bolles. It was probably a joint work of father and son.

“_Bolles (J.) and Waterhouse (John) Concerning the Christian
Sabbath, also some Remarks upon a book written by Ebenezer
Frothingham. Printed for Joseph Bolles, 1757._” Title from Brinley
Catalogue. Know not if extant.

“_A Looking Glass for the Presbyterians of New London._” _By John
Rogers, 3d. Providence, 1767. 8vo._ See quotations in Appendix.
The style of this work is bright, vigorous and concise, comparing
well with the other Rogerene writings, not one of which is of an
inferior order.

INDEX.

The numbers against the names refer to the pages where the names occur. A name has but a single reference to the page on which it appears, though it may be repeated there; care should therefore be taken to look for such repetition.

Adams, Eliphalet, 30, 48, 49, 214, 229, 247, 248, 257, 276, 283,
328

Allyn, Lyman, 213

Angell, George T., 317

Ashurst, Henry (Sir), 30

Backus, Joseph, 34, 58, 251, 260, 261, 329, 330, 363, 390, 391

Bancroft, George B., 106

Barber (Hist. Collections), 19, 63, 330, 339

Beckwith, Elizabeth, 169, 205, 206
Matthew, 169, 205, 206, 210

Beebe, Elizabeth, 157, 167, 170-172, 212, 216, 221, 230
Samuel, 25, 82, 157, 158, 162, 163, 167, 170, 172, 188, 205, 212,
216, 218, 220-224, 229, 230, 232

Beecher, Lyman, 96

Benedict (Hist. of the Baptists), 15

Benham, Henry, 281
Ida W., 314

Bickly, ——, 78

Bishop, Charles, 103
George, 86
Gilbert, 103
Henry, 103
John, 103

Blake (History N. L. first church), 162, 268, 331, 332, 340

Blinman, Rev. Mr., 125

Bolles, Anna, 376
Augustus, 94
David, 90, 92-94, 105
Delight R., 113
Ebenezer, 104, 274, 282, 288
Edwin C., 108
Enoch, 333
Frank, 106
Frederick D., 94-97, 111, 112
H. Eugene, 107, 109, 388-391
James A., 108
John, 32, 34, 84, 86, 88, 90, 91-93, 104, 105, 107-112, 114, 116,
213-215, 233, 234, 236, 237, 242, 244-248, 250, 252-255, 258,
259, 262, 263, 265, 267, 269, 270, 272, 274-277, 281-283, 285,
286, 289, 290, 296, 299-301, 301, 305, 306, 309, 314, 324,
325, 332, 337, 363, 369, 390-392
John A., 94, 105, 335-337
John R., 11, 13-17, 116, 247, 288 321, 376
John W., 111
Joseph, 34, 104, 213, 255, 258, 259, 267, 285, 287, 293, 296,
297, 308, 332, 333, 335, 337, 338, 369, 392
Joshua, 105, 110-112, 114, 247
Joshua A., 112
Lucius, 92, 108
Matthew, 92, 105, #111
Patience, 104
Sarah, 242, 244-246, 248-250, 255, 257, 267
Stephen, 114
Susannah, 94
Thomas, 88, 93, 213
William, 104, 105, 107, 111, 306
William P. (Dr.), 108
Zipporah, 88

Bowles, Samuel, 93, 96

Bownas, Samuel, 15, 181, 206-210, 309, 320, 362

Bradford, William, 209, 388, 390, 391

Bradstreet, Simon, 136, 137, 147, 148, 164

Branch, Anna H., 112
Mary L. B., 18, 112, 115

Brandagee, Augustus, 103, 107
Frank, 107
John, 108

Britton, Nathaniel, 111

Bruen, Obadiah, 124, 130

Burdick, Naomi, 148

Burnham (widow), 91

Burroughs (Rev.), 25

Bushnell (Rev.), 93

Byles, Mather (Rev.), 16, 48, 49, 86, 284-286, 289, 291-297, 308,
369, 371-373, 381, 392

Calvert [J. C.], 213

Camp, Elizabeth, 207
William, 207

Case and Banks, 61-63

Caulkins, Frances M. (Historian), 11, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27,
31, 40, 41, 56, 72, 82, 84, 88, 100, 102, 109, 162, 164, 165,
168, 175, 186, 196, 202, 204, 205, 215, 220, 232, 269, 271, 295,
325, 330, 338
Pamela, 102

Chamberlain, Peter, 150

Chapman, Nathan, 313
Samuel, 313, 334

Chappell, Alfred, 104
Frank, 103

Chew family, 102

Christophers, Christopher, 177, 223, 293
John, 177, 183
Richard, 245

Clarke, John, 22

Coit, Horace, 102

Coit (Justice), 373, 374, 378, 379

Cole, Sarah 68, 241

Comstock Stephen, 281

Congdon, Joseph B., 103

Cotton, John, 20

Coulter, John M., 110

Crandall, Amos, 107
John, 131, 327

Crouch, John, 334
Julia, 314
William, 300

Crump Richard, 107
William C., 102

Culver, Esther, 247, 248, 254, 299
John, 242, 247-249, 254, 263-265, 270, 272, 273, 299
Sarah, 34, 242, 248, 250

Cushman, Clarissa, 333

Darrow, Zadoc, 107

Davenport John, 86

Davis, Andrew, 34, 247, 248, 267, 275, 302

Denison, George, 75

Deshon, ——, 108
Henry, 103
John, 103

Dodge, Augustus C., 103
Henry, 103
Israel, 103
Nehemiah, 102, 103

Donham, ——, 159

Douglass, Ann, 253
Robert, 253

Dow, Lorenzo, 29

Edgecomb, John, 213

Edmundson, Edmund, 209 (see note, p. 396).
William, 15, 134, 135

Eels, Nathaniel, 392

Ely, William, 28

Field, Thomas P., 81-83, 97, 100, 331, 336, 337

Fitch, Thomas, 103

Fitzgerald, ——, 281

Fox, Bathsheba, 173, 185, 187, 194, 200, 230, 231
Samuel, 173, 179, 194, 231, 232, 241

Franklin, James, 388

Frink [Adam], 110

Frothingham, Ebenezer, 392

Gallup, John, 121

Gardner, Stephen, 277

Garrison, William L., 317

Garritt, Joshua, 110
Joshua B., 110

Gates, Josiah, 257, 258, 265

Gibson, ——, 149, 153
William, 154

Gilbert, Samuel, 64

Goddard, Calvin, 94

Green and Greene
Benjamin, 262, 277
Delight, 277
Samuel, 389
William, 277

Griswold, Elizabeth, 54, 55, 141, 142, 145, 146, 156, 160, 164,
169, 198, 206, 209, 216, 264, 266, 340

Griswold, Matthew, 54, 55, 62, 72, 98, 123-129, 132, 133, 144-146,
156, 160, 164, 167, 169, 205, 340

Hager, ——, 219, 220

Hall, Francis, 122

Hamilton, Jonas, 265

Hancox, Thomas, 64, 190

Harris, J. N., 102
Joseph, 277
Mary, 104
Peter, 272

Hastings, H. L., 317
John, 91

Haven, Henry P., 102
Urbane (Mrs.), 111

Hempstead, Joshua (Diary), 15, 122, 196, 217, 232, 239, 241, 243,
247, 255, 256, 269, 271, 272, 274-276, 280, 283, 322, 332, 335
Mary, 253
Robert, 170, 253

Hiscox, Thomas, 127, 132, 139, 140, 146, 147, 149

Hollister (Hist. of Conn.), 22

Horton, Joseph, 142

Howard, Roland B., 317

Howe, Julia Ward, 316, 317

Hubbard Clarke, 132
Samuel, 15, 127, 131, 132, 139, 146-149, 154, 159, 160

Hunter (Governor), 78

Hutchinson family, 317

Jackson, Joan, 171, 172, 220-225, 230
John, 32, 220, 223, 225

Jansen, Reynier, 390

Japhet (Indian), 130, 132, 139

Jenks, Joseph, 35, 36, 390, 391

Johnson, Charles, 113
Jacob, 392

Jones, Mary, 241

Jones, Robert, 68, 241

Keeney, John, 230, 232

Laborell, ——, 77

Lamb, ——, 273

Law, Jonathan, 77
Richard, 102

Lay, Edward, 121

Lee, Jason, 107

Leete (Governor), 150, 151

Lewis, Martha, 335

Lillie, Marion H., 112

Livermore, Mary A., 317

Livingston, John, 224, 232

Lockwood, Belva, 317

Loomis, Elias, 102
F. B., 102

Lord (Dr.), 326

Lynde, Nathaniel, 28

Man, Elisha, 58
Richard, 58

Mann, ——, 273
Mary, 35

Manwaring, Christopher, 102
Robert, 102
Robert A., 102

Marvin (Mrs.), 104

Mather, Cotton, 365, 391

Matthews, ——, 186, 187

McEwen, Abel M., 29, 30, 33, 48, 49, 51, 56, 98-102, 109, 114, 253,
336

McGinley, John, 112

Middleton, John, 108

Mumford, Stephen, 127

Neal Dan’l. (Hist. of N.E.), 87

Newcomb family, 104

Niles, John M., 94-97

Norton, Humphrey, 86

Noyes, James, 140
Moses, 184

Owaneco [Chief], 124, 166

Paine, Robert T., 317

Palmer, Christopher, 107
Elisha, 104
Frank, 104
George S., 104
Reuben, 104
Tyler, 104

Parker, Thomas, 121

Parnell, Delia S., 317

Pattison, Edward, 121

Peck, Charles H., 108
Ellen P., 108

Perkins, Anna, 102
Nathaniel, 103, 376

Perry, Amos, 112

Phillips, Andrew W., 110

Picket, John, 68

Plumb, Hannah, 272
John, 272
Peter, 272

Powell, Aaron M., 317

Pratt, Elizabeth, 54, 164
Peter, 15, 37, 38, 52-54, 57, 59, 61, 63-72, 136, 137, 145, 156,
160, 164, 201, 209, 210, 216, 241, 243, 248, 257, 278,
321-327, 368, 391

Prentice, Edward, 110
Elizabeth, 265

Prentis, John, 77, 79
Stephen, 164

Pynchon, John (Col.), 21, 299
John, 299

Ransford, Mary, 66, 67, 196-205, 207, 210, 214, 241, 323, 324, 326,
332, 336, 338

Ray (Justice), 68

Richards, Jane, 103

Rogers, Adam, 217
Alexander, 293, 300, 304, 387, 389
Anne, 300
Bathsheba, 22, 103, 112, 125, 140, 171, 172, 249, 264, 265
Daniel, 109
Delight, 277, 376
Elizabeth, 23, 102, 111, 125, 129, 131, 132, 136, 142, 144, 160,
164, 194, 300
George, 104
Gershom, 265
Gilbert, 281
James,[A]
Joanna, 241
John,[A]
Jonathan, 22, 23, 82, 131-133, 139, 142, 143, 148, 149, 153, 163,
166, 172, 174, 175, 188-190, 193, 215, 216, 230
Joseph, 124, 130, 142,144, 146, 154, 155, 163, 167, 174-176, 189,
207, 215, 240
Lucy, 102
Mary, 23, 143, 144, 241, 249, 265, 274
Naomi, 149, 154
Nathaniel, 293
Peter, 107, 108
President, 104
Samuel, 121, 124, 147, 153, 166, 187, 207, 232, 240, 272, 277,
281, 293, 333
Sarah 190, 241, 242,247, 248
William, 300
William A., 110
W. F. M., 107

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Footnote A:

This name occurs too often to make indexing of any value.

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Rowland, Elizabeth, 121
Samuel, 121, 124

Sabin (Dictionary of Books), 388, 390

Sachse, Julius F., 16, 275, 288

Saltonstall, Dudley, 271
Gurdon, 26, 28-31, 37, 41, 48, 49, 56, 57, 59, 60, 73, 76, 77,
79, 81, 82, 86, 164, 165, 167, 168, 173, 174, 176-178,
180-187, 191, 193, 194, 202, 207, 214, 215, 222, 224, 225,
228, 234, 236-238, 243, 257, 268, 271, 276, 283, 326, 331,
336-339, 374, 375, 377, 390
Nathaniel, 271
Richard, 164
Rosewell, 271

Saulsbury (Family Histories), 55

Savol, John, 277

Selwyn (Digest), 29

Smith, Anson, 110

Smith, Bathsheba, 23,25, 103, 125, 139, 142-144, 146, 154, 155,
163, 167, 170, 173, 180, 207
Clayton B., 107
Ely, 207
Hamilton, 110
James, 103, 167, 207, 231, 233, 237
John, 167, 231
Parker, 103
Richard, 125, 142, 154, 155, 231

Smith, Robert, 103
Samuel, 293

Stanbury, Elisha, 388

Stanton, Thomas, 124

Steer, Richard, 82, 188

Stewart, William, 386

Stow, Samuel, 184

Strickland, Peter, 105

Strong (Rev. Dr.), 93

Stubbins, Daniel, 62

Taber, Job, 104

Tanner, Abel, 107

Tarbox, Increase N., 121

Thrall, Charles U., 111

Thurston, B. B., 103, 111
Benjamin, 107

Trumbull (History of Conn.), 19, 20, 52, 54, 56, 59, 60, 63, 326
J. H., 121

Tubbs, Mary, 62, 63

Turnbull (Memorials), 91

Turner, David, 111
David S., 111
Isabel, 104
Jennie, 112
Mary, 104
Patience, 104
Peter C., 104
Thomas, 104, 333

Uncas [Chief], 166

Underhill, John, 121

Wadsworth, Benjamin, 260, 352, 389

Waller, T. M., 103
Tracy, 107

Waterhouse, Waterus and Watrous
Amos, 334
Clarissa, 334
Content, 333
Esther, 254, 299, 312
Henry, 389
Jabez, 334
Jacob, 253
John, 104, 251-255, 258, 259, 263-266, 269, 270, 275, 283, 286,
290, 299, 300, 302, 304, 312, 313, 333, 392
Mary, 104
Rachel, 334
Timothy, 293, 300, 302-304, 313, 332, 333, 383
Walter, 269
William, 333, 334
Zacharia, 303, 304
Zephania, 302, 305, 308, 309, 312, 334

Watson, ——, 96
Amelia M., 111
Caleb, 184
Edith S., 111
Reed (Mrs.), 392

Way, Joanna, 25, 157, 158

Weair, Abraham, 273

Weaver, family, 104

West, Ebenezer, 58

Wetherell, ——, 23, 143
Daniel, 28, 177, 183

Whaley (Mrs.), 319

Whipple, Anne, 300

Whipple, Content, 300, 333
Daniel, 300
Elizabeth, 300
Enoch, 319
Hope, 300
Ira, 307
Jonathan, 313-315, 317-319
Noah, 300
Samuel, 299, 300
Silas, 300
Zacharia, 300
Zephania, 300
Zerah C., 314-316

Whitney, Isabel, 104

Williams, Anna B., 112

Winthrop (Governor), 21, 66, 113, 122, 123, 199, 213

Wolcott, [Alexander], (Dr.), 110
Henry, 98, 125, 129
Simon, 102, 129

Wood, John, 121

Woodbridge (Rev.), 332
Ephraim, 295
Timothy, 184

Woodward, John, 58

Wright (Justice), 241
William, 180, 181, 185-187, 190, 192, 193, 196, 219, 220

Young, John, 177
Thomas, 174, 177, 183, 194, 222

Note.—The Edmund Edmundson, referred to on page 209, should be William Edmundson; also spelled Edmonson.

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Transcriber’s Note

On p. 102, two references to a James Rogers are followed by superscripted ‘4’ and ‘2’, which would seem to each denote a separate James, presumably by generation.

On p. 333, the single footnote (numbered here as 190) had no anchor in the text. It has been arbitrarily added near the top of the page, after the first mention of the three variants of the name ‘Waterhouse’ described in the note.

Other errors deemed most likely to be the printer’s have been corrected, and are noted here. The references are to the page and line in the original. The following issues should be noted, along with the resolutions.

109.23 the purpose for which the question was Added.
asked[.]

203.9 if she con[t]inue her refusal Inserted.

271.31 a good Christian [exaplary] in his Living _sic_:
exemplary?

302.27 with an instrument of [prim] obs. for
privet, a
shrub