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ITEMS IN NEED OF CONSERVATION:
Ledger Books - 1769-1803 Abby Ann Muzzey Sampler - 1816 Silk Needlework - 19th Century Muzzey Civil War Flag - c. 1861-1865 Liberty Loan Flags - 1918 & 1919 ITEMS RECENTLY CONSERVED: Anna Munroe Portrait - c. 1830 Daguerreotype of Steam Train - 1846 Dr. Fiske Bill - 1775 Draft of Constitution of Massachusetts - 1780 Jonas Clarke Commemorative Sermon - 1776 Mulliken Family Needlework - c. 1830 Munroe Family Porcelain - 18th Century Muzzey Civil War Scrapbook - 1861-1865 Muzzey Civil War Uniform - c. 1861-1865 Oral Histories on Cassette - 1950-1997 Receipt for Lexington Militia Payroll - 1778 Receipt for Purchase of Drums - 1775 |
Jonas Clarke Commemorative Sermon - 1776
This thirty-four page booklet contains Reverend Jonas Clarke’s manuscript of the sermon he gave on April 19, 1776 “to commemorate the murder, blood-shed and Commencement of Hostilities, between Great-Britain and America” begun at the Battle of Lexington exactly one year before. Clarke (1730-1805) was the minister in Lexington from 1755 until his death, and he was present at the parsonage (the current Hancock-Clarke House) with visitors John Hancock and Samuel Adams during Paul Revere’s visit in April 1775. Clarke stood as a stronghold of Revolutionary ideals leading up to, and in the aftermath of, the Battle of Lexington. This document is an important part of the Jonas Clarke Family Collection of personal papers and sermons held by the Society.
Treatment needed: Cleaning, disbinding, mending and repair, deacidification, reassembling, creation of custom made housing, digitization. Conservation to be completed by the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) in Andover, MA, thanks in part to a grant from the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati. Total Cost to Conserve: $3,400 |