Cleaveland, John. Papers
Collection History
Please note that as of January 2022, the John Cleaveland papers, 1741-1810, and all future digital collections are now hosted on the library's new digital archive.
Rev. John Cleaveland (1722-1799) was an early leader in the "Separatist" Christian movement, an evangelical revival born out of the First Great Awakening of the 1730s-40s. His career can be traced to a conflict with the administration of Yale College, at which he was a student. Refusing to repent for attending a Separatist meeting, he was expelled from the college in 1745. Subsequently he served at a newly established Separatist church in the Chebacco precinct of Ipswich, also known as the Fourth Church in Ipswich, at which he was ordained in 1747.
During his ministry, a merger was effected between the Separatist Fourth Church and the orthodox Congregational "Chebacco church" from which it had divided; in 1774 both churches voted to reunite as the Second Parish Church in Ipswich (colloquialy: Chebacco Church), with Rev. Cleaveland as their pastor. Following a township redistricting in 1819 this church became the First Congregational Church of Essex.
Rev. Cleaveland also served as a military chaplain in 1758-59 at Ticonderoga and Louisburg during the French and Indian War, and later with American forces during the Revolutionary War. He passed away in 1799, having pastored the Chebacco Church for 52 years.
This extensive collection is owned by our project partners, the Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum, and is subdivided into personal papers, church papers and family papers. These are further organized into the categories below, consisting of biographical materials, correspondence, administrative records, and handwritten sermons. These occur in chronological order, evidencing a wide variety of Rev. Cleaveland's activities throughout his life. Also included is the sporatic diary of Rev. Cleaveland's wife, Mary Cleaveland (née Dodge), which mainly details the births of her children. Further information about the collection can be found in the Phillips Library's finding aid.
Digital Materials
Biographical materials, 1741-1842
These miscellaneous papers include Rev. Cleaveland's diary entries, legal documents relating to his expulsion from Yale, various correspondences, poetry, an official letter appointing him military chaplain in 1759, financial records and receipts, and his 1794 will.
| 1741-2 | by Rev. Cleaveland | diary entries, 1741-2 | |
| circa 1744 | by the rector and tutors of Yale College | of John and Ebenezer Cleaveland | examination |
| circa 1744 | by the rector and tutors of Yale College | of John and Ebenezer Cleaveland | examination |
| circa 1744 | by Rev. Cleaveland | to the rector and tutors of Yale College | letter of confession and contrition |
| 1743 October 15 | by Rev. Cleaveland | poem | |
| 1744 November 19 | by rector and tutors of Yale | to Rev. Cleaveland | letter warning of expulsion from Yale |
| 1749-1751 | by Rev. Cleaveland | diary entries, 1749-51 | |
| 1763 October 7 | by Rev. Cleaveland | to unknown | letter urging Christianization of Native American peoples in light of Britain's claims on the continent |
| circa 1763 | by Rev. Cleaveland | poem and notes | |
| 1746 | by Rev. Cleaveland | diary entries, 1746 | |
| 1758 March 13 | by Governor of Massachusetts Bay (Thomas Pownall) | to Rev. Cleaveland | appointment as military chaplain |
| 1759 October 22 | from Col. Jonathan Bagly | to Rev. Cleaveland | letter granting leave |
| 1759 | by Rev. Cleaveland | list of those killed in Col. Bagly's regiment, | |
| 1763 December 26 | from Thomas Clap | to Rev. Cleaveland | letter regarding granting of a degree |
| undated | "weight of the family of Rev. Cleaveland" and other notes | ||
| 1799 April 28 | account of Rev Cleaveland's illness and death | ||
| 1771 January 17 | by Rev. Cleaveland | to John Choates | list of payments |
| 1778 January | by Rev. Cleaveland | to John Cogswell | payments for barley and flax |
| 1796 June | by Rev. Cleaveland | to Anna Marshall | inventory of goods bequeathed by Rev. Cleaveland |
| undated | by the rector and tutors of Yale College | of Rev. Cleaveland | account of the examination of Rev. Cleaveland [partial] |
| undated | "purchases made by John Cleaveland of sundry proprietors" | ||
| 1794 October 3 | by Rev. Cleaveland | will | |
| circa 1799 | by Rev. Cleaveland | "The Life of Mr John Cleaveland" | |
| undated | by Rev. Cleaveland | undated diary entries | |
| undated | by Rev. Cleaveland | to his daughter Elizabeth | letter |
| undated | by Rev. Cleaveland | to unknown | letter regarding his son Ebenezer [partial] |
| 1780-1781 | by Rev. Cleaveland | diary entries, 1780-81 | |
| 1781-1799 | by Rev. Cleaveland | record of agricultural goods and labor transactions | |
| 1799 | "list of shares owned by sundry proprietors in the farm of Rev John Cleaveland at the time of his decease" |
This collection includes multiple letters proposing marriage to Mary Dodge, her replies, and ministerial correspondence from Chebacco parish.
| 1745 April 11 | from John Graham | to Rev. Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1745 November 12 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Rev. Philemon Robbins | general correspondence |
| 1746/7 February 13 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mary Dodge | letter with proposal of marriage |
| 1746/7 March 2 | from Mary Dodge | to Rev. Cleaveland | rejection of marriage proposal |
| 1746/7 March 3 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mary Dodge | letter regarding marriage proposal |
| 1746/7 March 5 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mary Dodge | letter regarding marriage proposal, with poem |
| 1746/7 March 9 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to his "very dear brother" | letter regarding religious morality |
| 1746 October 1 | from Solomon Paine | to Rev. Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1746 December 9 | from Samuel Frothingham | to Rev. Cleaveland | religious correspondence |
| 1747 | from Daniel Rogers | to Rev. Cleaveland | request for Rev. Cleaveland to preach at Newbury |
| 1747 April 6 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mary Dodge | letter regarding marriage proposal |
| 1747 April 24 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mary Dodge | letter regarding marriage proposal, with poem |
| 1747 April 29 | from Mary Dodge | to Rev. Cleaveland | reply requesting a visit, with poem |
| undated | from Mary Dodge | to Rev. Cleaveland | rejection/delay of marriage proposal, with poem |
| 1746/7 March 23 | from Mary Dodge | to Rev. Cleaveland | rejection/delay of marriage proposal, with poem |
| 1747 April 3 | from unknown | to Rev. Theophilus Pickering | letter regarding Rev. Cleaveland's ordination |
| 1747 May 16 | from Samuel Frothingham | to Rev. Cleaveland | religious correspondence |
| 1747 June 2 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Nathaniel Rogers | letter regarding preaching schedule |
| 1747 June 3 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mary Dodge | poem regarding marriage proposal |
| 1747 August 7 | by Rev. Cleaveland | copy of meeting minutes at Chebacco Church, regarding the aggrieved of Needham parish | |
| 1742 August 8 | by Rev. Cleaveland | copy of meeting minutes at Chebacco Church, regarding the aggrieved of Needham parish | |
| 1747 August 22 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mary Cleaveland (née Dodge) | general correspondence |
| 1747 September 2 | from Rev. Cleaveland and Francis Choat | to Mr. Bradsheet | letter regarding conflict between Mr. Bradsheet and Mr. Benjamin Wheeler |
| 1748 March 13 | from Suzanna Frothingham | to Rev. Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1748 March 14 | from Samuel Frothingham | to Rev. Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1748 April 27 | from Mary Cleaveland | to Rev. Samuel Wigglesworth, pastor of Third Church in Ipswich | drafts of letter requesting dismissal from the Third Church |
| 1748 May 3 | from Tabitha Giddings | to Rev. Fairfield | religious correspondence |
| 1748 August 4 | by Hannah Coleman | letter granting power of attorney to Edward Murrow | |
| 1748 August 22 | by Elizabeth Smith | to her husband | general correspondence and request for a letter |
This collection of loose documents largely comprises wartime correspondence during the French and Indian War of 1754-63 and the Revolutionary War of 1776-83, in which Rev. Cleaveland served as a military chaplain.
| 1758 June 15 | list of officers in Col. Bagly's regiment | ||
| 1758 June 10 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mary Cleaveland | correspondence while away with regiment |
| 1758 June 17 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mary Cleaveland | correspondence while away with regiment |
| 1758 June 12 | from Mary Cleaveland | to Rev. Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1758 June 26 | from Mary Cleaveland | to Rev. Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1758 June 26 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mary Cleaveland | correspondence while away with regiment |
| 1758 July 2 | from Mary Cleaveland | to Rev. Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1758 July 11 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mary Cleaveland | correspondence while away with regiment |
| 1758 July 25 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mary Cleaveland | correspondence while away with regiment |
| 1758 July 26 | from Mary Cleaveland | to Rev. Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1758 August 3 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mary Cleaveland | correspondence while away with regiment |
| 1758 August 4 | from Mary Cleaveland | to Rev. Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1758 August 21 | from Mary Cleaveland | to Rev. Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1758 September 3 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mary Cleaveland | correspondence while away with regiment |
| 1758 September 5 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mary Cleaveland | correspondence while away with regiment |
| 1758 September 10 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mary Cleaveland | correspondence while away with regiment |
| 1758 September 22 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mary Cleaveland | correspondence while away with regiment |
| 1758 September 26 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mary Cleaveland | correspondence while away with regiment |
| 1758 October 11 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mary Cleaveland | correspondence while away with regiment |
| 1758 October 13 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mary Cleaveland | correspondence while away with regiment |
| 1758 October 16 | by Col. Jonathan Bagly | letter granting leave to Rev. Cleaveland to return home | |
| 1758 October 1 | from Mary Cleaveland | to Rev. Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1759 January 9 | from Abigail Cleaveland | to Rev. Cleaveland | letter regarding the death of Rev. Cleaveland's grandmother |
| 1759 July 7 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mary Cleaveland | letter from Boston before sailing to Canada |
| 1759 July 29 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mary Cleaveland | letter while encamped at Fort Louisbourg |
| 1759 August 3 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mary Cleaveland | letter while encamped at Fort Louisbourg |
| 1759 August 10 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mary Cleaveland | letter while encamped at Fort Louisbourg |
| 1759 August 22 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mary Cleaveland | letter while encamped at Fort Louisbourg |
| 1759 August 27 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mary Cleaveland | letter while encamped at Fort Louisbourg |
| 1759 September 2 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mary Cleaveland | letter while encamped at Fort Louisbourg |
| 1759 September 12 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mary Cleaveland | letter while encamped at Fort Louisbourg |
| 1759 September 14 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mary Cleaveland | letter while encamped at Fort Louisbourg |
| 1759 September 16 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mary Cleaveland | letter while encamped at Fort Louisbourg |
| 1759 September 25 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mary Cleaveland | letter while encamped at Fort Louisbourg |
| 1759 September 27 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mary Cleaveland | letter while encamped at Fort Louisbourg |
| 1759 October 5 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mary Cleaveland | letter while encamped at Fort Louisbourg |
| 1768 August 12 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Rev. John Murray | general correspondence |
| 1769 January 12 | by Rev. Cleaveland | religious poem | |
| 1775 January 16 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Rev. Cutler | letter mediating conflict between Rev. Cutler and parishioners Thomas and Elizabeth Adams |
| 1775 October 20 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mary Cleaveland | letter from Cambridge during the Revolutionary War |
| 1776 January 1 | by Rev. Cleaveland | draft copy of editorial regarding the American Revolution | |
| 1775 September 20 | from Ebenezer Cleveland | to Rev. Cleaveland | general correspondence while encamped at Dorchester |
| undated | from Mary Haskell | to Rev. Richard Jaques | request for a dispensation to join the Chebacco Church |
| undated | from Nathaniel Rogers | to Rev. Cleaveland | letter to schedule a visit |
| undated | from D. Rogers | to Rev. Cleaveland | letter requesting preaching |
| undated | from Rev. Cleaveland | to unknown | letter regarding complaint against Rev. Cleaveland |
| undated | from Rev. Cleaveland | to "Mr Printer" | political editorlal letter |
| undated | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Rev. James Chandler | letter regarding dispute [fragment] |
| undated | by Rev. Cleaveland | signatures and penmanship practice [fragment] | |
| undated | letter [fragment] | ||
| undated | accounts [fragment] | ||
| undated | by Rev. Cleaveland | "a sketch of poetry" | |
| undated | by Rev. Cleaveland | "a sketch of poetry" | |
| undated | by Rev. Cleaveland | draft of a poem |
These papers comprise religious and theological correspondence by Rev. Cleaveland, and letters relating to church business including admissions, disputes, and appointments.
| 1746/7 February 25 | by Rev. Cleaveland | for the Council of Churches overseeing Rev. Cleaveland's ordination | "The Principles and Fundamentals of John Cleaveland's Faith" |
| 1748 July 13 | from Daniel Giddinge | to Rev. Cleaveland | religious correspondence |
| 1749 September 28 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Jonathan Parsons | theological correspondence |
| circa 1750 | from aggrieved brethren of Second Church in Ipswich | to unknown | complaint against pastor of Second Church in Ipswich (Rev. Theophilus Pickering) |
| 1750 June 7 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to the Rev. Mr. Wheelock | religious correspondence |
| 1753 November 25 | attested by Rev. Cleaveland | as read to Thomas Giddinge | copy of letter of dismissal read to Thomas Giddinge, citing theological disagreements |
| 1754 September 21 | from John Rogers | to Mary Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1750 August 26 | by Eunice Andrews | attested by Rev. Cleaveland | relation of faith |
| 1758 May 30 | by Rev. Cleaveland | testimony as part of a dispute with "Mr. Porter" | |
| 1764 August 21 | by Rev. Cleaveland | to editor | "Reply to Dr. Mayhew's Letter of Reproof to Mr. John Cleaveland of Ipswich" |
| 1765 April 9 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Rev. Hezekiah Smith | letter regarding religious doctrine |
| 1766 February 13 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Rev. Hezekiah Smith | general correspondence |
| 1768 October 25 | by Rev. Cleaveland | sermon on British rule | |
| 1776 January 23 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Rev. James Chandler | letter addressing complaints about Rev. Cleaveland's ministry |
| 1775 August | by Rev. Cleaveland | "An Elegy on the Death of Mr. Benjamin Kimball" | |
| 1780 April | by Rev. Cleaveland | essays on religious morality | |
| 1798 January 15 | by Rev. Cleaveland | letter of recommendation on behalf of Mary Choat upon her removal to Lunenburg, Mass. | |
| undated | by Rev. Cleaveland | to unknown | "pastoral charge given at an ordination" |
| undated | by the aggrieved brethren of the Second Church in Ipswich | rebuttals to report by Ipswich church council regarding split in the congregation | |
| undated | by the Second Church of Ipswich | draft copy of admonition delivered to Thomas Giddinge | |
| undated | to the congregation of the Second Church of Ipswich | religious discourse [partial] | |
| undated | religious discourse [partial] | ||
| 1785 October 19 | "The right hand of fellowship tendered by the Rev. Daniel Breck of Topsfield" | ||
| undated | by Rev. Cleaveland | letter in answer to call [partial] | |
| undated | by Rev. Cleaveland | theological essays [partial] | |
| undated | by Rev. Cleaveland | "An essay to defend some of the most important principles in the protestant reformed system of Christianity" (and copies) | |
| undated | by Rev. Cleaveland | theological essay [partial] | |
| undated | by Rev. Cleaveland | theological essay [partial] | |
| undated | by Rev. Cleaveland | theological essay [partial] | |
| undated | by Rev. Cleaveland | theological essay [partial] | |
| undated | by Rev. Cleaveland | theological essay [partial] | |
| undated | by Rev. Cleaveland | theological essay [partial] | |
| undated | prayer request for Sarah Procter | ||
| undated | poem [fragment] |
These loose papers largely comprise theological arguments and dialogues by Rev. Cleaveland, including editorial pieces submitted to local newsprint editors.
| undated | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mr. John Murray | essay on baptism |
| undated | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mr. John Murray | postscript to essay on baptism |
| 1793 March 8 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mr. John Murray | rebuttal to Mr. Murray's "tenet of universal salvation" |
| undated | by Rev. Cleaveland | theological essay [partial] | |
| undated | by Rev. Cleaveland | essay on the nature of divinity [partial] | |
| undated | by Rev. Cleaveland | theological essay [partial] | |
| undated | by Rev. Cleaveland | essay on Christian morality [partial] | |
| undated | by Rev. Cleaveland | essay in reply to theological arguments [partial] | |
| undated | by Rev. Cleaveland | theological essay [partial] | |
| undated | by Rev. Cleaveland | theological essay [partial] | |
| undated | by Rev. Cleaveland | theological essay [partial] | |
| undated | by Rev. Cleaveland | theological essay [partial] | |
| undated | by Rev. Cleaveland | to Rev. Hezekiah Smith | letter to Rev. Smith "on his embracing the sentiments of Dr. Gill" |
| undated | by Rev. Cleaveland | rebuttal to theological arguments by Mr. Murray | |
| undated | by Rev. Cleaveland | to editor | rebuttal to theological arguments by Mr. Murray [partial] |
| undated | by Rev. Cleaveland | theological essay [partial] | |
| undated | by Rev. Cleaveland | theological dialogue "between Justus and Gallio on the state of Church and Country" |
Loose papers including both general and religious correspondence, and materials regarding the controversial minister Theophilus Pickering, most notably a letter by Rev. Pickering reprimanding the recipient (almost certainly Rev. Cleaveland) for preaching to separatist members of the Chebacco parish.
| 1744 April 27 | from the aggrieved brethren of the Chebacco Church | to Rev. Theophilus Pickering | copy of complaints against the minister |
| 1745/6 March 10 | from Jonathan Parsons | to Rev. Cleaveland | letter regarding a mutual acquaintance |
| 1745 February/March | from Ebenezer Wheeler | to Rev. Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1745/6 January 27 | from James Eveleth and Francis Choat | to Rev. Cleaveland | letter requesting a visit |
| 1745/6 February 18 | from Rev. Theophilus Pickering | to "the gentleman stranger that is a minster at the house of Mr. James Eveleth" (Rev. Cleaveland) | letter scolding the recipient for poaching congregants |
| 1746 March 14 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Rev. Philemon Robbins | religious correspondence |
| 1746 March 18 | from William Story | to Rev. Cleaveland | letter included with one of Rev. Theophilus Pickering's pamphlets |
| 1746 May 2 | by William Giddinge | copy of separatist meeting records | |
| 1746 May 20 | by William Story (scribe) | record of a meeting of a church council regarding Rev. Theophilus Pickering's ministry, chaired by Rev. Cleaveland | |
| 1746 August 12 | from J. Foret | to Rev. Cleaveland | religious correspondence |
| 1746 December 26 | from the congregation of the newly formed Fourth Church in Ipswich | to Rev. Cleaveland | request for Rev. Cleaveland to pastor the Fourth Church |
| 1746 December 5 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to the separate society at Chebacco Church in Ipswich | letter regarding preaching |
| 1746/7 January 20 | from Samuel Frothingham | to Rev. Cleaveland | religious correspondence |
| 1746/7 January 23 | by Daniel Giddinge (scribe) | meeting minutes for the newly gathered Fourth Church in Ipswich | |
| 1746/7 February 8 | by Daniel Giddinge (scribe) | appointment of Robert, Thomas and Francis Choate as committee members to visit the First Church in Ipswich | |
| 1746/7 March 2 | from Ebenezer Cleaveland | to Rev. Cleaveland | religious correspondence |
| 1746/7 January 2 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to the congregation of the newly formed Fourth Church in Ipswich | answer to an invitation to preach, citing delays |
| 1746/7 January 2 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to the congregation of the newly formed Fourth Church in Ipswich | acceptance of pastoral call |
| 1747 May 2 | from Abigail Leech | to the Church of Christ in Manchester | explanation of ill attendance due to preferring Rev. Cleaveland's preaching |
| 1746/7 January 2 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to the congregation of the newly formed Fourth Church in Ipswich | acceptance of pastoral call (copy) |
| 1746 December 10 | from Susanna Fosdick | to Rev. Cleaveland | religious correspondence |
A collection of loose correspondence including material relating to the merging of the Second and Fourth churches in Ipswich. The papers also include letters regarding a dispute between Rev. Cleaveland and the Presbyterian sessions in Newbury, and negotiations over Rev. Cleaveland's salary.
| 1748 May 3 | from Mary Cleaveland | to Rev. Samuel Wigglesworth, pastor of Third Church in Ipswich | drafts of letter requesting dismissal from the Third Church |
| 1749 July 19 | by Rev. Cleaveland | results of ecclesiastical council regarding conflict in the Second Church in Ipswich [partial] | |
| 1749 October 23 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to his uncle | letter regarding his uncle's conduct |
| 1750/1 February 18 | from Benjamin Wheeler | to Rev. Benjamin Bradsheet of Gloucester | apology and request for censure to be lifted |
| 1757 September 3 | from Joseph Gutterson and Caleb Richardson | to Rev. Cleaveland | request for preaching |
| 1760 May 19 | from the sessions of the Presbyterian congregation of Newbury | to Rev. Cleaveland | letter regarding perceived slander by Rev. Cleaveland |
| 1760 June 27 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to the sessions of the Presbyterian congregation of Newbury | draft letter regarding perceived slander by Rev. Cleaveland |
| 1760 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to the sessions of the Presbyterian congregation of Newbury | letter regarding perceived slander by Rev. Cleaveland |
| 1760 July 10 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to the sessions of the Presbyterian congregation of Newbury | letter regarding perceived slander by Rev. Cleaveland |
| 1760 July 18 | from the sessions of the Presbyterian congregation of Newbury | to Rev. Cleaveland | letter regarding perceived slander by Rev. Cleaveland |
| 1760 August 5 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to the sessions of the Presbyterian congregation of Newbury | letter regarding perceived slander by Rev. Cleaveland |
| 1760 November 11 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Nehemiah Haskell | letter regarding Mr. Parsons |
| 1765 November 20 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Rev. Samuel Chandler and John Rogers of Gloucester | letter regarding dispute |
| 1767 February 8 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Rev. Samuel Chandler and John Rogers of Gloucester | letter regarding dispute |
| 1768 March 30 | from the Fourth Church in Ipswich | to the Second Church in Ipswich | letter regarding merging of the two churches |
| 1769 March 31 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to the committee of the Second Parish in Ipswich | letter regarding subscription payments by the late Mr. Jacob Perkins |
| 1769 November 9 | from Rev. James Chandler | to Rev. Cleaveland | letter decrying Rev. Cleaveland's separatist peaching |
| 1770 March 8 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to the Sixth Parish in Ipswich | letter regarding salary |
| 1770 March 8 | by various subscribers in the Sixth Parish of Ipswich | legal statement dissolving debts of Rev. Cleaveland | |
| 1769 December 5 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Rev. James Chandler | letter replying to accusation of divisiveness |
| 1769 December 11 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Rev. James Chandler | letter replying to accusation of divisiveness |
| 1770 January 9 | from Rev. James Chandler | to Rev. Cleaveland | letter replying to Rev. Cleaveland's arguments |
| 1770 January 23 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Rev. James Chandler | letter in reply to Rev. Chandler's arguments |
| 1770 April 10 | from members of the new meeting house in Bradford, Mass. | to Rev. Cleaveland and the Fourth Church in Ipswich | letter requesting the formation of a council of churches |
| 1769 November 21 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mr. Hall, editor | letter to newspaper editor regarding dispute with Mr. John Murray |
| 1778 November 15 | from Susanna Clark | to the Second Church in Ipswich | plea for forgiveness and re-admission |
| 1779 November 30 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to the Second Church in Ipswich | letter regarding salary |
| 1781 November 15 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to the Parish Committee of the Second Church in Ipswich | letter regarding salary |
| 1782 July 21 | from Elizabeth Cleaveland | to the Second Church in Ipswich | relation of faith |
| 1785 January 21 | by Abigail Cleaveland | to the Second Church in Ipswich | relation of faith |
| 1785 June 22 | from unknown | to Rev. Cleaveland | letter regarding the behavior of Nathaniel Merrill [partial] |
| 1789 February 2 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Nathaniel Merrill | letter reprimanding Merrill for his behavior |
| 1792 November 30 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Susanna Clark | letter regarding Mrs. Clark's re-admission into the Second Church [partial] |
| undated | from Rev. Cleaveland | to unknown | theological arguments |
| undated | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mrs. Bliss | letter requesting that a conversation not be repeated |
| undated | from the Second Church in Ipswich | to Nehemia Porter | letter regarding invitation to ministry |
| undated | from Rev. Cleaveland | to unknown | letter regarding disagreement [partial] |
| undated | from Rev. Cleaveland | to the sessions of the Presbyterian congregation of Newbury | letter regarding perceived slander by Rev. Cleaveland [partial] |
| undated | from the Fourth Church in Ipswich | to the Second Church in Ipswich | letter regarding merging of the two churches |
| undated | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mr. Fleet, editor | editorial regarding a murder and Christian morals |
| undated | from the Fourth Church in Ipswich | to the Second Church in Ipswich | letter regarding merging of the two churches |
These documents relate primarily to the administration of the Chebacco Church in Ipswich.
| 1742/3 January 10 | from Rev. Theophilus Pickering | to members of the Chebacco parish | "proposal granting liberty to the people to invite other ministers to preach among them" |
| 1745 April 4 | by "the brethren of the new gathered church of Christ in Boston" | letter outlining details of separation from Boston church | |
| 1745/6 January 5 | by the committee of the Second Church in Ipswich | Chebacco Church meeting minutes including the appointment of Rev. Cleaveland as minister | |
| 1745/6 January 13 | by William Giddinge (clerk) | meeting minutes of the separatist society in Ipswich | |
| 1746/7 February 10 | by William Giddinge (clerk) | meeting minutes of the Fourth Church in Ipswich | |
| 1746/7 February 11 | by William Giddinge (clerk) | meeting minutes of the Fourth Church in Ipswich | |
| 1746/7 February 17 | from the congregation of Dunstable, New Hampshire | to Rev. Porter and Rev. Cleaveland | letter requesting deferment of the ordination of Mr. Samuel Bird |
| 1747 March 3 | by Rev. Cleaveland | meeting minutes of the separated Fourth Church in Ipswich | |
| 1747 March 5 | by Rev. Cleaveland | meeting minutes of the separated Fourth Church in Ipswich | |
| 1747 January 4 | by Rev. Cleaveland | meeting minutes of the Fourth Church in Ipswich, including condemnation of Thomas Giddinge | |
| 1746 July 28 | by the committee of the Fourth Church in Ipswich | to Rev. Cleaveland | letter of invitation to preach at Chebacco |
| 1747 January 4 | by Rev. Cleaveland | meeting minutes of the Fourth Church in Ipswich | |
| 1747 January 4 | by Rev. Cleaveland | meeting minutes of the Fourth Church in Ipswich (copy) | |
| 1746 | by Rev. Cleaveland | list of relations of faith in 1746 | |
| 1746/7 March 4 | by Rev. Theophilus Pickering | for the attention of Rev. Cleaveland | meeting minutes of the Second Church in Ipswich including Rev. Pickering's testimony against Rev. Cleaveland |
| 1747 September 2 | from the separatist church in Needham | to Rev. Cleaveland and the Fourth Church in Ipswich | call for meeting of a council of churches |
| 1747 November 9 | by Rev. Cleaveland | meeting minutes of the Fourth Church in Ipswich, outlining admissions policy | |
| 1747 November 21 | from Joseph French and other petitioners in Dunstable, New Hampshire. | to Benning Wentworth (Governor of New Hampshire) | petition to grant a hearing concerning the ordination of Mr. Samuel Bird |
| 1747 November 29 | by Rev. Cleaveland | meeting minutes of the Fourth Church in Ipswich, regarding the ordination of Mr. Samuel Bird | |
| 1747/8 January 15 | by Rev. Cleaveland | meeting minutes of the Fourth Church in Ipswich | |
| 1747/8 March 3 | from Rev. Nathaniel Draper | to Rev. Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1748 July 3 | by Rev. Cleaveland | meeting minutes of the Fourth Church in Ipswich, with reference to Thomas Giddinge | |
| 1762 | by Rev. Cleaveland | accounts list | |
| 1749-1778 | by Rev. Cleaveland | "The Records of the Transactions of the Second Church in Ipswich" | |
| 1768 June 8 | by Rev. Cleaveland | for the attention of the congregation of the Fourth Church in Ipswich | renewal of the covenant of the Fourth Church in Ipswich |
| 1768 June 8 | by Rev. Cleaveland | for the attention of the congregation of the Fourth Church in Ipswich | renewal of the covenant of the Fourth Church in Ipswich (copy) |
| 1768 June 8 | by Rev. Cleaveland | meeting minutes of the Fourth Church in Ipswich | |
| 1772 March 15 | by Jacob Story (moderator) | meeting minutes of the Second Church in Ipswich | |
| 1773 March 29 | by Jacob Story (moderator) | meeting minutes of the Second Church in Ipswich | |
| 1774 October | "Heads of agreement and a church covenant for the uniting the Second Church and the Fourth Church of Ipswich" | ||
| 1773 June 14 | by Samuel and Ebenezer Hall (eds.) | printed materials relating to the union of the Second and Fourth Churches in Ipswich | |
| undated | by J. Dana (scribe) | meeting minutes [partial] | |
| 1774 October 23 | by J. Dana (scribe) | account of dispute with the church of Manchester | |
| 1773 June 14 | printed materials relating to the union of the Second and Fourth Churches in Ipswich | ||
| 1792 August 14 | by the Middlesex association of congregational ministers | association meeting minutes | |
| undated | from Rev. Cleaveland | to unknown | letter drafts regarding a dispute [partial] |
| undated | by Rev. Cleaveland | meeting minutes [partial] | |
| undated | by Rev. Cleaveland | copy of letter detailing theological arguments [partial] | |
| undated | copy of covenant between the Second and Fourth Churches | ||
| undated | by Rev. Cleaveland | letter with details of Susanna Burnham's appeal for admission |
This collection consists of Rev. Cleaveland's handwritten notes for sermons which he preached at Chebacco Church.
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1 Corinthians 10:12 - "Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall..."
preached 20 June 1756 -
Proverbs 3:18 - "She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her..."
preached 2 July 1756 -
Luke 8:21 - "My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it..."
preached July 4 1756 -
Psalms 39:3 - "My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned..."
preached 20 May 1767 -
Luke 13:23 - "Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them, Strive to enter in at the strait gate..."
preached 31 May 1767 -
John 8:12 - "Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me etc..."
preached January 9 1763 -
2 Timothy 2:15 - "rightly dividing the word of truth…"
preached 27 February 1763 -
John 10:14 - "I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine..."
preached 26 June 1763 -
Psalms 132:15 - "…abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread..."
preached 6 August 1763 -
Mark 13:37 - "And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch..."
preached 15 December 1765 -
Job 14:4 - "Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one..."
undated -
Philippians 2:5 - "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus..."
undated -
2 Corinthians 5:7 - "For we walk by faith, not by sight..."
preached 28 May 1760 -
2 Corinthians 5:7 - "For we walk by faith, not by sight..."
preached 1 June 1760 -
2 Kings 20:1 - "Thus saith the Lord, Set thy house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live..."
preached 12 October 1760 -
Hebrews 12:5 - "And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not…"
preached 15 October 1760 -
Deuteronomy 33:27 - "The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms..."
preached 30 October 1760 -
Mark 8:39 - "whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words…of him..."
preached 21 June 1761 -
Psalms 34:11 - "Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord..."
preached 17 January 1762 -
Job 19:25 - "For I know that my redeemer liveth…"
preached 10 October 1762 -
John 16:31 - "Jesus answered them, do ye now believe?"
preached 1 March 1795 -
Acts 26:22 - "Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come..."
preached 8 March 1797 -
Galatians 6:14 - "But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world..."
undated -
Galatians 3:1 - "…before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you..."
preached 22 March 1752 -
Sermon fragment
undated -
Acts 10:33 - "Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God..."
preached 8 October 1793 -
Psalms 66:18 - "If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me..."
preached 19 April 1753 -
Acts 20:26 - "Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men..."
preached 19 October 1785
These testimonials include a confession by a member of the congregation known as "Flora Negroe", and numerous relations of faith by members of the Chebacco Parish.
| 1749 July 23 | by Flora Negroe [sic] | to the congregation of the Fourth Church in Ipswich | confession |
| 1764 | Isaac Procter | relation of faith | |
| 1764 | Abigail Galloway | relation of faith | |
| 1764 | Lucy Procter | relation of faith | |
| 1764 | Mary Manning | relation of faith | |
| 1764 | Anna Bennett | relation of faith | |
| 1764 | Sarah Allen | relation of faith | |
| 1764 | Hannah Lee | relation of faith | |
| 1764 | Ebenezer Brown | relation of faith | |
| 1764 | Sarah Kinsman | relation of faith | |
| 1764 | Elizabeth Ingersol | relation of faith | |
| 1764 | Abigail Marshall | relation of faith | |
| 1764 | Jemima Dodge | relation of faith | |
| 1764 | Thomas Story | relation of faith | |
| 1764 June 17 | Mary Story | relation of faith | |
| 1764 August 26 | Mary Rust | relation of faith | |
| 1764 | Hannah Bear | relation of faith | |
| 1764 October 21 | Mary Tarring | relation of faith | |
| 1764 August 26 | Mary Roger | relation of faith | |
| 1764 August 26 | Abigail Giddinge | relation of faith | |
| 1764 August 26 | Nathaniel Burnham | relation of faith | |
| 1764 August 26 | Ruth Hancock | relation of faith | |
| 1764 August 26 | John Cheever | relation of faith | |
| 1764 August 26 | Abigail Tarring | relation of faith | |
| 1764 August 26 | Sarah Eveleth | relation of faith | |
| 1764 March 30 | Ester Williams | relation of faith | |
| 1764 March 30 | Mary Lee | relation of faith | |
| 1764 March 30 | Elizabeth Marshall | relation of faith | |
| 1764 March 30 | Hannah Sergeant | relation of faith | |
| 1764 March 30 | Sarah Butler | relation of faith | |
| 1764 March 30 | Rachel Low | relation of faith | |
| 1764 March 30 | Edward Lee | relation of faith | |
| 1764 March 30 | John Lendal | relation of faith | |
| 1764 March 30 | Daniel Giddinge | relation of faith | |
| 1764 March 30 | Sarah Brown | relation of faith | |
| 1764 March 30 | Merry Holmes | relation of faith | |
| 1764 April 22 | Jeremiah Kinsman | relation of faith | |
| 1764 April 22 | Sarah Kinsman | relation of faith | |
| 1764 April 22 | Aaron Low | relation of faith | |
| 1764 April 22 | Abigail Burnham | relation of faith | |
| 1764 April 22 | Sarah Butler | relation of faith | |
| 1764 April 22 | Phillis Cogswell - Negro | relation of faith | |
| 1764 November 11 | Lucy Andrews | relation of faith | |
| 1764 November 11 | Hannah Edwards | relation of faith | |
| 1764 February 2 | Mary Woodbury | relation of faith | |
| 1764 February 2 | Bethiah Foster | relation of faith | |
| 1767 July 12 | Abram Choate | relation of faith | |
| 1776 August 12 | Joseph Rust | relation of faith | |
| undated | Daniel Low | relation of faith | |
| undated | Hannah Low | relation of faith | |
| undated | Susanna Low | relation of faith | |
| undated | Martha Andrews | relation of faith | |
| undated | Mary Low | relation of faith | |
| undated | Jacob Choate | relation of faith | |
| undated | Lucy Burnham | relation of faith | |
| undated | Mary Cleaveland | relation of faith | |
| undated | Elizabeth Perkins | relation of faith | |
| undated | Isaac Procter | relation of faith | |
| undated | Thomas Choate | relation of faith |
This collection of correspondence consists of family letters, mainly between Rev. Cleaveland and his brothers, parents, and children.
| 1745 February 1 | from Joseph and Kezia Morse | to Rev. Cleaveland | letter requesting recommendation for a preacher |
| undated | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Aaron Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1745/6 February 11 | from Ebenezer Cleaveland | to Rev. Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1746/7 January 20 | from Aaron Cleaveland | to Rev. Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| undated | from Clive Johnson | to Rev. Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| undated | from Aaron Cleaveland | to Rev. Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1746 December 2 | from Josiah Cleaveland | to Rev. Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1746 December 9 | from Abigail Cleaveland | to Rev. Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1746 March 2 | from Josiah Cleaveland | to Rev. Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1747/8 December 5 | from Ebenezer Cleaveland | to Rev. Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1748/9 January 9 | from Ebenezer Cleaveland | to Rev. Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1748 September 9 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Josiah Cleaveland | general correspondence (draft) |
| 1748 September 9 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Josiah Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1748 September 28 | from a church council | council meeting minutes | |
| circa 1750 | from Josiah and Abigail Cleaveland | to Rev. Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1748 November 29 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Josiah and Abigail Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1751 March 2 | from Abigail Cleaveland | to Rev. Cleaveland and Ebenezer Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1759 February 3 | by Rev. Cleaveland | poems dedicated to Rev. Cleaveland's children and Hannah Bear | |
| 1760 September 18 | from Ebenezer Cleaveland | to Rev. Cleaveland | correspondence while encamped with military regiment |
| 1769 May 17 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Mary Cleaveland | advisory letter regarding marriage engagements |
| 1769 December 25 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1770 May 11 | from Aron [sic] Cleaveland | to Rev. Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1770 July 22 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1770 September 14 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Aaron or Ebenezer Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1772 November 13 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1773 April 5 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to his son | general correspondence |
| 1773 April 5 | from John Cleaveland Jr. | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1773 July 17 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1773 December 29 | from John Cleaveland Jr. | to Rev. Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1774 February 16 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1774 March 17 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1774 July 11 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1774 July 12 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1775 July 28 | from Parker Cleaveland | to his wife | correspondence while encamped with military regiment |
| 1775 June 1 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1775 November 2 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Aaron Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1775 November 28 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1775 December 8 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1775 December 10 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to John Cleaveland Jr. | general correspondence |
| 1775 December 14 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Col. Paul Dudley | letter regarding Parker Cleaveland's appointment as military surgeon |
| 1775 December 15 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Col. Kinney | letter regarding Parker Cleaveland's appointment as military surgeon |
| 1775 December 18 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1776 September 3 | from John Cleaveland Jr. | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1776 September 14 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1776 September 24 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1776 October 15 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1777 May 27 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1776 October 31 | from Parker Cleaveland | to Rev. Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1777 December 11 | from Ebenezer Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
This collection of correspondence consists of family letters, mainly between Rev. Cleaveland and his sons Parker, Nehemiah, and John Cleaveland Jr.
| 1778 January 29 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1778 February 9 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1778 February 16 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1778 March 18 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1778 March 30 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1778 March 29 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1778 March 28 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1778 April 10 | from John Cleaveland Jr. | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1778 June 17 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1779 November 9 | Unknown | unknown | general correspondence |
| 1779 December 10 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1779 December 25 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1780 January 26 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1780 April 23 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1780 July 12 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Nehemiah Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1780 September 8 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Nehemiah Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1780 December 25 | from John Cleaveland Jr. | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1781 October 1 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1781 November 27 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1783 November 23 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1785 March 18 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1785 May 15 | from John Cleaveland Jr. | to Rev. Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1785 September 17 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1782 November 18 | by Rev. Cleaveland's children | to Stephen Choate | "Relinquishment of legacy by heirs of Mrs. Mary Cleaveland" |
| 1786 January 9 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Nehemiah Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1787 January 24 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts | political letter [partial] |
| 1787 November 21 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Nehemiah Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1788 March 26 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Nehemiah Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1788 June 5 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Nehemiah Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1788 June 18 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Nehemiah Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1788 June 24 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Nehemiah Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1786 May 11 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1786 October 6 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1786 November 20 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1788 February 20 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1789 April 4 | from Nehemiah Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1789 | from Nehemiah Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
This collection of correspondence consists of family letters, mainly between Rev. Cleaveland and his sons Parker, Nehemiah, and John Cleaveland Jr.
| 1790 April 3 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1790 February 16 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1790 April 9 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1790 June 2 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1790 June 12 | from John Cleaveland Jr. | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1790 September 3 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Jacob Tewksbury | letter regarding dispute between two widows |
| undated | by Rev. Cleaveland | "members of Chebacco Church living in Manchester" | |
| 1790 October 7 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1790 September 30 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Nehemiah Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1791 February 28 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Nehemiah Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1790 November 7 | from Mary Procter | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1790 December 30 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to unknown | religious correspondence |
| 1791 February 17 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1791 March 29 | from Nehemiah Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | letter regarding Nehemiah's wife Lucy and her illness |
| 1791 April 2 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1791 September 26 | from Nehemiah Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1791 May 4 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Nehemiah Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1791 July 13 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Nehemiah Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1792 June 18 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Nehemiah Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1792 August 6 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Nehemiah Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1792 November 5 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Nehemiah Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1792 December 17 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Nehemiah Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1793 May 28 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Nehemiah Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1792 July 20 | from Nehemiah Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1792 July 21 | from Nehemiah Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1792 January 11 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to his son | general correspondence |
| 1792 March 24 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1792 August 29 | from Mary Procter | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1792 November 7 | from John Cleaveland Jr. | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1792 December 24 | from Nehemiah Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1793 June 9 | from John Cleaveland Jr. | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1793 June 18 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Nehemiah Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1793 December 9 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Nehemiah Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1793 December 13 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Nehemiah Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1793 December 24 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Nehemiah Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1793 December 25 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Nehemiah Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1794 April 4 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Nehemiah Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1794 April 26 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Nehemiah Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1793 September 10 | from Nehemiah Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1793 November 26 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1794 August 8 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to his children | general correspondence |
| 1794 November 8 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Elizabeth Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1795 May 7 | from John Cleaveland Jr. | to Rev. Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1797 May 30 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Adoniram Haskell | letter regarding hat-making and accounts |
| 1798 February 28 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1800 December 26 | from Camden Cleaveland | to Abigail Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1798 November 16 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to his children | general correspondence |
| 1799 January 3 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Nehemiah Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1799 March 4 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Nehemiah Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1799 April 9 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Nehemiah Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| 1799 April 11 | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Nehemiah Cleaveland | general correspondence |
| undated | by Andrew Cresswell | description of a dream | |
| undated | from Rev. Cleaveland | to unknown | letter regarding ministerial controversy |
| undated | from unknown | to unknown | draft of a religious letter |
| undated | from John Cleaveland Jr. | to Parker Cleaveland | letter while enlisted in the army [partial] |
| undated | from Parker Cleaveland | to unknown | general correspondence [partial] |
| undated | from John Cleaveland Jr. | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence [partial] |
| undated | from Rev. Cleaveland | to Parker Cleaveland | general correspondence [partial] |
| circa 1779 | from Parker Cleaveland | to Rev. Cleaveland | religious correspondence [partial] |
| undated | from Rev. Cleaveland | to unknown | religious correspondence |
Legal documentation relating to Rev. Cleaveland's wife Mary Cleaveland and their heirs.
| 1768 March 23 | by Mary Cleaveland | inventory | |
| 1803 October 21 | by Ebenezer Cleaveland | will and inventory | |
| 1800 May 31 | by Angier March | receipt for payment from Parker Cleaveland | |
| 1810 November 21 | by Hannah Brown | will and inventory | |
| undated | by Nehemiah Cleaveland and Moses Wildes | indenture granting land to Ruth Emerson |
Mary Cleaveland's diary, 1742-1762
Mary Cleaveland's sporatic diary entries detail the birth of her children and the death of relatives and prominent acquaintances, as well as notable events about town.
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