Society for Propagating the Gospel Among the Indians and Others in North America Records, 1746-1948 » I. General records, 1746–1922 » A. Historical materials, 1746–1899  

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These records pre-date the official founding of the Society in 1787. Included is a letter from Archbishop Becker to Reverend Dr. Johnson, October 1768, concerning the founding of a missionary society in Boston; an inquiry letter from Dr. Hale into the Society's history, May 1898; a newspaper article on the origins of the Society's history as discussed at the annual meeting, 2 June 1899; a series of letters from missionary Gideon Hawley to Edward Wigglesworth from various spots in Maine and Massachusetts spreading the gospel among the Native Americans, 1752-1756; and "The Commission by The Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge to the Gentlemen within named as a corresponding Board at Boston, North America, March 1787."