Brighton, Massachusetts. First Parish

Container List:

• bMS 11/1 (1): Treasurer's Book, 1818-1860.
• bMS 11/1 (2): "Assessors of First Parish in Brighton," 1820-1822.
• bMS 11/1 (3): "Parish Tax" Book, 1824.
• bMS 11/1 (4): "Collector's Book," 1844-1847 [pew rents].
• bMS 11/1 (5): "Collector's Book," 1839-1889.
• bMS 11/1 (6): Treasurer's Account, 1839-1889.
• bMS 11/1 (7): "Records of Standing Committee," 1913-1920.
• bMS 11/1 (8): "Records of the Parish Committee," 1921-1930.
• bMS 11/1 (9): Ditto, 1931-1945.
• bMS 11/1 (10): "Records of the First Parish Unity Club," 1890-1891.
• bMS 11/1 (11): Ditto, 1891-1895.
• bMS 11/2 (1): "Association for Religious Improvement," Minutes, 1822-1826.
• bMS 11/2 (2): Ditto, 1826-1831.
• bMS 11/2 (3): Ditto, 1831-1851.
• bMS 11/2 (4): "Ministerial Record of Events," 1828-1838.
• bMS 11/2 (5): Ditto, 1909-1915.
• bMS 11/3 (1): "Condensed History of the Ladies Association Branch Alliance of the First Parish, Brighton, 1829-1914"; and "Centennial Celebration of the Ladies Association, 1929" (including program, newspaper clippings, etc.)
• bMS 11/3 (2): "Records of the Brighton Ladies Association," 1829-1897.
• bMS 11/3 (3): Ditto, 1897-1908.
• bMS 11/3 (4): Ditto, 1908-1919.
• bMS 11/4 (1): Preaching Receipts, 1760-1770, 1780-1785.
• bMS 11/4 (2): Parish Bills, 1800-1820.
• bMS 11/4 (3): Ditto, 1820-1824.
• bMS 11/4 (4): Ditto, 1824-1825.
• bMS 11/4 (5): Ditto, 1826-1831.
• bMS 11/4 (6): Ditto, 1832-1836.
• bMS 11/4 (7): Ditto, 1837-1841.
• bMS 11/4 (8): Ditto, 1842-1844.
• bMS 11/4 (9): Ditto, 1844-1847.
• bMS 11/5 (1): Ditto, 1852-1857.
• bMS 11/5 (2): Ditto, 1858-1860.
• bMS 11/5 (3): Ditto, 1860-1863.
• bMS 11/5 (4): Ditto, 1863-1865.
• bMS 11/5 (5): Ditto, 1866-1868.
• bMS 11/5 (6): Ditto, 1869-1870.
• bMS 11/5 (7): Ladies' Association Records, 1829-1835.
• bMS 11/5 (8): Ditto, 1835-1848.
• bMS 11/5 (9): Ladies' Association Account Book, 1829-1890.
• bMS 11/5 (10): "Records of the Sunday School Society," 1882-1914.
• bMS 11/6 (1): "General Parish Records," 1817-1855.
• bMS 11/6 (2): General Parish Records, 1856-1885.
• bMS 11/6A (1): General Parish Records, 1888-1905. Financial records, 1921-1948.
• bMS 11/7 (1): Financial Notes, Receipts, etc., 1724-1812.
• bMS 11/7 (2): Parish Announcements, 1778-1811.
• bMS 11/7 (3): Precinct Treasurer's Accounts, 1788-1820.
• bMS 11/7 (4): Financial Letters and Announcements, 1800-1817.
• bMS 11/7 (5): Sunday Subscription Papers and Pew Deeds, 1843-1863.
• bMS 11/7 (6): Pew Deeds, 1844-1845.
• bMS 11/7 (7): Ditto, 1846-1870.
• bMS 11/7 (8): Precente Donation Papers, 1758-1795.
• bMS 11/7 (9): Pew Accounts, Parish Church Tax Books, etc., 1748-1849.
• bMS 11/7 (10): Marriage Records, 1903-1912.
• bMS 11/7 (11): Ditto, 1916-1955.
• bMS 11/8 (1): Treasurer's Reports, Receipts, and Parish Correspondence, 1800-1850.
• bMS 11/8 (2): Ditto, 1851-1874.
• bMS 11/8 (3): Ditto, 1876-1899.
• bMS 11/8 (4): Ditto, 1900-1939.
• bMS 11/8 (5): Pew deeds, 1810-1872; Printed dedication and ordination material; newspaper clippings; Boston marriage certificate blank; and two photographs of Old First Parish Church, Brighton (interior).
• bMS 11/8 (6-7): Material added in 1985, donated by the UUA. Date range is 1721-1889. Includes receipts, ordination records, order of service, meeting records, correspondence, church record of survey, legal documents.