Miss Esther Copp's Psalms Book
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content: This book is a collection of psalms given to Esther Copp of Stonington, Connecticut on November 24, 1783. The book contained a collection of tunes taken from the book, <i>The Chorister’s Companion</i>, a collection of psalms and hymns first published in 1782. Esther would have been about 29 years old at the time, and the book was given by “a sincere friend to all lovers of Psalmody.”
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content: The Copp Collection contains about 150 books of early American imprint and shows a wide range of reading matter typical of a New England Puritan family living in a port town. Literacy was expected of many New Englanders, as Puritan doctrine required everyone to read the Bible. The abundance of multiple Bibles, psalms, hymnodies, sermons, and morality tales reflects the Copp’s religious beliefs. Other highlights of the library include the works of Shakespeare, almanacs, historical and political texts, and travel narratives.
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content: The Copp Collection contains a variety of household objects that the Copp family of Connecticut used from around 1700 until the mid-1800s. Part of the Puritan Great Migration from England to Boston, the family eventually made their home in New London County, Connecticut, where their textiles, clothes, utensils, ceramics, books, bibles, and letters provide a vivid picture of daily life. More of the collection from the Division of Home and Community Life can be viewed by searching accession number 28810.
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content: Currently not on view
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Cultures & Communities
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content: Copp Collection
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content: Gift of John Brenton Copp
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content: National Museum of American History
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content: DL.006865.01
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content: 28810
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content: 6865.01
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content: book
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/4 in x 8 1/4 in; 8.255 cm x 20.955 cm