Puritan Deacon Confession and Tragedy in Eastern Town
A long Eastern paper recounts Deacon Brown’s confession after a housemaid scandal and a communal forgiveness moment led by Deacon Goodfellow. The tale is set amid provincial piety and moral fault lines in a New England town, with broader anecdotes on equality and a Sabbath excursion disaster narrative.
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Shepherdstown Register
Peeunel
New England
Reed Deacon Brown
Deacon Brown
Nancy Shurne
Enrora
Neney Stearne
Nancy
Anj
Christ
Deacon Goodfellow
Sayig Carawbers
Brother Brown
Brown
Lan
Brathere
Eisiere
Nancy Stearne
Jean
Geaw
Adlaneville
Batinton
Deoekport
Tom's River
Sean
Reece
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