Mysterious Dave Mather
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David Allen Mather, also known by the nickname "Mysterious Dave," was an American lawman, gunfighter, and occasional criminal in the Old West. His taciturn personality may have earned him the nickname
David Allen "Mysterious Dave" Mather posed for his only known photograph sometime during his term as Assistant Marshal of Dodge City (June 1, 1883 – April 10, 1884)
Cotton Mather
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Cotton Mather was a Puritan clergyman and author in colonial New England, who wrote extensively on theological, historical, and scientific subjects. After being educated at Harvard College, he joined
Mysterious Dave Mather
…Wright Mather (October 11, 1854 – April 15, 1932) and George Conway Mather (1855–1856). He claimed to have been descended from the famous minister Cotton Mather, but research on the lineage of Cotton Mather performed by his descendent, Horace E. Mather, indicates that this claim was likely incorrect. His father…
Portrait by Peter Pelham, 1727
John Cotton (1585–1652)
Holograph copy of Cotton Mather's letter of advice to John Richards concerning the impending trials at Salem, May 31, 1692
The Return of Several Ministers, written in Cotton Mather's hand