Manuscript

Archive

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Groton Public Library

Name/Title

Manuscript

Entry/Object ID

2026.019.021

Scope and Content

Typed manuscript regarding the controversy of Capt. Hubbard Burrows disinternment and burial in the Wightman Burying Ground, addressed to the Wightman Burying Ground Association by Charles R. Stark, 1897. 2 pages.

Collection

Wightman Burying Ground Association Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2026.019

Source or Donor

Wightman Burying Ground Association

Acquisition Method

Donation

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Manuscript

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Wightman Burying Ground

Archive Details

Creator

Wightman Burying Ground Association

Date(s) of Creation

1897

Archive Size/Extent

1 Folder

Provenance

Notes

Admin or Biographical History: The Wightman Burying Ground is an historic cemetery located near the intersection of Yetter and Cold Spring Roads in Groton. The cemetery is associated with the First Baptist Church of Groton, established 1705, and was named for the first pastor of the Church, Valentine Wightman. It is known for its colonial era graves, including wolf stones.