▁not ▁agree ▁with . ▁Br attle ▁pre ached ▁some ▁of ▁these ▁more ▁liberal ▁ideas ▁in ▁the ▁church ▁he ▁founded , ▁the ▁Br attle ▁Street ▁Church , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁argument ▁with ▁Pur itan ▁minister ▁Cot ton ▁M ather . ▁Also , ▁both ▁Thomas ▁and ▁William ▁improved ▁Harvard ▁College . ▁Thomas ▁don ated ▁money ▁many ▁times , ▁served ▁as ▁tre as urer ▁of ▁the ▁college , ▁and ▁was ▁an ▁uno fficial ▁professor ▁of ▁astronom y ▁and ▁mathematics . ▁When ▁Thomas ▁died , ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁New ▁World ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁rational ▁approach ▁towards ▁thought . ▁ ▁Other ▁Ach iev ements ▁ ▁Br attle ▁is ▁also ▁cred ited ▁as ▁being ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁to ▁import ▁an ▁organ ▁to ▁the ▁colon ies . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁B urr , ▁George ▁Lincoln , ▁ 1 8 5 7 - 1 9 3 8 . ▁" Let ter ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Br attle ", ▁F . R . S ., ▁ 1 6 9 2 ", ▁N arr atives ▁of ▁the ▁W itch craft ▁C ases , ▁ 1 6 4 8 - 1 7 0 6 . ▁Electron ic ▁Text ▁Center , ▁University ▁of ▁Virginia ▁Library . ▁ ▁Category : Date ▁of ▁birth ▁unknown ▁Category : 1 6 5 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 7 1 3 ▁death s ▁Category : 1 7 th - century ▁American ▁business people ▁Category : 1 8 th - century ▁American ▁business people ▁Category : C rit ics ▁of ▁w itch ▁hunting ▁Category : Har vard ▁College