Drake, Samuel Gardner, 1798-1875

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Samuel Gardner Drake, antiquarian and author. Drake was born to Simeon and Love Muchmore (Tucke) Drake in Pittsfield, New Hampshire, on October 11, 1798. After teaching for several years in New Hampshire and New Jersey, Drake established a book auction business in 1828. Two years later, he opened the first antiquarian bookstore in the United States in Cornhill, Boston. Drake was a founding member of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, serving as its first corresponding secretary from 1845 to 1856, and as its president in 1858. In November 1858, Drake journeyed to England to collect material for publication and remained in London for two years. His numerous published works reflect his interest in New England history and genealogy. He died in Boston on June 14, 1875.

From the description of Sir Francis Drake documents, 1858-1860. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702178983

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creatorOf Drake, Samuel Gardner, 1798-1875. Letter : Boston, [Mass.], to C.W. Squires, 1873 Aug. 21. Newberry Library
creatorOf Davenport, A. B. (Amzi Benedict), b. 1817. Letter, 1853 August 8, Brooklyn, New York, to Samuel G. Drake, Boston, Mass. Connecticut Historical Society
creatorOf Drake, Samuel Gardner, 1798-1875. Draft and notes [manuscript], 1866 ca. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Papers of Professor Henry William Wilder Foote and Family, 1714-1959 Andover-Harvard Theological Library
creatorOf Drake, Samuel Gardner, 1798-1875. Indian incidents, [between 1873 and 1875] / in the handwriting of the late Sam[ue]l G. Drake, Indian historian & antiquary ... Newberry Library
creatorOf Drake, Samuel Gardner, 1798-1875. Sir Francis Drake's mariners : or an attempt to collect the names of those who sailed with him in his voyage round the world : manuscript, 1859. Houghton Library
creatorOf Drake, Samuel Gardner, 1798-1875. Letter to W.W. Greenough 1845 December 19. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Boston Booksellers records, 1640-1860. American Antiquarian Society
referencedIn Autograph File, D, 1586-1975. Houghton Library
creatorOf Morton, Thomas 1575-1646. Thomas Morton New English Canaan or New Canaan manuscript (copy by Samuel Gardner Drake) 1830. William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Drake, Samuel Gardner, 1798-1875,. Trials for witchcraft in New-England : original manuscript records, including affidavits in the cases against Eunice Coles, 1656; John Godfrey, 1659, etc. and the complete court records in the case against Elizabeth Morse of Newbury, tried in Boston, 1679-1680, and comprising affidavits; order of arrest; summons for jurymen; court proceedings; bills for the jurymen's expenses and a petition from the husband / collected by Samuel G. Drake and forming the basis of his "Annals of witchcraft in New-England" : manuscript, 1656-1680. Houghton Library
creatorOf Drake, Samuel Gardner, 1798-1875. Autograph letter signed : Boston, to Henry B. Dawson, 1858 Oct. 8. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Daggett, John, 1805-1885. Letter to S. G. Drake. Attleborough, Eng. 1834 Feb. 10. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn O'Callaghan, E. B. (Edmund Bailey), 1797-1880. Papers, 1830-1876 (bulk: 1845-1860) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Farmer, John, 1789-1838. Letters to Samuel Gardner Drake and Francis Jackson, 1828 June-1831 Apr. State Library of Massachusetts
creatorOf Drake, Francis, Sir, ca. 1540?-1596. Voyage of Sir Francis Drake, Knt., around the world. New England Historic Genealogical Society
creatorOf Gookin, Daniel, 1612-1687. An historical account of the doings and sufferings of the Christian Indians in N. England in the years 1675, 1676, 1677 Newberry Library
creatorOf Drake, Samuel Gardner, 1798-1875. Letter, 1824 March 30, Boston, to L.B. Dartmouth College Library
creatorOf Drake, Samuel Gardner, 1798-1875. Autograph collection. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Collection of miscellaneous papers relating to the Revolution, 1777-1782 Houghton Library
creatorOf Samuel Gardner Drake papers, ca. 1633-1857 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Bigelow, John P. (John Prescott), 1797-1872. Papers, 1805-1896 (bulk 1814-1863) Houghton Library
creatorOf Drake, Samuel Gardner, 1798-1875. Papers. American Antiquarian Society
creatorOf Drake, Samuel Gardner, 1798-1875. William Smalley manuscript, 1792. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Thomas Morton New English Canaan or New Canaan manuscript (copy by Samuel Gardner Drake) 1830 Morton, Thomas New English Canaan or New Canaan manuscript (copy by Samuel Gardner Drake) William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Autograph File, S, 1556-1996. Houghton Library
creatorOf Drake, Samuel Gardner, 1798-1875,. Sir Francis Drake documents, 1858-1860. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Houghton Library printed book provenance file, A-D Houghton Library
creatorOf Drake, Samuel Gardner, 1798-1875. The history of King Philip's War [manuscript copy], 1827. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Autograph File, H Houghton Library
creatorOf Parkman, Francis, 1823-1893. Letters. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Draper, Lyman Copeland, 1815-1891. Papers, 1833-1893 Wisconsin Historical Society Archives
creatorOf Goodhue, Samuel. A genealogical account of the Goodhue family to 1833. New England Historic Genealogical Society
creatorOf Drake, Samuel Gardner, 1798-1875. Index to Thomas Hutchinson's collection of papers, 14 Sept. 1852. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn O'Callaghan, E. B. (Edmund Bailey), 1797-1880. Papers, 1830-1876 (bulk: 1845-1860) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Drake, Samuel Gardner, 1798-1875. Letter, 1849 August 21, Boston [Mass.] to C.M. Endicott, Salem, Mass. New England Historic Genealogical Society
referencedIn Houghton Library printed book provenance file, A-D Houghton Library
creatorOf Drake, Samuel G. Scrapbook 1840. Wisconsin historical society
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
creatorOf Draper, Walter S. Collection of autograph letters and autographs, 1865-1890. Boston Athenaeum
creatorOf Haven, Samuel Foster, 1806-1881. Letter, 1862 Jan. 31, Worcester [Mass.] to Sam. G. Drake, [Boston?]. University of Michigan
creatorOf Bushnell, Charles Ira, 1821-1883. Letter, 1872 October 8, New York, to Samuel G. Drake. Connecticut Historical Society
creatorOf Drake, Samuel Gardner, 1798-1875. Papers, 1822-1875. New Hampshire Historical Society Library
referencedIn Benson John Lossing Collection, 1843-1917 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Houghton Library printed book provenance file, A-D Houghton Library
creatorOf Drake, Samuel Gardner, 1798-1875. Letters, 1836, 1850, 1872. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Autograph File, D, 1586-1975. Houghton Library
creatorOf Drake, Samuel Gardner, 1798-1875. Samuel Gardner Drake papers, ca. 1633-1857. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
creatorOf Jay, Arthur B. [West Brookfield historical papers : Indians] / [compiled by Archie B. Jay]. Central/Western Massachusetts Automated Resource Sharing
referencedIn "CHRONICLES of the Indians of North America. From the earliest accounts of them to the present time. [By Samuel Gardner Drake], Boston, 1836." Autograph. Paper. Octavo., 1836 British Library
creatorOf Drake, Samuel Gardner, 1798-1875. Sameul Gardner Drake lettersh[manuscript], 1854-1871. University of Virginia. Library
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associatedWith Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 person
associatedWith Bigelow, John P. (John Prescott), 1797-1872 person
correspondedWith Bouton, Nathaniel, 1799-1878 person
associatedWith Bushnell, Charles Ira, 1821-1883. person
associatedWith Calef, Robert, 1648-1719 person
associatedWith Church, Benjamin, 1639-1718. person
associatedWith Church, Thomas, 1674-1746. person
associatedWith Coles, Eunice. person
associatedWith Daggett, John, 1805-1885. person
associatedWith Davenport, A. B. (Amzi Benedict), b. 1817. person
associatedWith Dawson, Henry B. (Henry Barton), 1821-1889, person
associatedWith Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 person
associatedWith Doolittle, Benjamin, 1695-1749. person
associatedWith Drake family family
associatedWith Drake family. family
associatedWith Drake family. family
associatedWith Drake, Francis S. (Francis Samuel), 1828-1885. person
associatedWith Drake, Francis, Sir, 1540?-1596. person
associatedWith Drake, Samuel Adams, 1833-1905. person
associatedWith Draper, Lyman Copeland, 1815-1891. person
associatedWith Draper, Walter S. person
associatedWith Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) corporateBody
associatedWith Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) corporateBody
correspondedWith Endicott, Charles Moses, 1793-1863 person
correspondedWith Farmer, John, 1789-1838. person
associatedWith Godfrey, John, fl. 1659. person
associatedWith Goodhue, Samuel. person
associatedWith Gookin, Daniel, 1612-1687. person
associatedWith Greenough, William W. (William Whitwell), d. 1899. person
associatedWith Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841. person
associatedWith Haven, Samuel Foster, 1806-1881. person
associatedWith Houghton Library. corporateBody
associatedWith Hutchinson, Thomas, 1711-1780. person
associatedWith Lewis, John A. person
associatedWith Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891, person
associatedWith Morse, Elizabeth. person
associatedWith Morse, William, fl. 1879. person
associatedWith Morton, Thomas 1575-1646. person
associatedWith Newberry Library. corporateBody
associatedWith New England Historic Genealogical Society. corporateBody
associatedWith Norton, John, 1715-1778. person
associatedWith O'Callaghan, E. B. (Edmund Bailey), 1797-1880. person
associatedWith O'Callaghan, Stephen Alonzo, 1797-1880, person
associatedWith Parkman, Francis, 1823-1893. person
associatedWith Peabody family. family
associatedWith Roberts, John G. person
associatedWith Schott, Stephen Alonzo, 1818-1904. person
associatedWith Smalley, William. person
correspondedWith Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866 person
correspondedWith Squires, Charles W. (Charles Winder), 1841-1900 person
Place Name Admin Code Country
America
New England
Massachusetts--Boston
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
East (U.S.)
Boston (Mass.)
United States
Massachusetts--Boston
Massachusetts
Weymouth (Mass)
Quincy (Mass.)
Massachusetts--Boston
New England
New England
Boston (Mass.)
United States
Massachusetts
England
Subject
Booksellers and bookselling
Booksellers and bookselling
Algonquian Indians
Antiquarians
Birds
Books
Epitaphs
History
Indian captivities
Indian captivities
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
King Philip's War, 1675-1676
Manuscripts, American
Massachuset Indians
Massachusetts Bay Company
Plants
Presidents
Real property
Puritans
Sailors
Trees
Trials (Witchcraft)
Voyages and travels
Witchcraft
Witchcraft
Occupation
Authors, American
Compilers
Genealogists
Historians
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Birth 1798-10-11

Death 1875-06-14

Americans

English

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