Chandler, Abiel, 1777-1851
Variant namesAbiel Chandler was born in Concord, New Hampshire, and educated at Fryeburg Academy, Phillips Academy, and Harvard College. After a decade of teaching, he became a commission merchant in Boston as a partner in the firm of Chandler, Howard & Company. He retired to Walpole, New Hampshire, in 1845 and died in 1851. By bequest, he founded the Chandler Scientific Department at Dartmouth College and provided a substantial endowment to the New Hampshire Asylum for the Insane. He also provided for his niece Orilla Flanders West.
From the description of Papers, 1806-1873 (New Hampshire Newsp Project). WorldCat record id: 81276189
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| referencedIn | Kimball, Benjamin Ames. Letter, 1892 October 10, Concord, N.H., to the Trustees of Dartmouth College [n.p.]. | Dartmouth College Library | |
| creatorOf | Chandler, Abiel, 1777-1851. Papers, 1806-1873 | New Hampshire Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Chandler, Timothy, 1760-1846. Tall case brass dial clock, ca. 1800. | Winterthur Library | |
| referencedIn | Chandler, Timothy, 1760-1846. Tall case brass dial clock, ca. 1790. | Winterthur Library | |
| referencedIn | Dartmouth College. Chandler Scientific Dept. Records, 1851-1940 (bulk 1870-1895). | Dartmouth College Library | |
| referencedIn | Chandler, Timothy, 1760-1846. Brass dial shelf clock, ca. 1800. | Winterthur Library |
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| associatedWith | Dartmouth College. Chandler Scientific Dept. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Dartmouth College. Chandler Scientific Dept. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Kimball, Benjamin Ames. | person |
| associatedWith | Mann, Horace, 1796-1859. | person |
| associatedWith | West, Orilla Flanders. | person |
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Birth 1777-02-26
Death 1851-03-21
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