Forbes, John Murray, 1813-1898

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Philanthropist, abolitionist. Contributed to the building of the railroad system in the United States.

From the description of John Murray Forbes letter to George William Curtis, [manuscript], 1891 January 24. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 263078000

Forbes was a Boston businessman who was engaged in the China trade early in his life and later involved in railroad development in the American West.

From the description of Letters from various correspondents, 1861-1914. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122505862

From the guide to the Letters from various correspondents, 1861-1914., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)
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referencedIn Jackson, Jonathan, 1743-1810. Lee family papers, 1535-1957. Library of Congress
referencedIn Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. Papers, 1777-1911 (bulk: 1820-1876) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Nation, papers, 1865-1893. Houghton Library
referencedIn James Elliot Cabot letters from various correspondents, 1843-1902. Houghton Library
referencedIn Ralph Waldo Emerson additional papers, ca.1835-1891. Houghton Library
referencedIn Oliver Wendell Holmes letters from various correspondents, 1891-1892. Houghton Library
creatorOf Forbes family. Forbes family business records, 1753-1968 (inclusive). Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
referencedIn Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884. Papers, 1555-1882 (bulk: 1833-1881) Houghton Library
creatorOf Bowdoin, James, 1676-1747. Naushon papers, 1641-1947. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn McCulloch, Hugh, 1808-1895. Hugh McCulloch papers, 1855-1905 (bulk 1863-1869). Library of Congress
referencedIn Cabot Jackson Russell papers, 1859-1865 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874. Correspondence, 1829-1874 Houghton Library
referencedIn Samuel Gray Ward and Anna Hazard Barker Ward papers, 1823-1934 (inclusive) 1837-1900 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Letters from various correspondents, 1861-1914. Houghton Library
creatorOf Forbes, John Murray, 1813-1898,. Letters from various correspondents, 1861-1914. Houghton Library
referencedIn China Mutual Insurance Company (Boston, Mass.). Papers, 1853-1976. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn James Russell Lowell miscellaneous correspondence, 1839-1891. Houghton Library
referencedIn Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894. For John M. Forbes's 80th Birthday (Feb. 23rd) at [the] Saturday Club, Feb. 25, 1893 : manuscript, 1893. Houghton Library
referencedIn Charles Baldwin Sedgwick Papers, 1814-1891 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Letters from Wendell Phillips Garrison, 1865-1906. Houghton Library
referencedIn Hale Family Papers, 1698-1916, (bulk 1810-1909) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Forbes, John Murray, 1844-1921. John Murray Forbes papers, 1796-1964. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Houqua, 1769-1843. Letterbook, 1840-1843. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf J. M. Forbes and Co. J. M. Forbes and Co. estate papers, 1777-1986; bulk: 1845-1940. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Parkman family papers, 1793-1896 Houghton Library
creatorOf Forbes, R. B. (Robert Bennet), 1804-1889. Bills of lading, 1838. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Evarts family papers, 1753-1960 (bulk 1798-1901) Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Emerson family correspondence, ca. 1725-1900. Houghton Library
referencedIn Higginson, Henry Lee, 1834-1919. Business records, 1799-1919 (bulk: 1870-1919) Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
referencedIn Heard family. Heard family business records, 1754-1898 (inclusive) [microform]. Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
referencedIn Charles Eliot Norton papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Immigration Restriction League (U.S.) records, 1893-1921 Houghton Library
creatorOf Hayward, James Warren. Papers, 1850-1857. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Miscellaneous letters, 1825-1894. Houghton Library
referencedIn Russell & Co. Russell & Co. records, 1820-1891 (inclusive) [microform]. Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
creatorOf Forbes, John Murray, 1813-1898. John Murray Forbes letter to George William Curtis, [manuscript], 1891 January 24. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Letters to William James from various correspondents and photograph album, 1865-1929. Houghton Library
referencedIn Nation, papers, 1865-1893. Houghton Library
referencedIn Letters sent to Watson G. Haynes on the initiative to change regulations in the United States Navy, 1846-1852. Houghton Library
referencedIn Clapp, William Warland, Jr., 1826-1891. Correspondence, 1790-1891 (bulk 1840-1891) Houghton Library
referencedIn Bowles, Samuel, 1826-1878. Samuel Bowles papers, 1852-1893 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Howe family papers, 1819-1910. Houghton Library
creatorOf Hay, John, 1838-1905. Correspondence, 1854-1914, "Fiske" to "Gilder." Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn Zachariah Chandler Papers, 1854-1899, (bulk 1854-1879) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Letters to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1761-1904 (inclusive), 1820-1888 (bulk) Houghton Library
referencedIn Letters from various correspondents, 1861-1914. Houghton Library
referencedIn Letters from various correspondents, 1850-1895 (inclusive), 1852-1878 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Forbes, John Murray, 1813-1898. Quitclaim deed, 1849. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Salmon P. Chase Papers Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Salmon P. Chase Papers Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn Robert Gould Shaw letters to his family and other papers, 1852-1947 (inclusive) 1855-1863 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Russell, William Goodwin, 1821-1896. Legal papers in the case of Burnham v. the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad Company, 1878. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
creatorOf Russell, Cabot Jackson, 1844-1863. Cabot Jackson Russell papers, 1859-1865. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn J. Howard Nichols papers, 1856-1905 Baker Library, Harvard Business School
referencedIn Ralph Waldo Emerson additional papers, ca.1835-1891. Houghton Library
creatorOf Ward, Samuel Gray. Samuel Gray Ward and Anna Hazard Barker Ward papers, 1823-1934 (inclusive) 1837-1900 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn James, William, 1842-1910. Papers, 1803-1941 (bulk: 1862-1910) Houghton Library
referencedIn Bird, Francis William, 1809-1894. Papers, 1826-1924; bulk: 1847-1889 Houghton Library
referencedIn Delano, Warren, 1852-1920. Papers, 1861-1919. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
creatorOf Kennard, Caroline Augusta,. Letters sent to Caroline Augusta Kennard concerning Dorothea Lynde Dix, 1876-1888. Houghton Library
referencedIn Autograph File, H Houghton Library
referencedIn Delano, Warren, 1809-1898. Papers, 1843-1891. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn Blair Family Papers, 1755-1968, (bulk 1829-1892) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Heard family. Business records, 1754-1898 Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
referencedIn Letters sent to Caroline Augusta Kennard concerning Dorothea Lynde Dix, 1876-1888. Houghton Library
creatorOf Cunningham, Edward, 1823-1889. Papers, 1814-1881. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Clifford, John Henry, 1809-1876. Papers, 1634-1967, bulk: 1821-1876. Library of Congress
referencedIn Felton papers, 1839-1920 (inclusive), 1839-1889, 1916-1920 (bulk). Historical Society of Pennsylvania
creatorOf Watson, Robert S. (Robert Sedgwick). Letters to John Murray Forbes, 1847-1874; bulk: 1847-1853. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Oliver Wendell Holmes letters from various correspondents, 1820-1894 Houghton Library
referencedIn Ralph Waldo Emerson miscellaneous correspondence, 1825-1881. Houghton Library
referencedIn Forbes, W. Cameron (William Cameron), 1870-1959. Collection of family and historical documents, ca. 1680-1900 Houghton Library
creatorOf Revere, Paul Joseph, 1832-1863. Papers, 1849-1902. Library of Congress
creatorOf Forbes, Paul Revere, 1860-1940. Papers, 1837-1953, bulk: 1929-1937. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn James Russell Lowell papers, 1835-1919. Houghton Library
referencedIn Bigelow, John P. (John Prescott), 1797-1872. Papers, 1805-1896 (bulk 1814-1863) Houghton Library
referencedIn Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. Papers, 1777-1911 (bulk: 1820-1876) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Loring, Charles G. (Charles Greely), 1794-1867. Papers, 1768-1866 Houghton Library
referencedIn John Russell, and Co. Records, 1820-1891 (inclusive). Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
referencedIn Young, David. Account book kept by [David Young], 1830-1844. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Ralph Waldo Emerson letters from various correspondents, ca. 1814-1882. Houghton Library
creatorOf Forbes, John Murray, 1813-1898. John Murray Forbes account books, 1860-1869. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Andrew, John A. (John Albion), 1818-1867. Family papers, 1675-1906. Library of Congress
referencedIn Nathaniel Prentiss Banks Papers, 1829-1911, (bulk 1860-1880) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Clarke, James Freeman, 1810-1888. Additional correspondence, 1787-1886 Houghton Library
referencedIn Autograph File, F, 1447-1994. Houghton Library
creatorOf Clapp, William Warland, 1826-1891. Correspondence, 1790-1891 (inclusive), 1840-1891 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Delano, Franklin Hughes, 1813-1893. Papers, 1833-1894. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn LeConte, John L. (John Lawrence), 1825-1883. Papers, 1812-1897 American Philosophical Society
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associatedWith Nordhoff, Charles, 1830-1901 person
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correspondedWith Pierce, Edward Lillie, 1829-1897 person
associatedWith Rathbone, William, 1819-1902 person
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associatedWith Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906 person
associatedWith Scudder, Horace Elisha, 1838-1902 person
associatedWith Sedgwick, C. B. (Charles Baldwin), 1815-1883 person
associatedWith Shaw, Robert Gould, 1837-1863 person
associatedWith Smith, Goldwin, 1823-1910 person
associatedWith Stephen, Sir Leslie, 1832-1904 person
associatedWith Storey, Moorfield, 1845-1929 person
associatedWith Strachey, John St. Loe, 1860-1927 person
correspondedWith Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 person
associatedWith Taft, William Howard, pres. U. S., 1857-1930 person
associatedWith Tocqueville, Marie de. person
associatedWith United States. Army. Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment, 5th (1861-1865) corporateBody
correspondedWith Ward, Samuel Gray. person
associatedWith Ward, Samuel Gray. person
associatedWith Watson, Robert S. (Robert Sedgwick) person
correspondedWith Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. person
associatedWith Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892 person
associatedWith Wister, Owen, 1860-1938 person
associatedWith Young, David. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
China
Naushon Island (Mass.)
United States
Massachusetts--Boston
Boston (Mass.)
Massachusetts--Milton
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Account books
Businessmen
Real property
Railroads
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Birth 1813-02-23

Death 1898-10-12

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