Green, Hetty Howland Robinson, 1835-1916

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Hetty Green (born Henrietta Howland Robinson, November 21, 1834, New Bedford, Massachusetts - July 3, 1916, New York, New York) was nicknamed the Witch of Wall Street. As an an American businesswoman and financier, Green was known for her wealth and as a miser. She was born to a very wealthy family who owned a large whaling fleet. When her father and aunt both died in 1865 she inherited approximately $8 million. In 1867 she married Edward Henry Green, a member of a wealthy Vermont family. She made him renounce all rights to her money before the wedding. The couple lived in New York City and London.
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referencedIn Robinson, Hetty H. v. Mandell, Thomas et al National Archives at Boston
referencedIn Robinson, Hetty H. v. Mandell, Thomas et al National Archives at Boston
referencedIn Howland family. Howland family papers, 1891-1930. Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library
referencedIn Edward H. Green (Hetty Robinson) v. Thomas Mandell et al, 1868 National Archives at Boston
referencedIn Lewis Cass papers (1774-1924) William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Plimpton, George A. (George Arthur), 1855-1936. George Arthur Plimpton papers, [ca. 1889-1936]. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Lewis Cass papers (1774-1924) William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Warman, Cy, 1855-1914. Letters to "My dear Phillips" and Mr. Brady, 1895-1896. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Robinson, Hetty H. v. Mandell, Thomas et al National Archives at Boston
referencedIn Papers, 1871-1964 Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Robinson, Hetty H. v. Mandell, Thomas et al National Archives at Boston
referencedIn Massachusetts. Attorney General's Office. Colonel Green case file, 1938-1839. Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives
referencedIn Hetty H. R. Green v. Sarah H. Gage, Eva Gage, et al. National Archives at Chicago
referencedIn Bullard, John M. (John Morgan), b. 1890. Papers, 1871-1964. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Beffel, John Nicholas, 1887-1973. Papers, 1921-1952. Library of Congress
referencedIn Robinson, Hetty H. v. Mandell, Thomas et al National Archives at Boston
referencedIn Hall, Frederic W. Frederic W. Hall correspondence : San Francisco, Calif. : TLS, 1904-1905. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Women's Project of New Jersey. Records, 1984-2004 Rutgers Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Sherman L. Whipple et al v. Hetty H.R. Green et al, 1907 National Archives at Boston
referencedIn Hetty Green v. William S. Gordon et al, 1878 National Archives at Boston
referencedIn Hetty Howland Robinson Green v. William W. Crapo, 1902 National Archives at Boston
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correspondedWith Plimpton, George A. (George Arthur), 1855-1936. person
associatedWith Warman, Cy, 1855-1914. person
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Birth 1835-11-21

Death 1916-07-03

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