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Stearns Family. Stearns family papers, 1795-1918.

Title: Stearns family papers, 1795-1918.

Edwin Stearns, of Middletown, Connecticut, was active in many civic, social, and political organizations at both the town and state levels. In Middletown he was a merchant and manufacturer. He was also associated with the Middletown Lyceum and the First Universalist Society of Middletown. Additionally, Stearns sat on the board of the Middlesex Quarry. In 1843 Stearns was appointed a Director of the Connecticut State Prison in Wethersfield. In 1852 he was elected Treasurer of the State of Connecticut. He also served as a railroad commissioner. The collection contains personal, political, and business papers. Family correspondence, to and from Stearns' wife, children, cousins, aunts, uncles, and siblings, comprises the bulk of the personal papers. Assorted other documents include estate settlements, land deeds, and income tax forms. Political papers illustrate Stearns' association with the Middletown Customs House, the state's Democratic Committee, his election as a State Senator from the 18th district, and his involvement with the incorporation of Middlefield, Connecticut. National political figures with whom he corresponded include Martin VanBuren and Daniel D. Tompkins. Correspondence and reports form the majority of the material regarding Stearns' time as State Treasurer. Stearns owned land in Mercer County, Illinois, and the collection contains correspondence and deeds related to that. One box (.5 linear feet) contains Stearns' genealogical research. Other portions of the collection contain the papers of Stearns' sons, Charles, William, and George, as well as the papers of his in-laws, the Brewer family.

ArchivalResource: 7.5 linear feet (18 boxes).

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