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Paine family. Papers, c. 1721-c. 1918.

Title: Papers, c. 1721-c. 1918.

This extensive collection of papers illustrates the varied interests and careers of Paine family members as outlined above in the biographical sketches. The papers of Timothy Paine (1730-1793) include a diary for the year 1785, as well as two volumes of estate records for the periods 1793 to 1795 and 1793 to 1807. The papers of Dr. William Paine (1750-1833) include medical notes and tracts, diaries, accounts, records of the Paine farm lands in Worcester, and journals of two trips: one from Halifax, N.S., to Passamaquoddy Bay, in Maine, 1784, and the other from Portugal as personal physician to Lord Winchelsea, 1781. There are papers relating to Paine's service at His Majesty's General Hospital in Halifax. There are correspondence and records pertaining to Paine's medical education, as well as commissions and diplomas. Also in the collection, along with his on Frederick William Paine, is a catalog of their books. Four of Paine's diaries and one account book were kept in various almanacs. His 1794 diary was kept in Robert Bailey Thomas' _The Farmer's Almanack ... 1794 ..._ ([Boston]: Belknap and Hall, [1793]); his 1795, 1796, and 1797 diaries were kept in _Thomas's Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode-Island, Newhampshire & Vermont Almanack ..._ (Worcester: Isaiah Thomas, [1794-1796]) for the corresponding years. Also the account book for the period 1810 to 1817 was kept in Isaiah Thomas, Junior's _Massachusetts ... Almanack ... 1810 ..._ (Worcester: Isaiah Thomas, Jun., [1809]). The papers of Samuel Paine (1754-1807) include account books and diaries, business notes, and a notebook containing medical prescriptions, recipes, poetry, and extracts of letters. The collection also includes his 1786 Harvard diploma (see oversize folder). The papers of Nathaniel Paine (1759-1840) include diaries for the years 1798 and 1811, as well as justice of the peace records. These records include two volumes of "Confessions of Debt," for the periods 1788 to 1790 and 1790 to 1796, as well as a certificate of guardianship of Edmund Howe's children. The papers of Anthony Paine (1760-1788) include an account book, for the period 1788 to 1793, which records the settlement of his estate. The papers of William Fitz Paine (1783-1834 or 1837) include descriptions of Penang, Canton and Isle of France (Mauritius), trade records, diary entries, travel descriptions, letterbook entries, legal documents, and "Desultory Remarks on Canton." The papers of Frederick William Paine (1788-1869) include account books, miscellaneous papers, and "table of altitudes." Also in the collection, along with his father, Dr. William Paine, is a catalog of their books. The papers of Elizabeth Sturgis (1788-1873) include poetry, essays, obituaries, and sermon notes. The papers of George Sturgis Paine (1833-1908) include many undated and incomplete letters to him from his mother (for the rest of his correspondence, see manuscript boxes three and four). The collection also contains a travel visa issued to Paine in 1853 (see oversize folder). The papers of Elizabeth Orne Paine Sturgis (1826- ) include two notebooks of recollections of the Paine family and one pamphlet. The papers of Nathaniel Paine (1832-1917) include a catalog of his library, a catalog of his pamphlets, _Genealogical Notes on the Paine Family of Worcester, Mass._ by Nathaniel Paine A.M. (two volumes), _Paine Family Register, or Genealogical Notes and Queries_ (one volume), _Signers of the Declaration of Independence_ (two volumes), _Life of George Washington_ (ten volumes), and _The Home of Washington and Its Associations_ (one volume), certificates of membership in honorary socieites and tributes, a notebook on American engravers, and a diary. In association with Paine's papers is a three volume set, _Pictorial History of the Civil War_ by Benson John Lossing, (Hartford: T. Belknap, 1868), which is filed in the AAS library stacks (call # E510 L881 P868), which contains several interleaved, unindexed letters pertaining to the Civil War. The collection also contains four manuscript boxes of correspondence of Paine family members including correspondence of members of the Sturgis, Chandler, Perkins, and Rose families, who married into the Paine family. Some of the correspondence concerns business and trading interests of various family members and should be used in conjunction with the business records in box five. There is also personal correspondence between members of the family and correspondence of family members with friends. There is correspondence from female members of the family and also from younger members of the family to aunts, uncles, and parents. correspondence. The collection also contains a manuscript box of miscellaneous items including papers pertaining to French spoliations claims, papers pertaining to Charles Sandos, poetry and songs, miscellaneous miscellaneous papers, legal records and land surveys, sermons, eulogies and tributes, newspaper clippings, and genealogical records. Included also in the oversize folder is "... a piece of poetry, wrote at Halifax N.S. by the late Dr. M. Byles as a satire on the Directors of the School ...," 1786.

ArchivalResource: 50 v. ; octavo.20 v. ; folio.9 boxes.1 folder (3 items) ; oversize.

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Adams, Hannah, 1755-1831. Poetry collection.

Title: Poetry collection.

One of the miscellaneous poems in the oversize folder was written in 1681 by Daniel Gookin, Jr. (1650-1717/18) and titled "Upon the Death of the reverend ... Urian Oakes" (c. 1631-1681), president of Harvard College. There are also photostatic copies of two poems found in a copy of The Powring out of the Seven Vials ... (London, 1642) by John Cotton (1585-1642). The poetry is of a religious nature and may have been written by William Robie ( - ) in 1670. The collection contains a bound volume of a collection of poems of Elizabeth Paine Trumbull (1766-1832), the youngest daughter of Timothy Paine (1730-1793) and Sarah Chandler Paine (1726-1811), of Worcester, Mass. This collection was copied by her grandson, George Clap Trumbull (1818-1885), in 1834 and he writes at the beginning of the volume that the poems were composed by her when she was sixteen and were published in the Massachusetts Spy. Contrary to his statement, the contents of the poems indicated that they were written over a span of years--some must have been written before her marriage at age twenty and others appear to have been written shortly before her death. There are references in one poem to "Negroes in arms" that appears to be an allusion to Nat Turner. The same poem includes references to events in Belgium and Poland. One poem was written to her brother, Samuel Paine (1754-1807), and others mention members of the Perkins family. References in her poetry indicate that she was well-educated and interested in contemporary events. The poetry in this volume was at one time erroneously attributed to Louisa Clap Trumbull (1798-1885). There is also a bound volume of a collection of poetry of Hannah Adams (1755-1831), who is considered to be the first professional female writer in America. The poems were written on a variety of subjects; some were addressed to particular people. Four of the poems were written specifically "On the death of ..." individuals: Heman Harris (1750-1782); Mrs. Fisher; Mrs. Abigal Prentice; and Betsey Adams (1753-1789), Hannah's sister. A number of the poems are dated and fall within the period 1778 to 1789. The remaining volumes are unidentified and some are undated. One volume, however, begins with "Lines on the deceased Mrs Lydia Mason , consort of the Rev. Thomas Mason, Northfield". Lydia Kendall Mason (1777-1803) was the first wife of Rev. Thomas Mason (1769-1851), who graduated from Harvard in 1796 and was minister in Northfield, Mass., from 1799 to 1828. The volume also contains acrostics for Thomas Mason; James Kendall (1769-1859), brother of the above-mentioned Lydia; and Lucy Tuttle Fox (1776-1814). This collection consists of two folders (one oversize) and seven volumes of miscellaneous poetry, mostly anonymous and undated, on a variety of subjects including childhood, death, freemasonry, politics, religion, and temperance/anti-temperance. Many of the poems are untitled; a few have been published.

ArchivalResource: 7 v. ; octavo.1 folder (37 items)1 folder (4 items) ; oversize.

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Revere, Paul, 1735-1818. Paul Revere account book [photostats], 1784-1793.

Title: Paul Revere account book [photostats], 1784-1793.

Photostat copy of an account book kept by silversmith, bell maker, and copper industrialist Paul Revere, 1784-93, containing balances of accounts with various people and businesses in Canton and Boston, Mass. Account book includes amounts paid and received, client names, dates, and items and services bought and sold. Account book also includes a manuscript copy of a letter written by Revere to Sam Paine, 27 Apr. 1788, pertaining to an invoice of hardware. Original located at the Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

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