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Stearns, Isaac, ca. 1721-1808. Papers, 1721-1808.

Title: Papers, 1721-1808.

Loose documents (1721-1808), diaries (1784, 1785-88, 1806-07), and account books (1758-1805) of Isaac Stearns, lawyer, justice of the peace for Middlesex County, and state senator of Billerica, Mass. The papers include letters, deeds, powers of attorney, probate, and other legal documents related to his practice. Loose papers and diary pages for 1784 document his successful attempt to gain a pardon for Osgood Brown, a prisoner sentenced to death in N.Y., including Stearns' trip there. His diary for 1785-88 details his legal practice and service as a state senator, gardening, notes on his mood, and religious reflection. Diary for 1806-07 contains entries on religious reflections and daily activities in retirement, including reading, writing, and gardening. His account books and papers also document his work as an agent and administrator of many estates, including those of Samuel Woolley, Thomas Ditson, Abigail Clark, and Stephen Blood, and his role as a proprietor of lands in Suncook, N.H., including memoranda and accounts. (Cont) Among his correspondents were Joseph B. Varnum, U.S. Senator from Mass., commenting on Congressional action in Philadelphia in the 1790's; and members of his family.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes.

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