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Lawrence, Amos, 1786-1852. Amos Adams Lawrence papers, 1814-1879.

Title: Amos Adams Lawrence papers, 1814-1879.

Contains family correspondence, including letters from Lawrence's sons William R., written from school and (after 1849) while on a tour of the southern U.S. and Cuba; and Amos A. Lawrence written from schools, Washington, D.C., and the southern and eastern U.S. Among the other family members represented in the collection are Lawrence's wife, Nancy M. Ellis, and his brother Abbott, including letters regarding their involvement in national politics and the Whig party. Scant business records in the collection relate to Lawrence's Boston merchant firms of A. & A. Lawrence and Mason and Lawrence, and to his involvement in the mills of Lawrence and Lowell, Mass. A large portion of the correspondence relates to Lawrence's philanthropic activities, in particular to various societies, organizations, and educational institutions. Among the individuals and institutions to which he donated and with whom he corresponded are Mark Hopkins of Williams College (including 4 letterbooks containing their exchanged correspondence); Alpheus S. Packard of Bowdoin College; Charles White and Caleb Mills of Wabash College; and James Means of the Lawrence Academy. Among Lawrence's friends and business associates in the collection are Enoch Pond, J.A. Stearns, H.A. Bullard, Andrew Bigelow, George N. Briggs, and his lawyer, John Aikens. Also included are two personal account books (1814-52; 1829-52) with records of his monetary contributions.

ArchivalResource: 8 boxes.

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Letters to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1761-1904 (inclusive), 1820-1888 (bulk)

Title: Letters to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1761-1904 (inclusive), 1820-1888 (bulk)

Letters to American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

ArchivalResource: 36 linear feet (73 boxes)

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