Paine, Robert Treat, 1731-1814

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Dates:
Birth 1731-03-11
Death 1814-05-11

Biographical notes:

Declaration of Independence signer from Massachusetts.

From the description of Writ annotated and signed by Paine, 1765 July 5. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 55230735

Paine was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a Continental Congressman, attorney general, and judge in Massachusetts.

From the description of ALS, 1782 March 29 : Boston, to Nathaniel Freeman, Sandwich. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 13814933

From the description of ALS, 1778 January 26 : New Haven, to Elbridge Gerry. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 13814428

Paine was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, attorney general, and judge. Signed here as Justice of Peace.

From the description of ADS, 1779 March 15. : Pay Abstract. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 13820207

At this time, Robert Treat Paine was the Attorney General for Massachusetts.

From the description of Legal document, 1780 February 5. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155866482

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Subjects:

  • Account books
  • Actions and defenses
  • American loyalists
  • Astronomy
  • Boston Massacre, 1770
  • Crown Point Expedition
  • Estates, (Law)
  • Judges
  • Law
  • Lawyers
  • Private libraries
  • Logbooks
  • Merchant marine
  • Money
  • Ocean travel
  • Rhode Island, Battle of, R.I., 1778
  • Sermons
  • Shays' Rebellion, 1786-1787
  • Taxation
  • Trials
  • Voyages and travels
  • Whaling

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  • New England (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)

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