Dexter, Henry Martyn, 1821-1890
Variant namesDexter and James were close friends from before Dexter's student days at Andover Theological Seminary. The friendship continued as both became prominent in the Congregationalist Church. They were also active abolitionists and interested in the development of the emigrant movement to Kansas Territory.
For biographical data on Henry Martyn Dexter see Dictionary of American Biography. v al. v. Horace James (1818-1875) was an active abolitionist, later Superintendent of Negro Affairs in North Carolina, ca. 1864.
From the guide to the Henry Martyn Dexter correspondence, 1843-1845, 1852-1857, (University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kansas Collection)
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referencedIn | Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874. Correspondence, 1829-1874 | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | Woolsey family papers, 1750-1969 (bulk 1811-1921) | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
creatorOf | Parkman, Francis, 1823-1893. Papers of Francis Parkman [manuscript], 1836-1893. | University of Virginia. Library | |
referencedIn | Woolsey family papers, 1750-1969 (bulk 1811-1921) | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
referencedIn | Houghton Mifflin Company contracts, 1831-1979 (inclusive) 1880-1940 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | Woolsey family papers, 1750-1969 (bulk 1811-1921) | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
referencedIn | Palfrey family papers, 1713-1915 | Houghton Library | |
creatorOf | Henry Martyn Dexter correspondence, 1843-1845, 1852-1857 | University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection | |
creatorOf | Noyes family. Papers II, 1789-1957, bulk: 1836-1920. | Massachusetts Historical Society |
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associatedWith | Houghton Mifflin Company. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | James, Horace, 1818-1875 | person |
associatedWith | Noyes family. | family |
correspondedWith | Palfrey family. | family |
associatedWith | Park, Edward Amasa, 1808-1900 | person |
associatedWith | Parkman, Francis, 1823-1893. | person |
associatedWith | Seymour, John L. | person |
correspondedWith | Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 | person |
associatedWith | The Congregationalist. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Woolsey family. | family |
associatedWith | Woolsey family. | family |
associatedWith | Woolsey family. | family |
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Kansas. Emigration and immigration |
Slavery in the U. S. Antislavery movement |
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Birth 1821-08-13
Death 1890-11-13