John Milton Earle Papers [manuscript], 1652-1863.

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John Milton Earle Papers [manuscript], 1652-1863.

1652-1863

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John Milton Earle (1794-1874) was born in Leicester, Mass., and moved to Worcester, Mass., in 1818. From 1827 to 1858, he was proprietor and editor of the Worcester Spy. He was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1844 to 1852, and to the Massachusetts Senate in 1858. From 1859 to 1862, he served as Commissioner to the Indians of Massachusetts. This collection of papers, for the period 1652 to 1863, includes papers and correspondence which Earle generated in his capacity as Commissioner to the Indians of Massachusetts. There are also papers which he inherited from previous Indian commissioners and officials.

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