Kent family correspondence 1802-1866

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Kent family correspondence 1802-1866

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/1635

Collection consists of letters from Moody Kent, lawyer of Pembroke, N.H., to his brother Paul Kent, of Newburyport, Mass., and to Paul's daughters, chiefly on family and local matters. Letters to Paul include discussions of ownership of Kent Island, near Newburyport.

.3 linear foot (1 box)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6311583

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Kent, Moody, 1779-1866

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Moody Kent was born at Kent's Island, Massachusetts, on April 22, 1779, the son of Joseph Kent and Jane Moody. He had multiple siblings, including Amos (1774-1824), Paul, Jane, and Sarah. After studying at the Dumner Academy in Newbury, Massachusetts, he attended Harvard University, graduating in 1801. Kent entered the legal profession, and he was admitted to the New Hampshire bar in 1804. He practiced law in Deerfield, New Hampshire (1804-1809) and Concord, New Hampshire (1809-1832) until his r...

Kent family

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Kent, Paul, 1772-1851.

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