Roger Minott Sherman papers 1795-1879 1795-1846

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Roger Minott Sherman papers 1795-1879 1795-1846

Chiefly correspondence (1800-1842) on legal matters, with some references to politics. The principal writers are Theron Beach, Oliver D. Cooke, Mason Cogswell, William W. Ellsworth, Josiah Stebbins, Eli Tod, Gideon Tomlinson, and Frederick Wolcott. Also in the papers is Sherman's declaration of religious belief (1795) and bills and receipts (1811-1846). An addition to the papers contains genealogical information and writings.

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Sherman, Roger M. (Roger Minott), 1773-1844

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Sherman was a Connecticut lawyer, judge and state senator; Hitchinson was a New Haven attorney. From the description of Letter to Samuel J. Hitchinson, 3 December 1829. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 236088121 Lawyer, state legislator, and judge, of Fairfield, Conn.; nephew of Hon. Roger Sherman, signer of Declaration of Independence. From the description of Papers, 1773-1845. (Fairfield Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70953848...