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Bartlett, Josiah, 1729-1795

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Josiah Bartlett (December 2, 1729 [O.S. November 21, 1729] – May 19, 1795) was an American Founding Father, physician, statesman, a delegate to the Continental Congress for New Hampshire, and a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and the Declaration of Independence. He served as the first governor of New Hampshire and chief justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court of Judicature. Born in Amesbury in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, by age 17, he had learned some of both Latin and G...

Sedgwick, Theodore, 1746-1813

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Theodore Sedgwick (May 9, 1746 – January 24, 1813) was an American attorney, politician and jurist, who served in elected state government and as a Delegate to the Continental Congress, a U.S. Representative, and a United States Senator from Massachusetts. He served as the fourth Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was appointed to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in 1802 and served there the rest of his life. Born in West Hartford in the Connecticut Colony, Sedg...

Agty, Thomas, fl. 1786

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Hallet, Enoch, fl. 1778

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Winthrop, John, 1714-1779

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John Winthrop (Harvard, A.B., 1732, A. M. 1735) taught science, astronomy and mathematics at Harvard. He was the second Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy. From the description of Papers of John Winthrop, 1728-1789 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972938 John Winthrop (1738-1779), astronomer, physicist, and mathematician, served as Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy from 1738 to 1779. Winthrop was o...

Jennings, John, fl. 1778

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Otis, Maria, fl. 1815

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Donnison, William, 1757?-1834

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William Donnison, of Boston, fought in the Revolutionary War and was named aid to Massachusetts Governor Hancock in 1786. In 1788 he became adjutant general of the Massachusetts militia, and in 1797 Governor Samuel Adams appointed him judge of Common Pleas, a post he held for 25 years. From the description of Account book, 1810-1822. (Boston College, Law Library). WorldCat record id: 317553709 William Donnison was the adjutant general for the Massachusetts Militia for more t...

Watson, William, 1739-1815

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Freeman, Nathaniel, 1741-1827

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Nathaniel Freeman was born on March 28, 1741 in Dennis, Massachusetts. He was a lawyer, served as a Justice of the Peace, and commanded a regiment of American soldiers fighting the British at Newport, Rhode Island. From the description of Nathaniel Freeman papers, 1775-1785. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64072476 Nathaniel Freeman, (1741-1827) surgeon, jurist and statesman, was prominent in Massachusetts politics during and after the Revoluti...

Massachusetts. Council

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Samuel Adams was an American patriot and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. From the description of Order for powder magazine guard, 1779 July 21. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 56357672 During the colonial period (1629-1686) certain members of the Court of Assistants (which functioned not only judicially but also legislatively as part of the General Court, constituting from 1644 its upper house, though without the formal title--see: Mas...

Otis, James, 1725-1783

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James Otis Jr. was born in Barnstable, Massachusetts on February 5, 1724/5. After receiving his B.A. in 1743 and his M.A. in 1746 from Harvard College, he went on to study law in Boston. Otis' work as a lawyer and writer helped the Revolutionary cause in the 1760s and 1770s. He served in the Massachusetts state government and continued as a lawyer while dealing with more and more pronounced mental illness. He died on May 23, 1783. His father, James Otis, Sr. (1702-1778) was a prominent Massachus...

Perry, Seth, fl. 1778

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Tupper, Prince, fl. 1778

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Tobey, Eliakim, fl. 1776

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Hilliard, Timothy, 1747-1790

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Bourn, Melaiah, fl. 1778

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Knowles, Isaac, fl. 1778

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Perry, Lydia, fl. 1778

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Hersey, Abner, fl. 1778

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Bourne, Edward, fl. 1774

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Machie, Andrew, fl. 1778

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Otis, Joseph, -1810

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Bourne, Benjamin, fl. 1774

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Avery, John, fl. 1778

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Hawley, Gideon, 1727-1807

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Congregational clergyman and Yale graduate who served as a missionary to the Stockbridge Indians, 1752-1754; among the Iroquois on the New York frontier, 1754-1756; and to the Mashpee Indians, 1758-1807. From the description of Letters : Mashpee, Mass., 1770-1775. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 37849057 Missionary, minister; born, 1737; graduated from Yale University; served as a Congregational minister and as a missionary to the various Indian tribes in Massachuset...

Ellis, Abiel, fl. 1778

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Atkins, Cornelius, fl. 1777

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Hinckley, Samuel, fl. 1803

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Warren, James, 1726-1808

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Marble worker, of New Haven, Conn. From the description of Papers, 1850-1867. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20273590 Massachusetts legislator. In 1775 he was appointed paymaster general of the Continental Army, but resigned when the Army moved away from Boston. From the description of Letter (Copy) : Watertown, Mass., to John Hancock, 1776 Mar. 30. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122442778 Warren was president of th...

Fith, Simeon, fl. 1775

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Nye, Lot, fl. 1775

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Sullivan, James, 1744-1808

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Continental Congressman, anti-Federalist, governor of Massachusetts, founder of Massachusetts Historical Society. From the description of ALS, 1789 June 28 : Boston, to Elbridge Gerry. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 13986996 Attorney general of Massachusetts (1790-1807). From the description of James Sullivan autograph letter signed, 1798. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71130492 Continental Congressman, g...