George A. Chapin and family papers, 1828-1978.

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George A. Chapin and family papers, 1828-1978.

Correspondence (1828-1946), household and personal financial records (1854-1902), school exercises and class notes (1864-1884), genealogical data (1899-1978), and miscellaneous papers documenting several generations of the family of George A. Chapin, a hardware dealer who moved from Boston to St. Paul (Minn.) in 1868.

2.25 cu. ft. (5 boxes, including 30 v.).

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SNAC Resource ID: 6694339

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Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909

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Edward Everett Hale (1822-1909) was an American author and Unitarian minister. Hale was involved in many social reform movements, including abolition and popular education. He is best known for his 1863 short story, "The Man Without a Country," which promoted patriotic support of the Union. From the guide to the Edward Everett Hale Letters, 1884-1897, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) ...

Chapin, George G., 1888-1959.

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Sewall family.

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Davis, Charles Henry, 1824-1864.

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Chapin, George G., 1849-1873.

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Chapin, George A., 1824-1878.

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George Aaron Chapin was born in Boston on January 18, 1824, the son of Aaron and Lucy (White) Chapin. Unable to complete college coursework because of financial constraints, he entered his uncle's Boston hardware firm--Loring, Fiske and Company--and,started his own business some time later. Chapin married (June 2, 1846) Sarah Homans Davis, the daughter of Boston residents Gilman and Sarah Homans (Leeds) Davis. Their four children were Sarah Davis (1847-1947), George Gilman (1849-187...

Chapin, Walter L., 1902-.

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Chapin, Susan W., 1862-1942.

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White family.

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Quincy, Josiah, 1772-1864

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Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts; United States and Massaschusetts legislator; and, President of Harvard University. From the description of Josiah Quincy letter, portrait and autograph, 1839-1889. (Boston College). WorldCat record id: 63118297 President of Harvard. From the description of Autograph note signed : [Cambridge, Mass.], addressed to the Rev. John Pierpont, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270616000 From the description of Autograph note ...

Chapin, Mary W., 1896-1978.

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Davis, Gilman Ingersoll, b. 1823.

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Downey, Josephine.

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Chapin, Sarah Davis, 1849-1947.

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Chapin, Sarah Homans, 1825-1906.

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Bradstreet family.

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Wright family.

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Chapin, Harold S., 1890-1954.

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Fiske family.

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Chapin, Walter L., 1863-1947.

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Leeds family.

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Leeds, Mary I., 1773-1853.

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Chapin family.

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Davis family.

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Wright, Theodore Paul.

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Chapin, Blanche I., 1865-1931.

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Ingersoll family.

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Chauncy-Hall School (Boston, Mass.).

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Hull family.

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