Autograph collection, 1598-1945.

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Autograph collection, 1598-1945.

A collection of letters, manuscripts, and documents chiefly of eighteenth and nineteenth century American and English literary and political figures. Approximately 175 persons are represented in the collection. Most of the papers were collected by Sen. George Frisbie Hoar. Includes some early documents, 1653-1769, of the Hoar family.

2 boxes (1 linear ft.).

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SNAC Resource ID: 6705355

Houghton Library

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Hoar, Samuel, 1778-1856

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Samuel Hoar (May 18, 1778 – November 2, 1856) was a United States lawyer and politician. A member of a prominent political family in Massachusetts, he was a leading 19th century lawyer of that state. He was associated with the Federalist Party until its decline after the War of 1812. Over his career, a prominent Massachusetts anti-slavery politician and spokesperson. He became a leading member of the Massachusetts Whig Party, a leading and founding member of the Massachusetts Free Soil Party, an...

Hoar family.

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Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904

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U. S. Senator from Massachusetts. From the description of George Frisbie Hoar letter to S. S. McClure [manuscript], 1894 January 5. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 694733616 George Frisbie Hoar (1826-1904) was a Republican Senator from Massachusetts (1877-1904). From the description of Autograph collection, 1598-1945. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122405022 From the guide to the George Frisbie Hoar autograph collection, 1598-194...