Papers, 1772-1801. [microform].

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Papers, 1772-1801. [microform].

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The papers of Levi Allen are an interesting set of both personal and business correspondence which serve to reveal the character of a little known Allen brother. The papers range in years from 1772-1801 and find Allen at many locales while pursuing his mercantile business. Letters from Allen originate in Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Savannah, and Quebec and London. Many of Levi's letters are to his wife Nancy and to Ira, his brother. Other notable correspondents are Samuel Rogers, preacher and elected Bishop of Vermont, and Hugh Finlay, Canadian merchant who was responsible for the establishment of the Provincial postal service. Box 2 folder 4 contains a 1797 note book of Allen's which is full of poetry, historical observations, and memoirs written in a humorous/sarcastic fashion. Though neither the diplomat or frontiersman like his brothers Ira and Ethan, Levi maintained his own brand of the indefatigable character known to the Allen family.

American Periodical Series I

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Allen, Ira, 1751-1814

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Ira Allen was born in Cornwall, Connecticut on April 21, 1751, the sixth and youngest son of Joseph and Mary (Baker) Allen. Moving to Vermont around 1770, Allen entered into various land speculations and became a member of the Onion River Land Company with his brothers Heman, Zimri, and Ethan and his cousin Remember Baker. During the Revolution he was a member of the Green Mountain Boys and he played important roles in the Canadian Campaign of 1775-1776 and in the recapturing of Fort ...

Allen, Levi, 1745-1801

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Rogers, Samuel.

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Finlay, Hugh, 1732-1801

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Stevens, Henry, 1819-1886

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Henry Stevens was born on August, 24, 1819, in Barnet, Vermont. He attended Middlebury College for a year, but graduated from Yale College in 1843 with the degree of B.A. Upon graduating, he attended Harvard Law School for a year. In 1840, he worked as a clerk in Washington, D.C. for the the treasury department of the United States Senate. He also worked for the Smithsonian Institution and the Library of Congress and was an early advocate for the use of photography as a means of supplementing bi...