Fowler collection, 1662-1874 (inclusive), [microform].

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Fowler collection, 1662-1874 (inclusive), [microform].

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The papers consist of correspondence of several members of the Chauncey, Fowler, Goodrich, and Webster families of Durham, Connecticut, and several other communities. Also included are Durham records; the logbook of the Adventure, 1779; correspondence of Nathaniel Shaw, 1765-1776; a eulogy on Noah Webster; and a variety of other papers. The chief correspondents are William Chauncey Fowler, a graduate of Yale and professor at Middlebury and Amherst Colleges; his wife, Harriet Webster Cobb Fowler, a daughter of Noah Webster and Rebecca Greenleaf Webster; and several of Harriet Fowler's sisters and brothers-in-law, including Emily Webster Ellsworth, Chauncey Allen Goodrich, Eliza S. Webster Jones, and Henry Jones. Other prominent correspondents are Elihu Chauncey, Elnathan Chauncey, and Chauncey Goodrich. Several major correspondents were graduates and officers of Yale.

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Amherst College

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Founded in 1821, Amherst College developed out of the secondary school Amherst Academy. The college was originally suggested as an alternative to Williams College, which was struggling to stay open. Although Williams survived, Amherst was formed and diverged into its own institution....

Shaw, Nathaniel, 1735-1782

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Merchant, of New London, Conn.; with his brother, Thomas Shaw, acted as naval agent for Connecticut and the Continental Congress during the American Revolution; b. Nathaniel Shaw, Jr. From the description of Papers of Nathaniel Shaw, Jr., and his father, Nathaniel Shaw, Sr., 1734-1783. (New London County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 83600912 From the description of Nathaniel Shaw papers, 1776-1781. (New London County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 83600...

Goodrich, Chauncey, 1759-1815

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Middlebury College

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Fowler, Harriet Webster, 1797-1844.

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Chauncey, Elnathan, 1724-1796.

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Jones, Eliza S. Webster.

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Ellsworth, Emily Webster, 1790-1861

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Goodrich family.

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Chauncey family.

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Jones, Henry, 1801-1864

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Chauncey, Elihu, 1710-1791.

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Goodrich, Chauncey A. (Chauncey Allen), 1790-1860

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Ann Arbor, Michigan, merchant, magistrate and coroner. From the description of Chauncey S. Goodrich papers, 1831-1909. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34418435 American clergyman and lexicographer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New Haven, to Norman White, 1855 Oct. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269577165 Chauncey Allen Goodrich. From the description of Memorial album, 1860. (American Antiquarian Society)...

Fowler, William Chauncey, 1793-1881

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Rev. William Chauncey Fowler was a graduate of Yale and came to Middlebury College as Professor of Chemistry and Natural History (1827-1838) which included responsibility for obtaining laboratory supplies, and as Treasurer of the college (1830-1837) was involved in the first fund raising undertaken outside Vermont. From the description of William C. Fowler papers, 1828-1841. (Sheldon Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 609599933 ...

Chauncey, Nathaniel, 1681-1756

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Fowler family.

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Yale University.

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Webster, Rebecca Greenleaf, d. 1847.

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Webster family.

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