Duncan family papers, 1803-1862, 1855-1859 (bulk dates).

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...

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

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Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the Senate and House. He was the seventh House speaker and the ninth secretary of state. He received electoral votes for president in the 1824, 1832, and 1844 presidential elections. He also helped found both the National Republican Party and the Whig Party. For his role in defusing sectional crises, he earned the appellation of the "Great Compromiser" and was part of the "Grea...

Simms, William E. (William Elliott), 1822-1898

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Clay, Thomas Hart, 1803-1871

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Duncan, Henry Timberlake, 1800-1880.

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Clay Monument Association (Lexington, Ky.)

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Pittsfield Institute for Young Ladies.

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Duncan, George Brand, 1861-1950.

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United States Army General. George Brand Duncan, born in Lexington, Ky., graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1886, then served at various posts in the United States until 1893. His participation in the Spanish-American war led to an assignment in the Philippines, where he served until 1905. In 1916, Duncan was serving on the general staff in the office of the Chief of Staff, along with Douglas MacArthur, who was then a major. During World War I, Duncan went to Fr...

Duncan, Henry Timberlake, 1836-1912.

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Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887

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Abolitionist; orator; pastor of Plymouth Church, 1847-1887. From the description of Papers, [ca.1847]-1937, 1847-1887 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155459715 American Congregational clergyman, lecturer, reformer, and author. From the guide to the Henry Ward Beecher papers, 1851-1896, n.d, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Congregationalist minister. From the description of Sermon notes, [n.d.], 1893, 18...

Duncan family.

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Agriculturalist, Livestock breeder. Henry Timberlake Duncan was a well-to-do farmer and livestock breeder who owned two farms in Bourbon County and maintained a family estate, "Duncannon," outside Lexington. He was also president of the Clay Monument Association in the 1850's. His son, Henry Timberlake Duncan, Jr., attended Harvard and became a major in the United States Army. Henry Duncan, Jr. was also founder of the Lexington DAILY PRESS in 1870 and twice mayor of the ...

Brown, John, 1800-1859

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John Brown (May 9, 1800, Torrington, Connecticut – December 2, 1859, Charles Town, Virginia) was born in Connecticut in 1800 before migrating with his family at an early age to the Connecticut Western Reserve. He failed at several business ventures and land speculations before devoting his life to the abolition of slavery. Brown was executed in 1859 following his failed attempt to incite a slave rebellion at Harper's Ferry, Virginia. Edwin Coppoc, a native of Salem, Ohio, joined Brown in his rai...

Duncan, Mary, 1843-

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Davis, Garrett, 1801-1872

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Kentucky lawyer, U.S. congressman, U.S. senator. From the description of Garrett Davis : miscellaneous papers, 1844-1868. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49217330 ...