Papers, 1813-1860.

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Papers, 1813-1860.

Writes to his wife, Hetty, about family and business matters while in Albany, New York to lobby the Legislature for his legal clients, among them Geneva College. Writes to his cousin, Olivia Watkinson, describing a trip through several northeastern states, and comments on her offer to take his fifteen year old daughter into her home while she attends a young ladies school in Hartford, Conn. Papers include three licenses to practice law in New York signed by James Kent.

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Kent, James, 1763-1847

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These maps were compiled over a period of years by Chancellor Kent, a well-known American jurist who was a dominant state supreme court judge in New York throughout the Federalist era. The extensive manuscript annotations are in his hand. These notes are often dated, some as early as the 1820s and others as late as 1840. It is unclear what prompted Kent to assemble this volume, but a possible reason was his interest in missionary activities, often referred to in the notes, which display an intim...

Hudson, David, 1782-1860.

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Hobart College

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Watkinson, Olivia Hudson, 1782-1849.

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Hudson, Harriet D. (Harriet Dufresne), 1912-

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