Ware family papers, 1821-1891.

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Ware family papers, 1821-1891.

1821-1891

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Correspondence, journals, deeds, and other papers (1821-1852), of Rev. William Ware (1797-1852), Unitarian clergyman, of New York City and West Cambridge (now Arlington), Mass., relating to his ministry, the publication of his books, and his editorship of the Christian Examiner (1837-52), as well as a diary kept during a trip to Europe (1848-49). Correspondence of Henry Ware (1824-1885) relates to his activities in Washington, D.C., during his official visits in 1864 as secretary to Governor John A. Andrew and while he was in the office of the Secretary of the U.S. Senate in 1868. William Ware’s correspondents include Lewis Gaylord Clark (editor of the Knickerbocker), Charles S. Francis, and Jared Sparks. Henry Ware’s correspondents include Alexander H. Bullock and Orville Dewey.

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Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866

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Jared Sparks (1789-1866) was the President of Harvard University from February 1, 1849 to February 10, 1853. He was also a Unitarian minister, editor, and historian. Jared Sparks was born to Joseph Sparks and Elinor (Orcut) Sparks on May 10, 1789 in Willington, Connecticut. Sparks was one of nine children and came from a family of modest means. When he turned six years old, Sparks went to live with an aunt and uncle in Camden, New York, to help relieve the family of a mout...

Andrew, John A. (John Albion), 1818-1867

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Ware, Henry, 1824-1885.

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Ware, William, 1797-1852

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William Ware (1797-1852), writer, editor and Unitarian minister, was born in Hingham, Massachusetts, the son of Mary Clark and Henry Ware, Sr. He graduated from Harvard in 1816, and then studied theology for three years with his father, who had been appointed Hollis Professor of Divinity in 1805. William Ware was ordained in 1821, and married Mary Waterhouse in 1823, and they had seven children. He was a minister in the First Unitarian Society in New York from 1821 until 1836, when he resigned d...

Christian Examiner.

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Knickerbocker.

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Bullock, Alexander H. (Alexander Hamilton), 1816-1882

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Governor of Massachusetts. From the description of Letters of Alexander H. Bullock, 1866. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452224 Massachusetts governor. From the description of Letter to Mr. [George William?] Curtis, 1867 September 7. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 52883830 Alexander Hamilton Bullock (1816-1882) graduated from Amherst College in 1836 and remained loyal to the College, serving on the Board of Trustees for many years. He st...

Dewey, Orville, 1794-1882

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Orville Dewey (1794-1882) was born and died in Sheffield, Mass. He graduated from Williams College in 1814, and Andover Seminary in 1819. Shortly after, he became an Unitarian, and served as minister at the following churches: Federal Street Church (Boston, Mass.), 1821-1823; First Church (New Bedford, Mass.), 1822-1833; Second Congregational Church (New York, N.Y.), 1835-1848; New South Church (Boston, Mass.), 1857-1861. Dewey received an honorary D.D. from Harvard in 1839. He was president of ...

Clark, Lewis Gaylord, 1808-1873

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Editor of "Knickerbocker Magazine." From the description of Letters of Lewis Gaylord Clark [manuscript], 1834-1867. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647804933 Lewis Gaylord Clark was an American author and editor, best known for his work with Knickerbocker Magazine. Born in Otisco, New York, Clark and his twin brother, Willis, were locally educated, and were encouraged to seek literary careers. Lewis Clark moved to New York City in 1832 and invested in the perio...

Francis, Charles Stephen, 1805-1887

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