Letters, 1811-1819.

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Letters, 1811-1819.

Three letters to William Smith Shaw and one letter to Edward Cutts Jr. from U.S. District Judge John Davis, concerning the Boston Athenaeum and personal matters.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6926650

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Boston Athenaeum

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The Boston Athenaeum was founded in 1807. Its present building on Beacon Hill, erected from 1847 to 1849, houses a library and an art collection. From the description of Boston Athenaeum records, 1854-1855. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122557016 ...

Shaw, William Smith, 1778-1826

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Cutts, Edward, 1782-1844.

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Davis, John, 1761-1847

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American jurist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, to Benjamin Bourne, 1798 May 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270515963 John Davis (1761-1847), a United States Court judge for the district of Massachusetts, was born on January 25, 1761 in Plymouth, Mass. He received an AB from Harvard in 1781 and an AM in 1784. Davis practiced law and served in state government before being appointed comptroller of the United States Treasury in 1796. In 1801, he ...