Papers, 1682-1966.

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Papers, 1682-1966.

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Papers of the Wigglesworth, Sargent, Dixwell, Bowditch, Norton, Goddard, Andrews, and Hunt families, including correspondence, deeds (mostly to lands in Boston), wills, inventories, poetry, school papers and books, sketches, much genealogical material, diaries, account books, and other bound volumes, scrapbooks, and photographs. Includes papers of regicide John Dixwell, Epes Sargent, lawyer and educator Epes S. Dixwell, China trade merchants John J. and George B. Dixwell, India trade merchant Thomas Wigglesworth, Frederick Dabney of the Azores, Rev. John Norton of Hingham, abolitionists Henrietta and Catherine Sargent, George Wigglesworth, Harvard professors Stephen Sewall, Edward Wigglesworth, and his son Edward Wigglesworth. (Cont.) Also includes a scrapbook about and some letters of Oliver Wendell Holmes; letters (1876) concerning the shipwreck of the Agrigento off Greece; a letter of and much material about Nathaniel Bowditch. Also letters from Charles Eliot, Benjamin Lincoln, Joseph Lovering, Charles E. Norton, Josiah Quincy, and George Washington, among others.

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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...

Sargent, Catherine, 1774-1852.

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Wigglesworth, Edward, 1732-1794

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According to a manuscript note (f. 4v) Wigglesworth wrote the sermon while a professor at Harvard College. Wigglesworth (A.B. 1749) succeeded his father, Edward Wigglesworth, as professor of theology in 1765. From the description of Sermon : manuscript, [not before 1765] (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612847034 Edward Wigglesworth (ca. 1693-1765), a Harvard professor, was born ca. 1693 in Malden, Massachusetts. He received an AB from Harvard in 1710 a...

Dixwell, John James, 1806-1876.

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Sargent, Epes, 1748-1822.

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Dixwell, Epes Sargent, 1807-1899

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Norton, Charles Eliot, 1827-1908

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Charles Eliot Norton was an American author, editor, and teacher. He was a professor of the history of fine arts at Harvard. Eliot Norton was his son. From the guide to the Charles Eliot Norton letters to Eliot Norton, 1867-1908., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) American author, editor, and educator. From the description of Letter to Edwin D. Mead [manuscript], 1881 May 30. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647814472 ...

Wigglesworth, Thomas, d. 1855.

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Dixwell family.

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Norton, John, approximately 1651-1716

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Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...

Wigglesworth, George, 1853-1930.

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George Wigglesworth received his A.B. from Harvard in 1874, his A.M. in 1875, his LL.B. in 1878, and his LL.D. in 1928. He served as Overseer from 1909-1915 and 1918-1924, and was president of the Board of Overseers from 1921-1924. From the description of Lecture and reading notes, and examination books, 1872-1875. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 236231593 ...

Hunt family.

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Wigglesworth, Edward, approximately 1693-1765

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Wigglesworth (A.B. 1710) was a professor of theology at Harvard College, 1722-1765. From the description of Sermons : manuscript, 1758. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612847016 ...

Sargent family.

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Goddard family.

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Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838

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American writer on navigation. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Salem, to an unidentified recipient, 1810 Nov. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270910812 From the description of Letter signed : Boston, to William Vaughan in London, 1837 May 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270910815 Astronomer, mathematician, and insurance executive. From the description of Nathaniel Bowditch correspondence, 1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 794511...

Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810

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Continental Army officer, collector of customs for the port of Boston; from Hingham (Plymouth Co.), Mass. From the description of Papers, 1778-1804. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19903396 Benjamin Lincoln was an American general during the Revolutionary War. He accepted the British surrender at Yorktown. From the description of Benjamin Lincoln collection, 1775-1782. (New-York Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 712651132 ...

Sargent, Henrietta, 1785-1871.

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Dixwell, John, approximately 1607-1688 or 1689

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British member of Parliament who emigrated to New Haven, Conn., following the Restoration of Charles II, assuming the name James Davids. From the description of John Dixwell papers, 1660-1766. (New Haven Colony Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 319602964 ...

Dabney, Frederick, d. 1857.

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Quincy, Josiah, 1772-1864

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Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts; United States and Massaschusetts legislator; and, President of Harvard University. From the description of Josiah Quincy letter, portrait and autograph, 1839-1889. (Boston College). WorldCat record id: 63118297 President of Harvard. From the description of Autograph note signed : [Cambridge, Mass.], addressed to the Rev. John Pierpont, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270616000 From the description of Autograph note ...

Bowditch family.

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Sewall, Stephen, 1734-1804

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Stephen Sewall (1734-1804) earned his Harvard AB in 1761 and taught oriental languages and Hebrew at Harvard from 1761 to 1785. He held the following positions: Instructor in Hebrew (1761-1764), Librarian (1762-1763), and Hancock Professor of Hebrew and other Oriental Languages (1764-1785). From the description of Papers of Stephen Sewall, 1765-1785. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972880 Stephen Sewall (1733/4-1804), the first Hancock Professor of H...

Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926

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Eliot served as president of Harvard University (1869-1909). From the description of Correspondence of Charles W. Eliot, 1870-1920. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234339031 Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) was President of Harvard University from March 12, 1869 to May 19, 1909. He also taught mathematics and chemistry at Harvard University (1858-1863) and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1865-1869). Eliot was one of the most influential educa...

Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr., 1841-1935

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Holmes was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to the prominent writer and physician Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. and abolitionist Amelia Lee Jackson. Dr. Holmes was a leading figure in Boston intellectual and literary circles. Mrs. Holmes was connected to the leading families; Henry James Sr., Ralph Waldo Emerson and other transcendentalists were family friends. Known as "Wendell" in his youth, Holmes, Henry James Jr. and William James became lifelong friends. Holmes accordingly grew up in an atmospher...

Andrews family.

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Dixwell, George Basil, 1814-1855.

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Norton family.

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Wigglesworth family.

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Lovering, Joseph, 1813-1892

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Lovering graduated from Harvard in 1833 and taught mathematics and natural philosophy at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Joseph Lovering, 1889. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972823 ...