Dwight-Howard papers, 1673-1902, bulk: 1730-1860.

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Dwight-Howard papers, 1673-1902, bulk: 1730-1860.

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Correspondence, deeds, and misc. papers of the Dwight, Howard, and Hayward families of Springfield, Mass. Included are deeds to land in Springfield, and letters of Col. John Worthington and his son-in-law Thomas Dwight, a Mass. state legislator and congressman. Dwight's letters to his wife Hannah, his brother Josiah, and others, describe social life, politics, duels, and fashions in Boston during the 1790s and in Washington during his congressional term from 1803-5. Also discussed are the theater and fires in Boston, the Louisiana Purchase, and a meeting with Pres. Thomas Jefferson in 1803. Includes 3 letters from William Eaton, 2 written while he led an expedition against Tripoli in 1805. (Cont) Howard family papers include letters of Harvard student Bezaleel Howard, later pastor of the First Church of Springfield, including a few letters to Benjamin Lincoln (1782-3). Also, letters of his son Charles Howard, his daughter-in-law Elizabeth Dwight Howard, and his granddaughters Lucinda, Catharine, Sophia, and Elizabeth Howard.

4 boxes.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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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...

Dwight, Josiah, 1767-1821

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Dwight family.

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Dwight, Hannah Worthington, 1719-1800.

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First Church (Springfield, Mass.)

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Howard, Lucinda Orne, 1825-1899.

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Howard, Elizabeth Bridge, 1828-1900.

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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 ...

Howard, Catharine Lathrop, 1833-1897.

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Howard, Bezaleel

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Dwight, Thomas, 1758-1819.

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Howard, Charles, 1794-1875.

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Hayward family.

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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American statesman and third president of the United States. From the description of Thomas Jefferson letter, 1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367818629 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, born in Goochland (now Albemarle County), Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775, and with R. H. Lee and Patrick Henry initiated the inter-colonial committee of correspond...

Howard, Sophia Worthington, 1831-1920.

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Howard family.

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Worthington, John, 1719-1800

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Lawyer. From the description of John Worthington correspondence, 1788 November 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981423 ...

Howard, Elizabeth Buckminster Dwight, 1801-1855.

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Eaton, William, 1764-1811

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Diplomat, adventurer, and U.S. Army officer, of Massachusetts. From the description of Autograph letter signed from William Eaton to Commodore Preble, 1807 June 25. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 123410762 Richard Dale was a naval officer. From the guide to the Richard Dale papers, 1780-1845, 1780-1845, (American Philosophical Society) American General. From the description of Autograph letter signed. (Unknown). World...