Papers, 1785-1888.

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Papers, 1785-1888.

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Letterbook and papers of shipbuilder and merchant Thomas English. Early papers relate to English's work as agent/merchant in Boston. Correspondents include Isaac Hull, Daniel Webster, Edward Wigglesworth, and representatives of Henry Sadler and Co. Papers also concern the capture of English's ship Tom by French Privateers, and its grounding and wrecking by a British frigate in 1800. John Bailey, captain of the Tom, writes extensively to English and to French and American officials in his attempt to recover damages. Other papers concern the sale of the Tom's condemned cargo; correspondence between English and P.C. Brooks, the Tom's insurer; letters and circulars involving English and other ship owners in their efforts to secure restitution for their losses, including a memorial to President Andrew Jackson (19 Nov. 1836); some family correspondence; and papers concerning James English's executorship of Thomas English's estate and his continuing efforts to win damages for the Tom.

1 box and 1 v.

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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

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Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States. Born on March 15, 1767 in the Waxhaw Settlement in South Carolina; though just a boy, participated in the battle of Hanging Rock during the Revolution, captured by the British and imprisoned. He worked for a time in a saddler's shop and afterward taught school before studying law in Salisbury, N.C. In 1788 he was appointed solicitor of the western district of North Carolina, comprising what is now the State of Tennessee. Upon the admission of T...

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852

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Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore. As one of the most prominent American lawyers of the 19th century, he argued over 200 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court between 1814 and his death in 1852. During his life, he was a member of the Federalist Party, the Nati...

Bailey, John.

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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...

Henry Sadler and Company.

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Brooks, Peter Chardon, 1767-1849

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English, James.

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Hull, Isaac, 1773-1843

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Isaac Hull (1773-1843) commanded USS Constitution in her 1812 victory over Guerriere, in which it earned the sobriquet "Old Ironsides." He later commanded the Boston, Portsmouth, and Washington Navy yards and was appointed Commodore of the Mediterranean Squadron in 1838. From the description of Isaac Hull Collection, 1798-1841. (New-York Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 479784380 Isaac Hull was born 9 March 1773 Huntington (now Shelton) CT. His commands inclu...

English, Thomas, d. 1839.

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Peter C. Brooks Insurance Company.

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Tom (Ship)

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