John Farmer papers, 1810-1834.

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John Farmer papers, 1810-1834.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/185145659

First item is a group of correspondence that was apparently originally stored in a letterbook (only cover remains). The cover has the title: Genealogical & Miscellaneous collections 1833. Correspondents include Joshua Coffin, Nathan P. Fletcher, William Gibbs, Alfred Johnson, John Kelly, Lemuel Shattuck, John H. Sumner, Isaiah Thomas, and Joseph Emerson Worcester. The subject matter of the correspondence concerns lists of publications (for William Buell Sprague, Ebenezer Hill, Jacob Burnap, and Hezekiah Packard), class lists and/or biographical sketches of Dartmouth College graduates, biographical sketches for various citizens including Edmond Charles Genet, genealogical sketches concerning various New England families, and some extracted genealogical data. The second item is another group of correspondence consisting primarily of town and church historical sketches for various communities in NH as well as some biographical sketches. Item three: A list of the Congregational & Presbyterian Ministers in the State of New Hampshire from the first settlement of the state to the year 1834 (65 p.); Record of deaths & ages in Concord, New Hampshire from 1800 with an imperfect list of those who died in said town 1792-1799; Item four: Manuscript C. Statistical and Historical Papers and Notes relating principally to New Hampshire (169 p.); fifth item: A genealogy of the Farmers of Billerica, Mass. (36 p.).

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New England Historic Genealogical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6950156

New England Historic Genealogical Society

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Genet, Edmond-Charles, 1763-1834

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Edmond Charles Genet, often refered to as "Citizen Genet," was born in France in 1763 and followed his father into governement service. In 1793, he was appointed as France's minister plenipotentiary to the United States, but his political activities caused the American government to demand his replacement. He was, however, permitted to remain in this country. He lived near Jaimaica on Long Island for a few years, before moving to upstate New York. His first wife was Cornelia Tappen Cl...

Farmer family.

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Coffin, Joshua, 1792-1864

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Alonzo Lewis, Joshua Coffin, and William Lloyd Garrison were all involved in the New-England Anti-Slavery Society in various capacities. Coffin and Garrison were two of its founders. In addition to his abolitionist activities, Lewis was an historian, poet, and newspaper editor. From the description of Letters to Alonzo Lewis, 1830-1832. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 554919287 Epithet: sea-captain British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Pe...

Plumer, William, 1759-1850

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U.S. senator from New Hampshire, governor and state legislator of New Hampshire, essayist, and historian. From the description of William Plumer papers, 1774-1845 (bulk 1802-1825). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78482836 United States senator, governor of New Hampshire, and author. From the description of Papers, 1794-1856. (New Hampshire Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70963861 Governor of and U.S. senator from New Hampshire, historian,...

Farmer, John, 1789-1838

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John Farmer, son of John and Lydia (Richardson) Farmer, was born 12 June 1789 Chelmsford, MA; he was an antiquarian and pioneer of American genealogy; he died 13 August 1838 Concord, NH. From the description of John Farmer papers, 1810-1834. (New England Historic Genealogical Society). WorldCat record id: 185145659 Corresponding secretary of New Hampshire Historical Society. From the description of Letters to Samuel Gardner Drake and Francis Jackson, 1828 June-18...

Sumner, John Henry, 1766-1849.

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Hill, Ebenezer, 1766-1854

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Johnson, Alfred, 1766-1837

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Worcester, Joseph E. (Joseph Emerson), 1784-1865

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Lexicographer. From the description of Letter : Cambridge, Mass., to Wm. A. Whitehead, New York, 1838 Oct. 1. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28996371 American lexicographer, engaged in a "War of Dictionaries" with Noah Webster. From the description of Joseph Emerson Worcester letters [manuscript], 1821, 1861. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647999587 ...

Packard, Hezekiah, 1761-1849

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Kelly, John, 1786-1860

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Lawyer and journalist, of Northwood, N.H. From the description of Papers, 1736-1860. (New Hampshire Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70963793 ...

Thomas, Isaiah, 1749-1831

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Thomas was a New England printer and bookseller who strongly supported the American Revolution. He was also a founder of the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, Massachusetts. From the description of ALS: Worcester [Massachusetts], to Mr. Bress, 1795 Aug. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86160118 Caleb Alexander was born in 1755 in Northfield, Massachusetts, a town founded by his grandfather. He attended Dartmouth, Yale, and Brown Universities, receiving degrees fro...

Dartmouth College

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The celebration of the 150th anniversary of the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in the Dartmouth College Case was held on April 9, 1969, in the Court of Claims, Washington, D.C.; the celebration also commemorated the career of Daniel Webster, the advocate who defended the case before the Supreme Court. During the ceremony Justice Earl Warren, Senator Thomas J. MacIntyre, and Dartmouth College President John Sloan Dickey spoke before an audience of legislators, jurists, historians, and alumni....

Burnap, Jacob, 1748-1821

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Shattuck, Lemuel, 1793-1859

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Statistician; genealogist; public servant in Concord and Boston, Mass.; bookseller/publisher; historian of Concord. From the description of Draft portions of and notes compiled in preparing Lemuel Shattuck's 1835 printed A History of the Town of Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, [ca. 1830-1835]. (Concord Public Library). WorldCat record id: 34379162 Lemuel Shattuck (1793-1859), American author, statistician and public health reformer. Shattuck settled in Concord, Mas...

Fletcher, Nathan P., 1785-

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Gibbs, William, 1785-1853.

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Sprague, William B. (William Buell), 1795-1876

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Clergyman and autograph collector from Albany, N.Y. From the description of Papers, 1830-1843. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 33203510 American pastor, collector, and biographer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Albany, N.Y., to [Andrew Preston Peabody?], 1866 Jan. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 751989045 William Buell Sprague (1795-1876) was an American Presbyterian clergyman and author. A graduate of Yale and of Pri...