Letter, 1859 September 6, Boston, Mass., to David Williams Patterson.

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Letter, 1859 September 6, Boston, Mass., to David Williams Patterson.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18608471

Discusses the role of historical societies and the legislature in the preservation of national historical records.

2 p. ; 21 x 13 cm.

Connecticut Historical Society

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Patterson, D. Williams (David Williams), 1824-1892

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Thornton, John Wingate, 1818-1878

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John Wingate Thornton (1818-1878), a Boston lawyer, historian and antiquary, was a founder of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and was elected to membership in the American Antiquarian Society in 1855. He authored several books, including _The Landing at Cape Ann_ (Boston: Gould and Lincoln, 1854) and _The Pulpit of the American Revolution_ (Boston: Gould and Lincoln, 1860), as well as several articles and pamphlets, including _The First Records of Anglo-American Colonization: Their...