Papers, 1704-1899.

ArchivalResource

Papers, 1704-1899.

Papers of Samuel Foster McCleary, City Clerk of Boston, Mass. (1852-1883), include letters written to him regarding his position, acceptances to government appointments and elections, invitations and responses, and questions regarding City records and publications. Also, the papers of McCleary's father, Samuel Foster McCleary (1780-1855), also Boston City Clerk (1822-1852), and papers related to both McClearys' careers as lawyers and Justices of the Peace in Boston. Correspondents include Harrison Gray Otis, Leverett Saltonstall (1783-1845), Josiah Quincy (1772-1864), Lemuel Shaw, George S. Hillard, Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886), Amos A. Lawrence, Alexander H. Rice, Edward Everett, Josiah Quincy (1859-1919), Samuel C. Cobb, Henry Cabot Lodge, W.B. Sprague, and Robert C. Winthrop.

1 narrow box.

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6953897

Massachusetts Historical Society

Related Entities

There are 17 Entities related to this resource.

Everett, Edward, 1794-1865

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6g844rz (person)

Edward Everett was an American statesman, clergyman, and orator, as well as professor of Greek at Harvard University and president of Harvard University, 1846-1849. Everett was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard with highest honors in 1811, completing an M.A. in Divinity in 1814. After a brief stint as a minister, Harvard offered him the newly created position of Professor of Greek; brilliant but untrained, Everett went to Göttingen to prepare for...

Adams, Charles Francis, 1807-1886

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60q1q1k (person)

American diplomat, lawyer, and biographer; son of John Quincy Adams, 1767-1848; U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts 1859-61, U.S. Minister to England, 1861-68; U.S. Arbitrator at the Geneva Tribunal ("Alabama" claims), 1871-72. From the guide to the Charles Francis Adams letters, 1844-1878, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Saltonstall, Leverett, 1783-1845

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rs2p86 (person)

Lawyer; speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives; president of the Massachusetts Senate; first mayor of Salem, Mass., 1836-8; member of the U.S. Congress, 1838-43. From the description of Letter : Salem, to Sir, 1832, Mar. 30. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 57352026 ...

Winthrop, Robert C. (Robert Charles), 1809-1894

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bs9gkp (person)

Robert Charles Winthrop (May 12, 1809 – November 16, 1894) was an American lawyer and philanthropist and one time Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was a descendant of John Winthrop. Robert Charles Winthrop was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Thomas Lindall Winthrop (1760–1841), the Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, and Elizabeth Bowdoin Temple (1769–1825), who were married on July 25, 1786. He was the youngest of 13 children born to his parents. Winthrop attende...

Lawrence, Amos Adams, 1814-1886

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6f76cp2 (person)

Amos Adams Lawrence was a Boston merchant, textile manufacturer, and philanthropist. From the description of Amos Adams Lawrence Papers, 1857-1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122387678 Businessman and philanthropist. From the description of Letter of Amos Adams Lawrence, 1858. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71014885 ...

Otis, Harrison Gray, 1765-1848

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67w6hw3 (person)

American statesman. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, to Joseph Gales, Esq., 1830 Sept. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270609817 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, 1797 May 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270610680 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, possibly to Judge John Lowell, 1791 Mar. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270609819 Otis's career included terms as a judge of ...

Cobb, Samuel C. (Samuel Crocker), 1826-1891

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6w6782t (person)

Commission merchant, commercial agent, banker, and mayor, of Boston and Roxbury, Mass. From the description of Diaries, 1858-1874. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70950277 ...

McCleary, Samuel Foster, 1780-1855

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w64v4dqk (person)

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6k35s2f (person)

Henry Cabot Lodge (1850-1924) was born into a prominent Boston family in 1850. Through his mother’s family, the Cabots, Lodge traced his lineage back to the 17th century, with one great-grandfather a leading Federalist during the Revolutionary period. Growing up in both an intellectual and privileged household, "Cabot" took naturally to academic subjects, particularly history and literature. Beyond his early devotion to scholarly pursuits, Lodge also enjoyed numerous sports and the great outdoor...

Hillard, George Stillman, 1808-1879

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xk8kfz (person)

George Stillman Hillard was a Boston lawyer, politician, and author. As a lawyer he practiced practiced in partnership with Charles Sumner, and served both in the Massachusetts legislature as well as U.S. district attorney for Massachusetts. He also wrote extensively and edited a number of periodicals. From the description of George Stillman Hillard letters, 1840-1866. (New-York Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 711612596 American lawyer and biographer. ...

Quincy, Josiah, 1772-1864

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63j3d3q (person)

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 ...

Shaw, Lemuel, 1781-1861

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w65x2fb9 (person)

Chief justice of Massachusetts, 1830-1860. His daughter Elizabeth married the author Herman Melville. From the description of ALS : Boston, to Joseph B. Felt, 1834 Oct. 14. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122475395 Shaw was chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1830-1860). Webster and Parkman were on the faculty of Harvard Medical School at the time of Parkman's murder. From the description of Sentence of John W. Webster...

Rice, Alexander Hamilton, 1818-1895

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6w37xxv (person)

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

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6pn9fxg (person)

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...

Boston (Mass.). City Clerk

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6k68p82 (corporateBody)

Section 10 of Chapter 110 of the Acts of 1821 stated that the City Clerk shall have all the powers, and perform all the duties belonging to the Town Clerk of the Town of Boston. As provided by the City Charter, the City Clerk of Boston is elected by the City Council for a term of three years. The Office of the Clerk, under the direction of the City Clerk, accepts, files, records, and maintains all municipal records. The City Clerk publishes the agenda for all City Council meetings, records all C...

Quincy, Josiah, 1859-1919

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61v5zjd (person)

McCleary, Samuel Foster, 1822-1901

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6mk7dhm (person)