Jeremy Belknap papers II, 1788-1808.

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Jeremy Belknap papers II, 1788-1808.

1788-1808

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Miscellaneous letters among Jeremy Belknap, clergyman and historian, and the Rev. William Bentley and others, primarily concerning personal matters and issues relating to scholarship. Also, letters from Ebenezer Hazard to various recipients concerning scholarship, his life and activities in Philadelphia, Pa., and personal matters; and a letter from Jared Sparks to an unknown recipient forwarding an autograph collection.

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Sparks, Jared (1)

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Belknap, Jeremy, 1744-1798

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Jeremy Belknap was born in Boston on June 4, 1744. He received an AB from Harvard in 1762 and an AM in 1765. He became the minister of the First Congregational Church of Dover, New Hampshire in 1767, and later served as the minister of the Church in Long Lane, Boston. As a historian, Belknap published the History of New Hampshire and American Biography. His work on American Biography encouraged an interest in Harvard's history, and he explained in a letter two months before his de...

Hazard, Ebenezer, 1744-1817

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U.S. postmaster general, public official, and publisher. From the description of Papers of Ebenezer Hazard, 1788-1814. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450833 American collector of historical records and Postmaster-General. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to Noah Webster, 1788 Jan. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270470811 Postmaster and editor of historical records. From the description of American chronology, ...

Bentley, William, 1759-1819

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Epithet: Printer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001243.0x0000bd Bentley (Harvard, Class of 1777) was tutor at Harvard. From the description of Papers of William Bentley, 1783-1815 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972755 Massachusetts resident (Essex County) and Unitarian clergyman. From the description of Letter, ca. 1804. (Duke University Library). Worl...