Papers, 1792-1888.

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Papers, 1792-1888.

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This collection of papers consists of materials belonging to Jacob Conant as well as his son, Edwin. The material pertaining to Jacob is largely made up of deeds and various legal documents. Most of the deeds concern land transactions in Sterling, Mass. Several transactions in Worcester and other towns in Worcester County are also recorded. Included among the legal documents are: warrants, indentures, bonds, and documents appointing Jacob administrator of estates and Justice of Peace. There are also several insurance policy statements and receipts belonging to Jacob. The majority of the material in the collection refers to Edwin. Much of the material is correspondence, including several letters from Harvard classmates, William Sever Lincoln (1811-1889) and other members of the Lincoln family in Worcester. There is also much correspondence concerning legal, business, financial and political matters. There are letters of recommendation, and invitations-refusals, in addition to personal correspondence. There are a few letters and documents concerning Conant's trusteeship of the State Lunatic Hospital at Worcester. In the latter half of the 19th century, Conant received several letters from Samuel May (1810-1899) of Leicester, Mass. These letters mostly concern matters involving members of the Harvard Class of 1829. A large portion of the collection contains legal papers. These include: case briefs, notes of evidence, affidavits, summonses, indentures, notices, writs, permits and power of attorney documents. There are several documents appointing Conant to terms as a Justice of the Peace for Worcester County. There are also some certificates revealing Conant's involvement in the State militia. The collection also includes numerous deeds of Edwin Conant and others. Most of the deeds refer to land transactions in Worcester. A great number of Edwin Conant receipts are contained in the collection. There is also a daybook, 1810-1812 and 1833-1840, which records general store sales and farm work in Sterling, Mass., kept by Jacob Conant. The book records settlements reached by Edwin Conant after his father's death in 1839.

2 boxes.1 v. ; folio.

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State Lunatic Hospital at Worcester

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In 1830, in order to provide care for the mentally ill in Worcester County, the governor of Massachusetts ordered the erection of a hospital on Summer Street in Worcester. Commissioners appointed to oversee the new building were Horace Mann (1796-1859), Bezaleel Taft, Jr. (1780-1846), and William Barron Calhoun (1795-1865). Dr. Samuel Bayard Woodward (1787-1850) served as the first superintendent/physician of the Worcester Lunatic Asylum. The hospital was enlarged in 1835 and was considered one ...

Conant, Edwin, 1810-1891

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Edwin Conant (1810-1904), son of Jacob (1783-1839) and Relief Burpee Conant, was born in Sterling, Mass. He graduated from Harvard University in 1829. He studied law at the Harvard Law School and also with Rejoice Newton and William Lincoln in Worcester, Mass. In 1833, he moved to Worcester. After approximately ten years of practice, he engaged in business and became prominent in the state militia and held offices in the First Unitarian Church of Worcester. He was generous with his wealth and he...

Harvard University. Class of 1829.

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Massachusetts. Militia

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Ten companies comprised the 12th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia: five from Boston, one from North Bridgewater, one from Abington, one from Weymouth, one from Stoughton, and one from Gloucester. After organization was completed, the regiment was ordered to Fort Warren in Boston Harbor. Three months later it was sent to Harper's Ferry, Va., where it guarded the upper Potomac as part of Bank's division. From the description of Massachusetts Volunteer Militia records, 1861 [ma...

May, Samuel, 1810-1899

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Lincoln, William Sever, 1811-1889

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William A. Lincoln, a Hancock County, Illinois farmer, was the son of David and Thankful Lincoln, and probably a brother of Nathan Lincoln. There is no apparent connection to Abraham Lincoln's Hancock County relatives. From the description of Legal papers, 1839-1841. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 642687905 ...

Conant, Jacob, 1783-1839.

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