Correspondence, 1856-1879.

Devens, Charles, 1820-1891

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Born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, Devens graduated from Boston Latin School and eventually Harvard College in 1838, and from the Harvard Law School in 1840. He was admitted to the bar in Franklin County, Massachusetts, where he practiced law from 1841 to 1849. In 1848, he was a Whig member of the Massachusetts Senate. From 1849 to 1853, Devens was United States Marshal for Massachusetts, in which capacity he was called upon in 1851 to remand the fugitive slave, Thomas Sims, to slavery. This...

Baldwin, Roger S. (Roger Sherman), 1793-1863

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American lawyer, politician, and Senator from Connecticut. From the guide to the Roger Sherman Baldwin papers, 1849, 1852, 1853, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Baldwin, Simeon E. (Simeon Eben), 1840-1927

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Simeon Eben Baldwin (1840-1927) graduated from Yale University in 1861, became a member of the bar in 1863, and was founder of the American Bar Association in 1878 and its president in 1890. He served as the Association's Director of the Bureau of Comparative Law (1907-1919), as an Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Connecticut, as the state's governor (1910-1914), and produced numerous articles and books. From the description of Diaries, 1851-1924 [microform...

Baldwin, Emily Perkins, 1796-1874.

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Sherman, Benjamin

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Baldwin, George William, 1832-1930.

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George William Baldwin (1832-1930) began the practice of law in Chicago in 1854 as head clerk of a law firm before going into partnership with Hasbrouck Davis (1827-1870). In 1858 Baldwin moved to Worcester, Mass., and went into partnership with his brother-in-law Dwight Foster (1828-1884). Shortly afterward, Baldwin and Foster relocated their practice in Boston, Mass. A bachelor, Baldwin devoted the later years of his life to an interest in genealogy and travel. From the description...

Blake, Henry T. (Henry Taylor), 1828-1922

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Lawyer and parks official, of Bridgeport and New Haven, Conn. From the description of Henry T. Blake papers, 1852-1934. (New Haven Colony Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 457065430 Henry Taylor Blake was born in New Haven, Connecticut on April 27, 1828. He graduated from Yale in 1848 (A.B.) and studied at the Yale Law School. He practiced law in Bridgeport, Connecticut from 1850-1885. He returned to New Haven in 1885 and served on many municipal organizations...

Bissell, George P. (George Perkins), 1820-1891

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Davis, Hasbrouck, 1827-1870

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Hasbrouck Davis was born on April 19, 1827, in Worcester, Massachusetts. He was the third son of U.S. Representative and later U.S. Senator "Honest" John Davis. He attended public schools then matriculated at Williams College in 1841. He graduated four years later, returning to Worcester to teach at the high school. After a year, he decided to instead pursue a career in the ministry. He studied in Heidelberg, Baden to study the German language. He returned to Massachusetts in 1849, accepting the...

Grout, Alfred.

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Winchester family.

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Foster, Dwight, 1828-1884

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