Letters, 1932-1935.

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Letters, 1932-1935.

This collection consists of letters from Goodwin to George Francis Dow (1868-1936), an historian and antiquarian of New England. The letters concern various prints which illustrate it. (The results of Goodwin's research were presented in an article published in the Walpole Society Yearbook for 1935.) Most of the letters discuss the prints which were reproduced from the engraving plates made by Paul Revere (1735-1818) and Henry Pelham (1749-1806).

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SNAC Resource ID: 7000427

American Antiquarian Society

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Revere, Paul, 1735-1818

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Boston goldsmith and engraver. Helped plan and execute the destruction of the tea in Boston harbor; gave notice of the British expedition to Concord on 18 Apr. 1775. From the description of Paul Revere receipt of Nathaniel Appleton, 1786 Aug. 28. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 76893586 Silversmith, patriot, courier famous for his midnight ride announcing British forces. From the description of ADS, 1797 May 5 : Boston. Bill. (Copley Press, J S Copl...

Dow, George Francis, 1868-1936

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George Francis Dow was a historian. He published several volumes on the early history of New England. From the description of Notes, [ca. 1900-ca. 1930]. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122601818 ...

Pelham, Henry, 1749-1806

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Goodwin, William B. (William Brownell), 1866-

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William Goodwin was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the son of Rev. Francis Goodwin and Mary Alsop Jackson Goodwin. He attended Saint Paul's School in New Hampshire, Trinity College, and graduated from Yale in 1888. He worked for the Aetna Insurance company for 40 years as a sepcial agent in Ohio, Seattle, and San Francisco. Goodwin was the author of "The Lure of Gold", the result of his investigations of Spanish remains in Jamaica, Haitit, Georgia, and Florida. He also wrote "The Ruins of Great ...