Papers, 1778-1806.

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Papers, 1778-1806.

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Williams' papers, 1778-1806, include a letter written to his friend Rev. Jeremy Belknap (1744-1798) of Dover, N.H., concerning an invitation to visit Belknap in 1778; and a letter to Governor James Bowdoin (1726-1790) summarizing the research being conducted into establishing the boundary between New York and Massachusetts in 1787. There are also seven pages of "Astronomical Observations ..." performed by Williams to determine the northern boundary of Vermont, 1806; and a typescript summary of statistics contained in Williams' account book for the period September 1798 to September 1803, divided into Sales, Advertisements, and Printing commissions. The account book was kept during his tenure as newspaper editor. Included are entries concerning the sale of private and commercial advertisements, pamphlets, books, broadsides, blank legal documents, newspapers, and miscellaneous printing supplies. Williams also recorded the printing of a number of books, pamphlets, and tickets. His customers occasionally paid him in goods or work credits. See also the Society's manuscript collection "Williams Family Diaries," which includes a diary of Samuel William's father Warham Williams.

1 v. (185 p., 87 blank) ; folio.1 folder (4 items)

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Bowdoin, James, 1726-1790

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Governor and public official from Massachusetts. From the description of James Bowdoin papers, 1785-1786. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980726 American politician, governor of Massachusetts, 1785-87; father of James Bowdoin, 1752-1811 From the guide to the James Bowdoin, Sr. letter to John Sullivan, 1786, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

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...

Williams, Samuel, 1743-1817

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Samuel Williams (1743-1817) was the son of Rev. Warham Williams (1699-1751) of Waltham, Mass. In 1761 he graduated from Harvard College and became minister of Bradford, Mass., until 1779 when he was chosen professor of philosophy at Harvard. Williams was a member of the American Philosophical Society, helped organize the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and served on various state commissions. Forced to resign his post at Harvard due to a scandal involving forgery, Williams moved to Rutlan...