Amos Adams Lawrence papers, 1814-1879.

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Amos Adams Lawrence papers, 1814-1879.

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Contains family correspondence, including letters from Lawrence's sons William R., written from school and (after 1849) while on a tour of the southern U.S. and Cuba; and Amos A. Lawrence written from schools, Washington, D.C., and the southern and eastern U.S. Among the other family members represented in the collection are Lawrence's wife, Nancy M. Ellis, and his brother Abbott, including letters regarding their involvement in national politics and the Whig party. Scant business records in the collection relate to Lawrence's Boston merchant firms of A. & A. Lawrence and Mason and Lawrence, and to his involvement in the mills of Lawrence and Lowell, Mass. A large portion of the correspondence relates to Lawrence's philanthropic activities, in particular to various societies, organizations, and educational institutions. Among the individuals and institutions to which he donated and with whom he corresponded are Mark Hopkins of Williams College (including 4 letterbooks containing their exchanged correspondence); Alpheus S. Packard of Bowdoin College; Charles White and Caleb Mills of Wabash College; and James Means of the Lawrence Academy. Among Lawrence's friends and business associates in the collection are Enoch Pond, J.A. Stearns, H.A. Bullard, Andrew Bigelow, George N. Briggs, and his lawyer, John Aikens. Also included are two personal account books (1814-52; 1829-52) with records of his monetary contributions.

8 boxes.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7030484

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Bowdoin College

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Wabash College

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The Wabash College Oral History Project grew out of the school's sesquicentennial celebration in the 1980s. Under the leadership of Eileen McGrath, the project focused on African-American alumni, faculty, and staff at Wabash College and on African-Americans living in Crawfordsville. The interviews took place from 1982-1986, and the project was completed in 1987. From the description of Oral History Project, 1982-1987. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 31733232...

Lawrence, William R.

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Means, James.

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Williams College

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Mills, Caleb, 1806-1879

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Caleb Mills (1806-1879) was born in Dunbarton, N.H. and graduated from Dartmouth College (Ind.) in 1828. In 1833 he began teaching at the newly opened Wabash Teachers Seminary and Manual Labor College (later Wabash College). Mills is best known for his theories and activities concerning public education in Ind. He married Sarah Marshall in 1833. Their son Benjamin Marshall Mills served in the 108th Indiana Infantry Regiment, Company C. He later served as a first lieutenant in the 49th Colored In...

Lawrence, Abbott, 1792-1855

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Biographical note: Boston merchant; Abbott Lawrence was in partnership with his brother Amos, founded and developed the textile-manufacturing city of Lawrence, Massachusetts, represented his district in Congress (1834-1836, 1838-1840), and was U.S. minister to Great Britain (1849-1852). Richard Henry Wilde (1878-1847) was an American lawyer, scholar and poet. He was Attorney General of Georgia (1811) and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1815-1817, 1825, 1827-1835). From...

A. & A. Lawrence & Co.

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A Boston selling agent (dry-goods commission merchant) for New England mills, A. & A. Lawrence was founded as a partnership in 1814 by the two Lawrence brothers, Amos (the elder) and Abbott. The firm first engaged in the sale of foreign goods but after 1816 dealt with selling domestic cotton and woolen goods on commission. In the 1830's it began to invest heavily in Lowell mills such as the Tremont & Suffolk, the Lawrence, and the Boott Mill, and helped to found the Massachusetts Cotton ...

Aiken, John.

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Briggs, George N. (George Nixon), 1796-1861

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Governor of Massachusetts, 1844-51. From the description of Letter : Lanesboro, Mass., to an unidentified correspondent, 1835 Nov. 12. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 29461777 George Nixon Briggs (1796-1861) began to study law in 1813 and in 1818 was admitted to the bar. In 1824, he was elected town clerk of Lanesboro, Mass., and in 1826, was appointed chairman of the commissioners of highways of Berkshire County. In 1830, he was elected to Congress, where he served...

Lawrence, Amos Adams, 1814-1886

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Amos Adams Lawrence was a Boston merchant, textile manufacturer, and philanthropist. From the description of Amos Adams Lawrence Papers, 1857-1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122387678 Businessman and philanthropist. From the description of Letter of Amos Adams Lawrence, 1858. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71014885 ...

Mason and Lawrence (Boston, Mass.)

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Bullard, Henry Adams, 1788-1851

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Lawrence, Nancy Means Ellis.

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Whig Party (U.S.)

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Lawrence, Amos, 1786-1852

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White, Charles.

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Bigelow, Andrew, 1795-1877

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Bigelow was a Unitarian clergyman. From the description of Papers, 1817-1867. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122505817 From the guide to the Papers, 1817-1867., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Andrew Bigelow (1795-1877) was born in Groton, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard College in 1814 and studied law before turning to divinity. He graduated from Harvard Divinity School in 1817 and spent some time in Edinburgh, Sc...

Pond, Enoch, 1791-1882

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Hopkins, Mark, 1802-1887

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Lawrence Academy.

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Lawrence family.

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Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring), 1839-1905

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Alpheus Spring Packard (1839-1905), professor of zoology and geology, was born in Brunswick, Maine, on February 19, 1839. His father of the same name was a professor of classics at Bowdoin College. As a child, young Alpheus, called "Alpha," collected insects, minerals, and shells, and had his own herbarium before he went to college. He graduated from Bowdoin in 1861. During the next three years he pursued two educational paths, described thus in the triennial report of his class at ...

Stearns, J. A.

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