Papers, 1727-1940s.

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Papers, 1727-1940s.

This collection of papers contains correspondence, legal documents, poetry, extracts from newspapers, account books, and genealogical material concerning members of the Waldo Family. The papers of Albigence Waldo include correspondence, estate papers, and accounts and account books. The papers of Lucy Cargill Waldo include correspondence, poetry, and extracts from newspapers. The papers of Elisha Hurlbut Waldo contain letters to his father while he was apprenticed to Isaiah Thomas. There is also one letter from Thomas to Albigence Waldo concerning Elisha's apprenticeship. The papers of Daniel Waldo include business correspondence, while the papers of Daniel Waldo, Jr. include business, family, and political correspondence. The collection also includes papers of Waldo Lincoln (1849-1933), a genealogist. His papers contain correspondence, genealogical notes, and a typescript of the Waldo Family genealogy. The papers of Charles Samuel Waldo (1871- ), also a genealogist, contain notebooks with genealogical notes concerning the Waldo Family. There are also papers of other Waldo Family members, including a deed of Cornelius Waldo (1684-1753), 1740; a letter from Sarah Waldo, 1850; and an undated account book by an unknown author, titled "Book Debts Collected by Major McClellan."

2 boxes.13 v. ; octavo.6 v. ; folio.1 folder (1 item) ; oversize.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7053387

American Antiquarian Society

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Waldo, Daniel, 1724-1808.

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Waldo, Albigence, 1750-1794

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Waldo was a surgeon with the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. He practiced medicine in Pomfret, Conn. and was a founder of the Medical Society of Windham County. From the description of Papers of Albigence Waldo, 1768-1793 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 281436882 ...

Waldo, Cornelius, 1684-1753.

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Central Church (Worcester, Mass.)

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The Central Church in Worcester, Mass., was formed in 1820 as the result of the dissatisfaction of Daniel Waldo (1763-1845) and several others over the choice of a minister at the Old South Church in Worcester. The parish was organized in 1822 and legally incorporated in 1825. Its first minister, Loammi Hoadley (1790-1883), was called in 1823. The Church was officially known as the Calvinist Church and Society, but was commonly called the Central Church. The name was legally changed...

Lane Theological Seminary

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Lane Theological Seminary founded 1829; merged with Presbyterian Theological Seminary of the South in 1910, retaining its own name; merged with Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Chicago in 1932, under the name: Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Chicago. The seminary suffered from financial difficulties and controversies several times: internal struggle regarding abolitionist student movements; during the Old School/New School schism; in the 1890s when Prof. Henry Preserved Smith was tried and ...

Lincoln, Waldo, 1849-1933

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Waldo, Daniel, 1763-1845

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Daniel Waldo (1763-1845). From the description of Account books, 1815-1841. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191276976 ...

Waldo, Lucy Cargill, 1762-1830

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Thomas, Isaiah, 1749-1831

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Thomas was a New England printer and bookseller who strongly supported the American Revolution. He was also a founder of the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, Massachusetts. From the description of ALS: Worcester [Massachusetts], to Mr. Bress, 1795 Aug. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86160118 Caleb Alexander was born in 1755 in Northfield, Massachusetts, a town founded by his grandfather. He attended Dartmouth, Yale, and Brown Universities, receiving degrees fro...

Waldo, Samuel, 1695-1759

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Army officer, Boston merchant, capitalist, politician, and landowner in Maine. From the description of Papers, 1631-1824. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70972152 Boston merchant and capitalist who was chief proprietor and developer of a controversial patent located between the Muscongus and Penobscot Rivers in Maine. When opponents to Waldo's settlement projects questioned the validity of his title, he traveled to England in ...

Waldo, Elisha Hurlbut, 1773-1801

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Waldo family.

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Albigence Waldo (1750-1794), a physician from Pomfret, Conn., served during the Revolution as a surgeon for the American army. He married first, on 19 November 1772, Lydia Hurlbut (1751-1785). They had six children including Elisha Hurlbut Waldo (1773-1801). Elisha, their oldest child, was apprenticed to Isaiah Thomas (1749-1831) in Worcester, Mass. Waldo married second, on 16 July 1787, Lucy Cargill (1762-1830); they had two daughters. Lucy Cargill Waldo had a local reputation as a...

Waldo, Charles S. (Charles Samuel), 1871-

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Lincoln, Levi, 1782-1868

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Lawyer and U.S. representative and governor of Massachusetts. From the description of Papers of Levi Lincoln, 1807-1863. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71015073 ...

Beecher, Lyman, 1775-1863!

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American preacher and revivalist; also famous as reformer, educator, and central figure in theological controversies; b. in New Haven, Conn.; in 1799 ordained as pastor of the Presbyterian Church in East Hampton, N.Y.; in 1810 accepted the pulpit of the First Congregational Church of Litchfield, Conn., where he attracted large crowds. In 1826 became pastor of the Hanover Street Church in Boston where his reputation for defending orthodoxy against Unitarianism became widespread. During his years ...

Waldo, Sarah, 1767-1851.

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