Papers, 1704-1858.

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Papers, 1704-1858.

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Papers of the Phillips family of Andover, Mass., primarily containing those of Samuel Phillips relating to his gunpowder mill during the Revolution and his role in state politics. Included are letters from U.S. Representatives and Senators of the newly-formed Congress describing current issues and their relation to Massachusetts, among them the federal assumption of the states' debts following the Revolution, and salaries. Among the correspondents are Caleb Strong, Benjamin Goodhue, and David Sewall. Also included is a copy of diary pages kept in January 1793, possibly by Samuel Phillips, on a journey from Boston to Philadelphia where he met with numerous politicians and other prominent citizens; and a few misc. papers of John Phillips.

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Strong, Caleb, 1745-1819

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Strong was a native of Northampton, Mass. He served as governor of Massachusetts (1800-1807 and 1812-1816). Strong assisted in writing the Constitution of Massachusetts and was a member of the U. S. Constitutional Convention, 1787. From the description of [Letters, 1787-1812] / Caleb Strong. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 437427465 Justice of the peace, state legislator, delegate to Continental Congress, U.S. senator from Massachusetts (1789-1796), and governor of Mass...

Phillips, Samuel, 1752-1802

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Phillips family, of Andover, Mass.

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Goodhue, Benjamin, 1748-1814

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Phillips, John, 1719-1795

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Sewall, David, 1735-1825

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Lawyer and judge, of York, Me. From the description of David Sewall charge to the grand jury, ca. 1789. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 228071185 From the description of Court docket book, 1800-1803. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70974578 Sewall graduated from Harvard University (1755); he was a judge for the U.S. District Court, Maine (1789-1818). From the description of Letter, 17 January 1795. (Harvard...

United States. Congress

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