Lemuel Shattuck papers, 1676-1909; bulk: 1805-1867

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Lemuel Shattuck papers, 1676-1909; bulk: 1805-1867

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25355741

Papers of Lemuel Shattuck, teacher, historian, genealogist, and statistician, including an autobiography written in 1844 which chronicles his life from birth to 1822 and his diaries from 1812-17 which detail his studies, teaching in Mason and New Ipswich, N.H., Troy and Albany, N.Y., and Detroit, and his work and partial ownership in a woolen factory in Souhegan Village, N.H. Letters to his brother Daniel and others describe the same. Later papers contain queries and answers to genealogical and historical subjects, particularly the history of Concord, Mass. on which he wrote; his efforts to develop a standard procedure for the registration of vital statistics in Boston; his work on the Boston census; and his report for a Mass. Sanitary Commission regarding public health in the state. (Cont'd) His correspondents include John Farmer, John G. Palfrey, P.C. Brooks, and Thaddeus M. Harris. The papers also include three scrapbooks containing his notes, clippings, the published report on the Boston census (1846), and his history of Concord (1835), and 1 vol. containing documents and accounts of the trust estate of Clarissa B. Shattuck (his wife). Also, the commonplace-book (1842-44) and poetry (1858-59) of Sarah W. Shattuck.

2 boxes, 4 cased vols., and 1 oversize box.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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