Smith-Townsend Family papers and papers II, 1670-1892.

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Smith-Townsend Family papers and papers II, 1670-1892.

1670-1892

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28347629

Encompassing the Smith-Townsend Family Papers and the Smith-Townsend Family Papers II, the interrelated family papers contain those of Rev. Isaac Smith (1749-1829), including his book of memoranda on sermons preached by Rev. Samuel Cooper and others in Boston (1764), notes (of mileage, etc.) on a voyage to Portsmouth, N.H. (1765), and correspondence with him as a loyalist in exile in England during the Revolution. The collection also contains papers documenting the commercial activities of Boston merchant William Smith (1755-1816) and his son Thomas Carter Smith, a merchant seaman; letters of Abigail (Smith) Adams, wife of John Adams, written to her uncle Isaac Smith (1719-1787) and her cousin William (1755-1816), including letters to 1800 from Philadelphia on current politics; papers of Dr. David Townsend, including his cut-slip autograph collection, and his son Solomon D. Townsend. (Cont'd) The papers also include recipe books (begun in 1738); an undated commonplace-book of poetry kept by Frances B. (Mrs. Thomas C.) Smith; an unidentified meteorological journal (1818); and a scrapbook kept by Elizabeth H. Smith begun in 1863 containing genealogical notes and charts, photographs, and other family memorabilia. Other correspondents include Hannah (Carter) Smith, Hannah (Smith) Pickman, Benjamin T. Pickman, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, and William S. Shaw.

2 boxes and 1 oversize container.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7257310

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818

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Hailed for her now-famous admonition that the Founding Fathers “remember the ladies” in their new laws, Abigail Adams was not only an early advocate for women’s rights, she was a vital confidant and advisor to her husband John Adams, the nation’s second president. She opposed slavery and supported women’s education. Born to a prominent family in Weymouth, Massachusetts on November 11, 1744, Adams’ father, Reverend William Smith, was part of a prestigious ministerial community within the Congr...

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

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John Quincy Adams (b. July 11, 1767, Braintree, Massachusetts-d. February 23, 1848, Washington, D.C.) was an American statesman who served as a diplomat, United States Senator, member of the House of Representatives, and the sixth President of the United States. He was a member of the Federalist, Democratic-Republican, National Republican, and later the Anti-Masonic and Whig parties. He was the son of President John Adams and Abigail Adams. As a diplomat, Adams played an important role in neg...

Adams, John, 1735-1826

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John Adams (1735-1826) was the second president of the United States, born in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts. He served as defense counsel for British soldiers accused of Boston Massacre in 1770; as delegate to Continental Congress from 1774 to 1778; as member of committee charged with drafting Declaration of Independence in 1776; as congressional commissioner to France from 1778 to 1779; as minister to United Provinces in 1780; and negotiated a loan from Dutch bankers in 1782. Adams join...

Smith family.

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Shaw, William Smith, 1778-1826

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Smith, Elizabeth Hall, d. 1911.

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Smith, Isaac, 1719-1787.

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Cooper, Samuel, 1725-1783

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Boston, Mass. clergyman. From the description of Papers, 1718-1798. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36854566 Samuel Cooper, scholar and Congregational minister was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Following in the footsteps of his father, William Cooper, he was educated for the ministry and was graduated from Harvard in 1743. In the same year, before his ordination took place, he was called to be assistant pastor of the Brattle Street Church in Boston. Four year...

Townsend, David, 1753-1829

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Smith, Isaac, 1749-1829

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Isaac Smith (1749-1829), a Harvard Librarian from 1788 to 1791, was born in Boston on May 7, 1749. He received an AB from Harvard in 1767 and an AM in 1770. In 1774, he became a tutor at the College and served until 1775 when he traveled to England. In England, Smith was ordained as the minister of the Sidmouth Presbyterian chapel. In 1784, Smith returned to Massachusetts and preached for two years in eastern Massachusetts before being appointed to a three-year term as Harvard College Librarian....

Townsend family.

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Smith, Frances Barnard, 1804-1885.

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Townsend, Solomon Davis, 1793-1870.

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Smith, Hannah Carter, 1764-1836.

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Smith, Thomas Carter, 1796-1880.

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Pickman, Hannah Smith, 1794-1863.

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Smith, William, 1755-1816

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Pickman, Benjamin T., 1790-1835.

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