Papers, 1735-1857.

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Papers, 1735-1857.

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Papers of several generations of the Sullivan family of Maine, New Hampshire, and Boston, in particular John Sullivan's documenting his career as a lawyer in Berwick, Me. and Durham, N.H., including a casebook (1770); as a Brigadier-General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, including his defense of his actions at Staten Island for which he was questioned and honorably acquitted and his command of the American forces in Rhode Island; as a federal judge for the District of New Hampshire, including notes on cases heard (1784, 1786); and briefly as president (governor) of N.H. (1786-88, 1789-90). Other papers relate to James Sullivan, including a recordbook of the Committee of Operations of the Middlesex Canal; of his children George, William, and John L. Sullivan, and Mehitable Sullivan Cutler Amory; Jonathan Steele, including a ledger of his law firm of Clark and Steele; and other members of the Sullivan and Steele families. Additional correspondents include Henry Dearborn.

1 box, 1 case, and 1 oversize container.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Sullivan, John, 1740-1795

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John Sullivan (February 17, 1740 – January 23, 1795) was a Founding Father of the United States and an American General in the Revolutionary War winning several key battles most notably the Delaware crossing. He was a delegate in the Continental Congress, where he signed the Continental Association, the third governor of New Hampshire, and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire. Born in Somersworth in the Province of New Hampshire,...

Sullivan family.

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Dearborn, Henry, 1751-1829

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Revolutionary officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Capt. Callenden Irvine, 1803 July 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270529279 Army officer, U.S. Secretary of War, and U.S. representative from Massachusetts. From the description of Papers, 1800-1814. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70972156 Major general, politician, and statesman. From the description of Papers, 1761-1826. (Unknown). WorldCa...

Sullivan, James, 1744-1808

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Continental Congressman, anti-Federalist, governor of Massachusetts, founder of Massachusetts Historical Society. From the description of ALS, 1789 June 28 : Boston, to Elbridge Gerry. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 13986996 Attorney general of Massachusetts (1790-1807). From the description of James Sullivan autograph letter signed, 1798. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71130492 Continental Congressman, g...

Sullivan, William, 1774-1839

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Sullivan was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1795, served on the Massachuetts General Court (1804-1830), and was a delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention (1830). From 1830, he devoted most of his career to writing about political institutions of the United States. From the description of Letters to Sarah Cutler, 1832-1836. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234337895 A pencil notation on the item suggests that Sullivan was the son of Mass...

Sullivan, George, 1783-1809.

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Amory, Mehitable Sullivan Cutler, 1772-1847.

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Massachusetts. Governor (1807-1808 : Sullivan)

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Amory, Thomas C. (Thomas Coffin), 1812-1889

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Thomas Coffin Amory, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Coffin) Amory, was born in Boston in 1767. He married Hannah Rowe Linzee in 1785. Following the family tradition, he became a merchant in Boston. In the course of his business, he bought and sold all types of products and acted as an exporter, wholesaler, importer and retailer, depending on what his associates wished of him. Amory frequently sold his own products as well as on consignment for standard commercial rates. In addition to the above ac...

Steele, Jonathan

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United States. Continental Army. John Sullivan's Brigade (1775-1783)

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Sullivan, John L. (John Langdon), 1777-1865

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Massachusetts physician. From the description of Letter to M.S. O'Donnell, 1892 July 16. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 54077383 ...

Clark and Steele.

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New Hampshire. Governor (1789-1790 : Sullivan)

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Steele family.

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New Hampshire. President (1786-1788 : Sullivan)

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