Tudor family papers II, 1765-1862.

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Tudor family papers II, 1765-1862.

1765-1862

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A small collection of misc. papers of the Tudor family of Boston, in particular William Tudor, a Boston lawyer. His papers include letters written from loyalists Mather Byles of Halifax, Robert Auchmuty and William Vassall of London regarding Tudor's assistance in recovering their confiscated property in Mass. following their evacuation from Boston during the Revolution. The collection also includes misc. bills and receipts to Tudor, a few items of his son Frederic, two letters from Jared Sparks to Tudor's wife Delia, and a letter from Charles Sumner to Euphemia F. Tudor (Mrs. Frederic, 1862).

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Tudor, Delia Jarvis, 1753-1843

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Tudor family (Boston, Mass.)

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Frederic Tudor (1783-1864) was the successful "Ice King" of Boston, who sold ice in tropical climates. His brother Henry James Tudor (1791-1864) studied law and worked for a while in Frederic Tudor's ice business. Another brother William Tudor (1779-1830) was a merchant, legislator, author, and diplomat. Their father William Tudor (1750-1819) was a Boston lawyer and political figure. From the description of Tudor family additional papers, 1772-1922. (Harvard University). WorldCat re...

Tudor, William, 1750-1819

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William Tudor (1750-1819) was a lawyer in Boston. He also served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and in the State Senate, and was secretary of state for the Commonwealth. He acted as attorney for many Tory sympathizers during the Revolutionary War. From the description of Guarantee of financial support for student James Savage, signed by William Tudor and John Cooper, July 25, 1799. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 589272698 ...

Tudor, Euphemia F. (Euphemia Fenno), 1814-1884

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Auchmuty, Robert, 1724-1788

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Byles, Mather, 1735-1814

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Mather Byles (1735-1814), Episcopal clergyman and Loyalist, was born in Boston, Mass., on 12 January 1735, the son of Mather Byles (1707-1788) and the great-grandson of Increase Mather (1639-1723). He graduated from Harvard in 1751 and settled as minister of the First Congregational Church of New London, Conn., in 1757. In 1768 he converted to Church of England and took a position with Christ Church in Boston, Mass., remaining there until 1775. In 1776, Byles became a refugee at Halifax, N.S., a...

Tudor, Frederic, 1783-1864

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Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874

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Massachusetts lawyer and U.S. Senator, 1851-1874. He was an ardent abolitionist who attacked the south in his "crime against Kansas" speech in 1856. Two days later he was assaulted in the Senate, receiving injuries that took him years to recover from. From the description of Letters, 1858-1869. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 55768315 Born in Boston, Mass., the U.S. statesman Charles Sumner studied law at Harvard and practiced law in his native ci...