Watson-Goodwin papers, 1692-1911.

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Watson-Goodwin papers, 1692-1911.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32766439

Papers of the inter-related Watson and Goodwin families of Plymouth, Mass. The bulk of the collection is family correspondence, including letters exchanged between John and Lucia (Marston) Goodwin of Plymouth and their son George Watson in Middleborough and Boston; and between Benjamin M. Watson, his wife Lucretia B. Watson, and their daughter, Lucretia Anne Watson (later Mrs. Hersey B. Goodwin) while Goodwin was a student at Harvard University (Class of 1826) and the Harvard Divinity School (Class of 1829), and as minister of the First Parish in Concord (Unitarian). Following Lucretia Goodwin's death in 1831, Hersey Goodwin continued to correspond regularly with his in-laws, Benjamin M. and Lucretia B. Watson, until his own death in 1836, particularly about the care of his son William Watson Goodwin who was living with the Watsons in Plymouth. The collection also contains a few papers of William W. Goodwin, including correspondence with his grandparents; Harvard essays and lists of expenses of Hersey B. Goodwin (Class of 1826) and William W. Goodwin (Class of 1851); genealogical notes and charts; and a Watson "family book" containing copies of family correspondence and genealogical notes. Additional correspondents include William P. Lunt, Benjamin Marston, and Ezra Ripley.

2 boxes, 1 narrow box and 1 oversize box.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7344893

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

First Parish (Concord, Mass.)

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Watson, Lucia Marston, 1748-1793.

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Watson, Lucretia B. Sturgis.

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Watson, George, 1771-1860.

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Watson, Benjamin Marston, 1774-1835.

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Goodwin, William Watson, 1831-1912

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Goodwin graduated from Harvard in 1851 and taught Greek literature at Harvard. From the description of Papers of William Watson Goodwin, 1853-1929 (inclusive), 1879-1911 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77069361 Epithet: Professor of Greek at Harvard University British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000696.0x0001d2 ...

Goodwin family.

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Goodwin, Hersey Bradford, 1805-1836

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Marston, Benjamin, 1730-1792.

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Watson, John, 1747-1826.

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Goodwin, Lucretia Anne, d. 1831.

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Ripley, Ezra, 1778-1841.

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Lunt, William P. (William Parsons), 1805-1857

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Watson family.

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