Concord Committee of Arrangements for the 50th anniversary celebration in Concord of the Battle of Concord records, 1825.

ArchivalResource

Concord Committee of Arrangements for the 50th anniversary celebration in Concord of the Battle of Concord records, 1825.

Records consist of manuscript minutes of two meetings ([1825]), manuscript list of toasts presented at celebration ([1825]), and three ALS (Edward Everett to Nathan Brooks, 1825 Feb. 10-May 26) regarding Everett's delivery of oration and its subsequent printing.

6 items ; 35 cm. or smaller.

Related Entities

There are 3 Entities related to this resource.

Everett, Edward, 1794-1865

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6g844rz (person)

Edward Everett was an American statesman, clergyman, and orator, as well as professor of Greek at Harvard University and president of Harvard University, 1846-1849. Everett was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard with highest honors in 1811, completing an M.A. in Divinity in 1814. After a brief stint as a minister, Harvard offered him the newly created position of Professor of Greek; brilliant but untrained, Everett went to Göttingen to prepare for...

Brooks, Nathan, 1785-1863

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62v2sf5 (person)

Lawyer of Concord, Mass. Born in Lincoln, Mass., 1785; died in Concord, 1863. Graduated from Harvard College, 1809, then studied law at Concord office of Samuel Hoar. Legal practice largely concerned with probate. Held wide variety of organizational positions and public offices. Secretary/Treasurer of Middlesex Mutual Fire Insurance Co. in Concord for 37 years (from 1826). Director of Concord Bank; President of Middlesex Institution for Savings; Attorney of Supreme Judicial Court; N...

Concord (Mass.). Committee of Arrangements (1825)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bw3hbq (corporateBody)

Committee of nine formed to make arrangements for public celebration in Concord of 50th anniversary of Battle of Concord. Committee consisted of Nathan Brooks, John Stacy, Francis Jarvis (Jr.), A. Wright, Asa Hayward, Phineas Howe, Lemuel Shattuck, Stedman Buttrick, and E. Fuller. Representatives of Stow, Weston, Lexington, Lincoln, Bedford, Carlisle, Sudbury, East Sudbury, Acton, and Westford were chosen to participate in ceremonies. Concord's Committee voted to distribute badges o...