George Dudley Seymour papers, 1776-1980.

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George Dudley Seymour papers, 1776-1980.

Correspondence, collected articles, newspaper clippings, and other papers (1870-1980), chiefly relating to Revolutionary War hero Nathan Hale and his purported engagement to Alice Adams; and copies of letters of Hale (1776) and the Hale family (1816-1854).

3 in. (ca. 110 items)

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Lawrence, Alice Adams Ripley, 1756-1843.

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Hale family.

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Hale, Nathan, 1755-1776

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Nathan Hale (b. June 6, 1755, Coventry, CT-d. September 22, 1776, New York City, NY) was born and raised in Coventry, Connecticut, and served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. In 1776 he landed at the town of Huntington in Long Island, New York on an intelligence-gathering mission that ultimately resulted in his capture and execution by the British Army....

Seymour, George Dudley, 1859-1945

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George Dudley Seymour was born on October 6, 1859 in Bristol, Connecticut. He died on June 21, 1945 in New Haven, Connecticut. Seymour was a practicing patent attorney, antiquarian, historian, author, and city planner. Seymour wrote and published several articles and books. His primary areas of focus were the history of the Seymour family, the life of the patriot Nathan Hale, New Haven city planning, and many individuals and topics of interest in Connecticut history. His major works include: The...