Papers related to a memorial to Chevalier de Saint-Sauveur, 1916-1927; bulk: 1916-1918.

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Papers related to a memorial to Chevalier de Saint-Sauveur, 1916-1927; bulk: 1916-1918.

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Papers kept by Rep. Fitz-Henry Smith, Jr., Massachusetts State House historian, related to his efforts on behalf of the Bostonian Society to erect a memorial for Chevalier de Saint-Sauveur at King's Chapel, 1916-1927. St. Sauveur was a lieutenant in the French army and killed in the Boston Bread Riots, Sept. 15, 1778. The collection includes correspondence to and from Smith with the architect of the monument, A. Wadsworth Longfellow; various state representatives; and French representative, Maj. Paul Azan, among others. Also includes copies of resolutions passed by the House to fund the monument; newspaper clippings; and a pamphlet written by Smith about St. Sauveur and the history of his memorial.

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King's Chapel (Boston, Mass.)

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Smith, Fitz-Henry, 1873-

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Longfellow, A. W. (Alexander Wadsworth), 1854-1934

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Architect, of Portland, Me.; b. Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow, Jr.; son of A.W. Longfellow (1814-1901) and nephew of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. From the description of A.W. Longfellow scrapbook, ca. 1890-1915. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 226720896 Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow, Jr., was the son of Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow, Sr., a U.S. Coast Survey topographer, and nephew of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Anne Longfellow Pierce. After...

Bostonian Society

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Saint-Sauveur, de Grégoire, Comte de, 1750?-1778.

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Azan, Paul, 1874-1951

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