Henry W. Taft autograph collection, 1759-1904.

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Henry W. Taft autograph collection, 1759-1904.

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Two disbound volumes of letters, legal documents, autographs, engravings, and photographs of prominent judges, primarily in Massachusetts courts, and political figures, 1759-1904. The collection was gathered by Henry Walbridge Taft of Pittsfield, Mass., a lawyer and clerk of the Court for the County of Berkshire. The bulk of Vol. II is organized by judicial positions such as Mass. justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, and pre-Revolutionary justices of the Court of Common Pleas in Berkshire County, among other categories. Some of the letters in the collection are addressed to Taft in his position as Clerk of the Court. Judges represented in the collection include: Francis Dana, Horace Grey, John Lathrop, Samuel Sewall, and John Wells.

1 box and 1 narrow box.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7545389

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Dana, Francis, 1743-1811

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Francis Dana (June 13, 1743 – April 25, 1811) was an American Founding Father, lawyer, jurist, and statesman from Massachusetts. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1777 to 1778 and 1784. He signed the Articles of Confederation. Born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, Dana was educated at Harvard before reading law, being admitted to the bar, and commencing practice in Boston. Being an opponent of the British colonial policy, he became a leader of the Sons of Liberty and was ...

Massachusetts. Court of Common Pleas (Berkshire County)

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Lathrop, John, 1835-1910

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Taft, Henry W. (Henry Walbridge), 1818-1904.

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Wells, John, 1819-1875

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Gray, Horace, 1828-1902

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American jurist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, to Charles P. Lyman, 1891 Oct. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 753969918 Gray graduated from Harvard College (1845) and Harvard Law School (1849), and served as reporter of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (1854-1861) and was appointed as a justice in 1864. In 1881 he was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. From the description of Letters, 1858-1897. (Harvard Law School Libr...

Sewall, Samuel, 1757-1814

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Sewall was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1783, 1788-1796), the U.S. House of Representatives (1796-1800), a judge on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1801-1813) and as chief justice (1813-1814). From the description of Request for a new trial, 1806. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 235151968 Epithet: Chief Justice of Massachusetts Province British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description...