Josiah G. Abbott papers, 1803-1883.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Josiah G. Abbott papers, 1803-1883.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46888771

Papers of lawyer and judge Josiah Gardner Abbott of Lowell and Boston, Mass. includes letters sent and received by his wife Caroline Livermore Abbott before and after their marriage, 1830-77, and correspondence between Josiah and Caroline and their children, including a series of letters sent by Sarah Abbott Fay, 1875-83, discussing her life in Newport, R.I. The collection also includes an 1803 letter and an 1813 marriage proposal with acceptance sent between Josiah's grandparents, Archelaus Rea and Maria Woodbridge; letters received by Samuel A.B. Abbott while serving in the Civil War, sent by his brother Fletcher M. Abbott, 1865-66; letters sent by Samuel to his father, 1871-75; a manuscript of a lecture delivered by Josiah, 1831; biographical information on Josiah's sons, Edward G. and Henry L. Abbott who died in the Civil War; and miscellaneous financial records, 1881-83.

1 box.

Massachusetts Historical Society

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7571218

Massachusetts Historical Society

Related Entities

There are 9 Entities related to this resource.

Abbott, Josiah Gardner, 1814-1891

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6v424h3 (person)

Rea, Archelaus

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6s201p1 (person)

Fay, Sarah Abbott, b. 1850.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61g3t3c (person)

Abbott, Caroline Livermore, d. 1887.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w69d0391 (person)

Abbott, Fletcher Morton, b. 1843.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rc0b5t (person)

Abbott, Edward Gardner, ca. 1841-1862.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67t0tr2 (person)

Abbott, Samuel Appleton Brown, b. 1846.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gv575t (person)

Abbott, Henry Livermore, 1842-1864

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xh2x09 (person)

Henry Livermore Abbott, the third of eleven children, was born in Lowell, Massachusetts on January 21, 1842, the son of Josiah Gardner Abbott, a successful lawyer and judge. In 1876, Josiah Gardner Abbott was elected to the United States House of Representatives. He was a prominent member of the Democratic Party. Henry's mother, Caroline, was the daughter of U.S. Congressman Edward St. Loe Livermore. Both of Henry's parents were descended from officers who served in the Continental Army during t...

Woodbridge, Marianne Heathcote

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6v72qgq (person)