Papers, 1760-1863.

Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801

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Revolutionary patriot, Continental Army general, and traitor. From the description of Benedict Arnold papers, 1761-1794. (New Haven Colony Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 432702702 Prior to the U.S. Revolutionary War Arnold was a merchant and trader in the West Indies. He served in the Revolutionary Army, but defected to the British in 1780 and served until the War was over. He then went to Canada and eventually to England. He was married to Margaret Mansfie...

American Seamen's Friend Society

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Established 1826; closed its doors in 1976 and went out of existance ten years later; headquartered in New York, N.Y. From the description of Records, 1828-1975. (Mystic Seaport Museum, G W Blunt White Library). WorldCat record id: 70955724 Established 1826; closed its doors in 1976 and went out of existence ten years later; headquartered in New York, N.Y. From the description of Records of the American Seamen's Friend Society, 1828-1975. (Mystic Seaport Museum, ...

Missionary Society of Connecticut

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The Missionary Society of Connecticut was officially formed in 1798 by Congregationalists to combat religious and political infidelity, although Connecticut Congregational mission activities are recorded from as early as 1774 in the "back settlements" of New York and Vermont. The Trustees of the Society decided that the missionaries should distribute religious books, pamphlets and Bibles and, thus, formed the Book Committee. In July, 1800, they began to publish the Connecticut Evangelical Magazi...

Barnard, Henry, 1811-1900

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American educator. From the description of Papers, 1832-1900. (Trinity College Library). WorldCat record id: 50031643 American educator; first US Commissioner of Education 1867-1870. Includes material from Gordon Ford. From the guide to the Henry Barnard letters, 1853, 1856, 1881, 1884, 1888, 1889, undated, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) American educationalist; born Hartford, Conn., January 24, 1811; died Hartford, Con...

American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Prudential Committee

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Brown, Caleb.

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Flint, Abel, 1765-1825

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Reverand Abel Flint was the secratary of the Connecticut Missionary Society in Hartford. Reverand Timothy Flint was a missionary for the society in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Missouri and wrote several books one of which was on his experiences as a missionary. Reverand Salmon Giddings also served as a missionary for the society and set up the first Presbyterian church in St. Louis. From the description of Letters to Abel Flint, Hartford, Connecticut, from Timothy Flint and Salmon Gi...

Bacon, Leonard, 1802-1881

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American Congregational clergyman, father of Leonard Woolsey Bacon, 1830-1907 From the guide to the Leonard Bacon letters and carte-de-visite, 1842, 1845, 1861, 1881, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Field, David D. (David Dudley), 1781-1867

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Congregational clergyman and local historian, Stockbridge, Mass. From the description of Collection of miscellaneous pieces, [1840?-1856?] / David D. Field's book. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 58664075 Congregational clergyman and local historian, of East Guilford (now Madison), Conn. From the description of History of the towns of Guilford and Madison, 1827-1832. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70971030 John G.C. Brainard changed the "e" to...

Field, David Dudley, 1805-1894

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New York lawyer and law reformer. From the description of Letter : New York, [N.Y.], to Gideon Welles, 1873 May 20. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 30463384 Field was an attorney involved in many cases touching on significant constitutional issues. He was instrumental in obtaining adoption of the Code of Civil Procedure, as well as the drafting of New York codes (1865). From the description of Letters and brief of David Dudley Field, 1...

Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892

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Cyrus West Field (1819-1892) was a merchant and capitalist who promoted the laying of the first Atlantic cable linking the U.S. with Europe. He formed a company to build cable communications between Newfoundland and Ireland, helped establish elevated trains in New York City, and participated in the development of the Wabash Railroad. Other business ventures included ownership of a New York newspaper, the Mail and Express. From the description of Cyrus W. Field papers, 1831-1905, bulk...

Pigeon, Charles D.

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