Ellery family correspondence : ALS, 1838-1861.

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Ellery family correspondence : ALS, 1838-1861.

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Contains correspondence written between George W. Ellery, and his wife, Mary Goddard Ellery, William Ellery, Richard Henry Dana Jr., E.T. Channing, and David Wood. Correspondence concerns William Ellery's schooling, his early career aboard ship, a poem on the death of President William Henry Harrison, a recommendation for William Ellery's service during the Civil War, and documents concerning Christopher Ellery's death. Also includes a history of the sons of George W. Ellery.

1 box and 1 oversize folder (.25 linear ft.)

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Ellery, George W., 1789-1867.

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Ellery, Christopher, d. 1851.

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Ellery, William.

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Dana, Richard Henry, 1815-1882

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Lawyer and author. From the description of Richard Henry Dana correspondence, 1843-1876. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449368 Author and lawyer Richard Henry Dana was the privileged son of an aristocratic Massachusetts family. Taking time from Harvard because of medical problems, he went to sea, where his experiences as a sailor inspired him to write Two Years Before the Mast. A sea story that was part memoir and part social commentary, the novel proved to be popular with...

Ellery family.

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George W. Ellery born 24 Dec. 1789 in Newport, R.I. to Declaration of Independence signer William Ellery and second wife Abigail Cary. He married Mary Goddard 13 Nov. 1825. Their first two sons, William and Christopher Ellery served on various ships in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Christopher Ellery died on an island of Maui 21 June 1851. William Ellery married Sarah Frances Fitzgerald 23 May 1858 in San Francisco. William Ellery served the Union as a Captain during the Civil War. George W. ...

Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841

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Epithet: of Add MS 34580 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001094.0x00030c American Indian fighter and president of the United States. From the guide to the William Henry Harrison letter, 1795, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) U.S president, Mar.-Apr. 1841; territorial governor of Indiana, 1801-1813; Ohio congressman, 1816-1819, state senator, 1819-1821, senator 1825-1828. From ...