John Atkinson papers, 1742-1876, bulk 1812-1840.

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John Atkinson papers, 1742-1876, bulk 1812-1840.

This collection contains business and personal papers of John Atkinson and his family, with the bulk of the items documenting their postwar business ventures in commercial trade, land speculation, and investments in the Bellows Falls Canal Company. The letters also describe contemporary reactions of British merchants before, during, and after the Revolution; events in New York City during the War of 1812; and domestic and social situations of a prosperous nineteenth-century family.

252 items (1 linear foot) and 13 oversize documents.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7656469

William L. Clements Library

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Smith, Isaac 1749-182?.

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Green, Caroline Atkinson.

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Atkinson, John Jr.

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Atkinson, George Francklin

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Bellows Falls Canal Company.

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Wentworth, Joshua, 1742-1813

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Letter from Wentworth to Joseph Gilman, of Exeter, N.H., regarding the sale of shares in the privateer General Sullivan in which they were both investors. From the description of Letter, 1777 Dec. 15. (Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum). WorldCat record id: 70926518 ...

Atkinson, Mary Ann.

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Atkinson, Emma.

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Atkinson, Elizabeth Storer.

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Storer, Ebenezer

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Ebenezer Storer graduated from Harvard in 1747 and received master's degrees from Harvard and Yale in 1750. He served as treasurer of Harvard from 1777-1807. From the description of Diplomas, 1750. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 406084827 Ebenezer Storer, Treasurer of Harvard College, was born on January 27, 1729/30 to Captain Ebenezer and Mary (Edwards) Storer in Boston. He received his Harvard AB in 1747 and his AM in 1750; that same year, he receiv...

Fleming, Alexander, 1790-1867

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Atkinson Family.

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Atkinson, John, 1742-1823

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Storer, Charles S.

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Atkinson, Francis.

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