Series III : second generation, sons of Joseph Fairbanks, 1832-1886.

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Series III : second generation, sons of Joseph Fairbanks, 1832-1886.

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There are three subseries within this series: A. Erastus Fairbanks (1792-1864); B. Thaddeus Fairbanks (1796-1886); C. Joseph P. Fairbanks (1806-1855). Subseries A contains letters written to and from Erastus Fairbanks relating to business (including the chartering of the Connectcut and Passumpsic Rivers Railroad) and church matters, dated 1839 and 1845. Subseries B contains several obituaries for Thaddeus Fairbanks (1886) and a deed. Subseries C., the largest portion of this series, contains letters written to and from Joseph P. Fairbanks, dated 1845 to 1855, as well as a series of letters written by Governor Horace Eaton on the subject of education in Vermont during the years 1847 to 1851. There is also a folder of letters from Almira T. Fairbanks to her son William P. Fairbanks while he is attending Dartmouth College in 1858 and 1859.

8 folders.

Vermont Historical Society

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Fairbanks family.

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Erastus Fairbanks (1792-1864), the eldest son of Joseph and Phebe Paddock Fairbanks, was the first of the family to move to Vermont, leaving his Brimfield, Massachusetts, birthplace in 1811; the rest of the family followed in 1815. While Erastus operated a store in Barnet, Vermont, his father and brother, Thaddeus (1796-1886), built and operated a gristmill and sawmill, and built carriages in St. Johnsbury. In 1823 Thaddeus built an iron foundry and Erastus joined him to establish E...

Fairbanks, Thaddeus, 1796-1886.

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Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers Railroad Company

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North Congregational Church (St. Johnsbury, Vt.)

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Fairbanks, E. (Erastus), 1792-1864

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Fairbanks, Joseph P., 1806-1855.

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Eaton, Horace, 1804-1855

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Fairbanks, Almira T., 1811-1883.

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Dartmouth College

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The celebration of the 150th anniversary of the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in the Dartmouth College Case was held on April 9, 1969, in the Court of Claims, Washington, D.C.; the celebration also commemorated the career of Daniel Webster, the advocate who defended the case before the Supreme Court. During the ceremony Justice Earl Warren, Senator Thomas J. MacIntyre, and Dartmouth College President John Sloan Dickey spoke before an audience of legislators, jurists, historians, and alumni....

Fairbanks, William P. (William Paddock), 1840-1895.

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E. & T. Fairbanks & Co.

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The E. & T. Fairbanks & Company of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont sold scales. From the description of E. & T. Fairbanks & Company letters, 1834-1840. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 46922011 ...