Tudor family additional papers, 1772-1922.

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Tudor family additional papers, 1772-1922.

Consists of letters and documents of various members of the Tudor family. Includes 15 letters from Frederic Tudor to his brother Henry James Tudor, deeds and indentures, journal of Frederic Tudor on a trip from Boston to New Orleans, 1826. Also includes some correspondence of Jeremiah Mason, United States senator from New Hampshire.

3 boxes (1.5 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7795303

Houghton Library

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Tudor family (Boston, Mass.)

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Frederic Tudor (1783-1864) was the successful "Ice King" of Boston, who sold ice in tropical climates. His brother Henry James Tudor (1791-1864) studied law and worked for a while in Frederic Tudor's ice business. Another brother William Tudor (1779-1830) was a merchant, legislator, author, and diplomat. Their father William Tudor (1750-1819) was a Boston lawyer and political figure. From the description of Tudor family additional papers, 1772-1922. (Harvard University). WorldCat re...

Tudor, Henry James, 1791-1864

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Henry James Tudor, the eighth and youngest child of William (1750-1819) and Delia Jarvis Tudor (1753-1843), lived from 1791 to 1864. He was an assistant to his brother Frederic (1783-1864) in the ice business, while at the same time carrying on experiments for evaporating sea salt in large quantities. In 1844, he married Fanny Hortense Foster, daughter of William Foster, Junior, merchant of Boston. They had three daughters. From the description of Henry James Tudor papers, 1819-1849....

Mason, Jeremiah, 1768-1848

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Admitted to Vermont bar, 1791; practiced law in New Hampshire, 1791-1802; appointed attorney general of New Hampshire, 1802; elected to U.S. Senate, 1813; returned to private practice, 1817; associated with Daniel Webster in Dartmouth College Case, 1818-1819; New Hampshire state legislator, 1820-1824; president and counsel for Portsmouth branch of Bank of the U.S., 1828-1832; practiced law in Boston, 1832-1838. From the description of Jeremiah Mason papers, 1798-1844 (inclusive). (Un...

Tudor, Frederic, 1783-1864

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