Palfrey family papers, 1713-1915.

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Palfrey family papers, 1713-1915.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/612376824

The Palfrey family papers document the varied activities of four generations of a New England family over the course of 150 years. The bulk of the collection consists of the papers of John Gorham Palfrey, including correspondence, diaries, manuscripts and page proofs of his History of New England as well as manuscripts of shorter writings, sermons, lectures, account books, school books, and legal and financial papers. The papers of William Palfrey include detailed records of shipping transactions in England, Virginia, and Boston, and a large number of invoices showing the distribution of government funds to the army during the Revolution. John Palfrey's papers include correspondence and a journal, 1807-1814, detailing work done on his Louisiana plantation. Papers of John Carver Palfrey and Sarah Hammond Palfrey include correspondence, articles, poems, and other writings. Throughout the collection there are long runs of family letters, particularly between John Gorham Palfrey, his wife, and their children.

150 boxes and 9 volumes (60 linear ft.)

Houghton Library

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Houghton Library

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Palfrey, Sarah Hammond, 1823-1914

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Poet and novelist; daughter of noted Unitarian minister of Boston and Cambridge, John Gorham Palfrey. She shared her father's liberal theology and was prominent in the social and philanthropic movements of the day. Much of her work was written under the name of "E. Foxton." Her writings include (verse) Premices, Sir Pavon and St. Pavon, King Arthur in Avalon and other poems, among others and (novels) Agnes Wentworth, Katherine Morne, Herman, Or Young Knighthood. From the description ...

Palfrey, William, 1741-1780

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Palfrey, John, 1768-1843.

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John Palfrey was born in Boston where he operated various businesses and had a family. He moved to New Orleans in 1803 and worked as a ship chandler. Later, he managed his brother-in-law's plantation near New Orleans. In 1809, he assumed control of it and sold it in 1810. Palfrey then moved to Bayou l'Albaye near St. Martinville where he operated Forlorn Hope Plantation. His eldest son, John Gorham Palfrey (1796-1881), a Harvard graduate in theology, remained in Boston. ...

Palfrey family.

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The central figure in this collection, John Gorham Palfrey (1796-1881), was a Unitarian minister, professor at Harvard Divinity School, editor of the North American Review, congressman from Massachusetts (1847-1849), postmaster of Boston (1861-1867), and historian, best known for his multi-volume History of New England. His grandfather William Palfrey (1741-1780) was a business partner of John Hancock and Pay Master General of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. His father John Pa...

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