William Hickling Prescott papers, 1655-1959; bulk: 1775-1859.

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William Hickling Prescott papers, 1655-1959; bulk: 1775-1859.

1655-1959

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Papers of author and historian William Hickling Prescott, 1655-1959, pertain to his writings about the rise and fall of the Spanish Empire. Papers includes correspondence; diaries entitled "Literary Memorandum"; drafts and proofs of his books Phillip II, Charles V, Ferdinand and Isabella, Conquest of Peru, Conquest of Mexico, and Memoir of Abbott Lawrence; research notes; Spanish manuscripts; diplomas; commissions; and newspaper clippings. Correspondence pertains to Prescott's research and publications, and his lifelong problems with his eyes. Correspondents include Sir Charles and Lady Mary Horner Lyell, Don Angel and Frances (Fanny) Erskine Inglis Calderon de la Barca, Thomas Aspinwall, George Bancroft, George Cabot, Nathan Dane, Edward Everett, Pasual de Gayangos, William Moody, Theophilus Parsons, Oliver Peabody, Catherine Green Hickling Prescott, William Prescott (1726-1795), William Prescott (1762-1844), David Sears, Jared Sparks, Obadiah Rich, Israel Thorndike, and George Ticknor, among many others. Also includes correspondence between Prescott and his parents William and Catherine Prescott, and a diary kept by Prescott during a voyage to visit his maternal grandfather in the Azores, and to treat the "rheumatism" of his eye in Europe, 1815-1817. Also includes Prescott family correspondence; business and legal papers of William Prescott (1762-1844); a diary kept by William Prescott (1762-1844), 1824-1845, deeds for family property in Groton and Pepperell, Mass., and Maine; a commonplace-book of Susan Amory Prescott, ca. 1842; diaries kept by Catherine Greene Hickling Prescott, 1786-89, while on a trip to the Azores and England; a travel diary kept by William Greene, 1778; a paybook kept by Col. William Prescott (1726-1795), 1775-1804; and an orderly book of the 7th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment commanded by his grandfather, Col. William Prescott (1726-1795), during the Siege of Boston and the New York campaign in 1776.

25 boxes, 1 oversize box, and 10 vols.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7796166

Massachusetts Historical Society

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